AFC Championship Live Coverage


  • The Patriots defeated the Chargers 21-12 to win the AFC Championship. They will play the winner of the Giants/Packers game in Super Bowl XLII.

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AFC Championship Game
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San Diego Chargers 3630 12
New England Patriots 01407 21


  • FIRST QUARTER
  • SD - Nate Kaeding 26-yard FG
  • SECOND QUARTER
  • NE - Lawrence Maroney 1-yard RUN (Steve Gostowski kick)
  • SD - Nate Kaeding 23-yard FG
  • NE - Jabar Gaffney 12-yard PASS from Tom Brady (Steve Gostowski kick)
  • SD - Nate Kaeding 40-yard FG
  • THIRD QUARTER
  • SD - Nate Kaeding 24-yard FG
  • FOURTH QUARTER
  • NE - Wes Welker 6-yard PASS from Tom Brady (Steve Gostowski kick)

AFC Championship Live Coverage Play-by-Play

First Quarter

  • Chargers return ball to the 24
  • SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 24
  1. 1-10 S24: Tomlinson runs 3 yards
  2. 2- 7 S27: Tomlinson runs 2 yards
  3. 3- 5 S29: Rivers incomplete
  4. 4- 5 S29: Punt - PENALTY running into kicker, 5 yards - rekick
  5. 4-IN S34: Punt
  1. 1-10 N27: Brady incomplete
  2. 2-10 N27: Maroney runs 3 yards - Gates goes to locker room
  3. 3- 7 N30: Brady incomplete - Good pressure forces bad throw
  4. 4- 7 N30: Punt
  • SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 24 - LDT on sidelines
  1. 1-10 S24: Rivers to Chambers 20 yards
  2. 1-10 S44: Turner runs 5 yards - Gates back for SD
  3. 2- 5 S49: Rivers to Chambers 9 yards
  4. 1-10 N42: Rivers incomplete - Nice defensive play by Samuel
  5. 2-10 N42: Tomlinson runs 1 yard - Big play
  6. 3- 9 N41: Rivers incomplete
  7. 4- 9 N41: Punt
  1. 1-10 N10: Maroney runs and loses 1 yard
  2. 2-11 N 9: Brady to Welker 12 yards
  3. 1-10 N21: Brady incomplete - PENALTY - Illegal contact, defense, 5 yards
  4. 1-10 N26: Maroney runs no gain
  5. 2-10 N26: Brady to Watson 8 yards - Chargers want to win, the D needs to get off the field on 3rd downs like this
  6. 3- 2 N34: Brady incomplete
  7. 4- 2 N34: Punt
  1. 1-10 S40: Turner runs 12 yards - broke several tackles
  2. 1-10 N48: Turner runs 3 yards
  3. 2- 7 N45: Rivers incomplete
  4. 3- 7 N45: Rivers sacked by Seau, PENALTY, Holding Offense, declined
  5. 4-11 N49: Punt
  1. 1-10 N20: Brady INTERCEPTED by Jammer
  1. 1-10 N40: Turner runs 5 yards - PENALTY 15 yard face mask, defense
  2. 1-10 N20: Turner runs for no gain
  3. 2-10 N20: Rivers to Chambers 11 yards
  4. 1- G N 9: Turner runs 1 yard
  5. 2- G N 8: Rivers incomplete
  6. 3- G N 8: Rivers incomplete - back of end zone
  7. 4- G N 8: FG Attempt GOOD - Kaeding 26 yd FG
    • 7 plays, 32 yards, 2:12 Time of Possession
  • NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 35
  1. 1-10 N35: Brady to Welker 9 yards
  2. 2- 1 N44: Brady incomplete
  3. 3- 1 N44: Evans runs 4 yards
  4. 1-10 N48: Moss runs reverse for 14 yards
  5. 1-10 S39: Brady to Faulk 14 yards - Chargers not wrapping up on tackles
  6. 1-10 S25: Brady to Faulk 3 yards
  7. 2- 7 S22: Brady to Stallworth 5 yards
  • END OF QUARTER

