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- Home team has a win-loss record of 24-13
- Patriots, Broncos and Steelers are tied for most victories with six
- Pittsburgh has appeared in the game 13 times and hosted it 9 times
- Raiders hold the record for most consecutive appearances with five (1973-77)
- Texans are the only current AFC team never to have appeared in this game
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As part of the conference championship round, the top two teams in the American Football Conference compete to determine which team will advance to the Super Bowl to face the NFC Champion. The winner of the AFC Championship also receives the Lamar Hunt Trophy.
The 2009 AFC Championship Game featured the Pittsburgh Steelers defeating the Baltimore Ravens 23-14. The game was played on January 18, 2009, at 6:30 p.m. EST and was broadcast on CBS.
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2009 AFC Game Fast Facts
- Baltimore Ravens vs. TBD
- Date: January 18, 2009
- Time: 6:30 p.m. EST
- Location: TBD
- Television coverage: CBS
- Winner will advance to Super Bowl XLIII
2008 AFC Game
In the 2007-08 conference championship round of the NFL Playoffs, the San Diego Chargers fell to the New England Patriots for the AFC Championship. The Patriots advanced to Super Bowl XLII to face the NFC Championship winner, the New York Giants.2008 AFC Game Fast Facts
- Date: Sunday, January 20, 2008, 3:00PM ET
- Site: Gillette Stadium, Foxborough
- Weather: Feels like 10° with wind chill, 20% chance of snow
- TV Coverage: CBS
- TV Game Broadcasters: Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
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AFC Championship Live Coverage Questions
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Ravens Steelers Game Summary
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2009 AFC Title Game - January 18, 2009 Team 1Q 2Q 3Q 4Q PTS Baltimore Ravens 0 7 0 7 14 Pittsburgh Steelers 6 7 3 7 23
Scoring Summary
- First Quarter
- 11:22: Pittsburgh Steelers - Jeff Reed 34-yard field goal good
- 6:11: Pittsburgh Steelers - Jeff Reed 42-yard field goal good
- Second Quarter
- 13:58: Pittsburgh Steelers - Ben Roethlisberger 65-yard pass to Santonio Holmes for a touchdown, PAT by Jeff Reed good
- 2:40: Baltimore Ravens - Willis McGahee three-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Matt Stover good
- Third Quarter
- 3:38: Pittsburgh Steelers - Jeff Reed 46-yard field goal good
- Fourth Quarter
- 9:29: Baltimore Ravens - Willis McGahee one-yard run for a touchdown, PAT by Matt Stover good
- 4:24: Pittsburgh Steelers - Troy Polamalu intercepted a pass from Joe Flacco, ran 40 yards for a touchdown, PAT by Jeff Reed good
2008 AFC Championship Game Live Coverage
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- 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)
First Quarter
- Chargers return ball to the 24
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 24
- 1-10 S24: Tomlinson runs 3 yards
- 2- 7 S27: Tomlinson runs 2 yards
- 3- 5 S29: Rivers incomplete
- 4- 5 S29: Punt - PENALTY running into kicker, 5 yards - rekick
- 4-IN S34: Punt
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 27
- 1-10 N27: Brady incomplete
- 2-10 