Second Quarter

  1. 3- 1 S16: Maroney runs 7 yards
  2. 1- G S 9: Brady to Faulk 8 yards
  3. 2- G S 1: Maroney runs 1 yard TOUCHDOWN
    • 10 plays, 65 yards, 4:07 Time of Possession
  • SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 30
  1. 1-10 S30: Rivers to Jackson 15 yards
  2. 1-10 S45: Rivers to Jackson 16 yards
  3. 1-10 N39: Turner runs 4 yards
  4. 2- 6 N35: Rivers to Turner 5 yards - Big play right here for both teams
  5. 3- 1 N30: Rivers to Turner 21 yards
  6. 1- G N 9: Turner runs 1 yard
  7. 2- G N 8: Rivers incomplete - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
  8. 3- G N 8: Rivers to Chambers 2 yards
  9. 4- G N 6: FG Attempt GOOD - Kaeding 23 yd FG
    • 9 plays, 65 yards, 4:34 Time of Possession
  • NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 40
  1. 1-10 N40: Brady to Faulk 13 yards - Wide open receiver
  2. 1-10 S47: Maroney runs 5 yards
  3. 2- 5 S42: Brady to Welker 2 yards
  4. 3- 3 S40: Brady incomplete - Great defensive play by Jammer breaking up the pass
  5. 4- 3 S40: Punt
  1. 1-10 S 4: Turner runs 4 yards
  2. 2- 6 S 8: Turner runs 3 yards
  3. 3- 3 S11: Rivers to Sproles 4 yards
  4. 1-10 S15: Turner runs 2 yards
  5. 2- 8 S17: Rivers INTERCEPTED by Samuel
  1. 1-10 S24: Brady to Faulk 11 yards
  2. 1-10 S13: Brady to Gaffney - TOUCHDOWN
    • 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:45 Time of Possession
  • SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 27
  1. 1-10 S27: Sproles runs for no gain - Pats defense drinks a "Bruschi"
  2. 2-10 S27: Rivers to Chambers 15 yards
  3. 1-10 S42: Rivers INTERCEPTED by Hobbs
  1. 1-10 N24: Brady incomplete
  2. 2-10 N24: Faulk runs 8 yards - Great block by Mankins - TWO MINUTE WARNING
  3. 3- 2 N32: Brady incomplete - Brady not looking sharp
  4. 4- 2 N32: Punt
  1. 1-10 S35: Sproles runs 8 yards
  2. 2- 2 S43: Sproles runs 26 yards - BOOTH REVIEW
  3. 1-10 N31: Rivers to Gates 8 yards - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
  4. 2- 2 N23: Rivers to Sproles 1 yard - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO - FINAL TIMEOUT - then TIMEOUT NEW ENGLAND
  5. 3- 1 N22: Rivers incomplete - Great pressure by Ty Warren - TIMEOUT NEW ENGLAND
  6. 4-1 N22: FG Attempt GOOD - Kaeding 40 yd FG
    • 6 plays, 43 yards, 1:38 Time of Possession
  • Kickoff returned to 25 - HALFTIME

Third Quarter

  1. 1-10 N40: Brady incomplete
  2. 2-10 N40: Brady to Welker 9 yards
  3. 3- 1 N49: Evans runs 3 yards
  4. 1-10 S48: Maroney runs 1 yard
  5. 2- 9 S47: Brady sacked by Castillo loss of 3 yards
  6. 3-12 50: Brady INTERCEPTED by Florence
  1. 1-10 N49: Turner runs 4 yards
  2. 2- 6 N45: Rivers to Jackson 17 yards
  3. 1-10 N28: Rivers incomplete - somebody get that piano off of Rivers back
  4. 2-10 N28: Rivers to Chambers 15 yards
  5. 1-10 N13: Rivers to Jackson 6 yards
  6. 2- 4 N 7: Turner runs 3 yards - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
  7. 3- 1 N 4: Turner runs and loses 1 yard
  8. 4- 2 N 5: FG Attempt GOOD - Kaeding 24 yd FG
    • 8 plays, 43 yards, 3:56 Time of Possession
  • NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 33
  1. 1-10 N33: Maroney runs 18 yards - TIMEOUT NEW ENGLAND
  2. 1-10 S49: Maroney runs no gain
  3. 2-10 S49: Brady to Moss 18 yards
  4. 1-10 S31: Maroney runs 11 yards
  5. 1-10 S20: Maroney runs 6 yards - Feels like the Pats could put the game away right here
  6. 2- 4 S14: Maroney runs 4 yards
  7. 1- G S10: Maroney runs for no gain
  8. 2- G S10: Brady to Welker 8 yards
  9. 3- G S 2: Brady INTERCEPTED
  1. 1-10 S 4: Turner runs 12 yards
  2. 1-10 S16: Turner runs 3 yards
  3. 2- 7 S19: Rivers incomplete
  4. 3- 7 S19: Rivers incomplete
  5. 4- 7 S19: Punt
  1. 1-10 N33: Brady to Evans 13 yards
  2. 1-10 N46: Maroney runs 3 yards
  • END OF QUARTER

Fourth Quarter

  1. 2- 7 N49: Brady to Welker 10 yards
  2. 1-10 S40: Maroney runs 20 yards
  3. 1-10 S20: Brady to Maroney 9 yards - INJURY TIMEOUT
  4. 2- 1 S11: Maroney runs 4 yards
  5. 1- G S 7: Maroney runs 1 yard
  6. 2- G S 6: Brady to Welker 6 yards TOUCHDOWN
    • 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:17 Time of Possession
      • Somebody call the Patriots travel agents and book them a flight for Arizona
  • SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 16
  1. 1-10 S16: Rivers to Chambers 17 yards
  2. 1-10 S33: Rivers incomplete
  3. 2-10 S33: Rivers incomplete
  4. 3-10 S33: Rivers to Jackson 18 yards - Great catch by Jackson
  5. 1-10 N49: Rivers to Gates 9 yards
  6. 2- 1 N40: Turner runs 4 yards
  7. 1-10 N36: Rivers incomplete
  8. 2-10 N36: Rivers incomplete
  9. 3-10 N36: Rivers incomplete
  10. 4-10 N36: Punt
  1. 1-10 N13: Maroney runs 12 yards
  2. 1-10 N25: Brady sacked loss of 8
  3. 2-18 N17: Brady to Faulk 7 yards
  4. 3-11 N24: Brady to Faulk 11 yards - Great play by Faulk - ball game probably over
  5. 1-10 N35: Faulk runs 1 yard - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
  6. 2- 9 N36: Brady to Stallworth 6 yards
  7. 3- 3 N42: Brady to Faulk 14 yards - Great play by Faulk... AGAIN
  8. 1-10 S44: Maroney runs 2 yards
  9. 2- 8 S42: Maroney runs 6 yards - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO - THEIR LAST
  10. 3- 2 S36: Maroney runs 5 yards
  11. 1-10 S31: Maroney runs 4 yards
  12. 2- 6 S27: Maroney runs 2 yards - TWO MINUTE WARNING
  13. 3- 4 S25: Maroney runs 5 yards
  14. 1-10 S20: Brady kneels down
  15. 2-11 S21: Brady kneels down - GAME OVER

Pre-Game

  • INJURY UPDATE (as of 2PM ET): Chargers: RB LaDainian Tomlinson (bruised knee) will start today. DT Jamal Williams (ankle) is questionable. QB Philip Rivers (knee) and TE Antonio Gates (toe) are doubtful, but both took part in pre-game warm-ups. Patriots: Only S Mel Mitchell (bicep) is out.

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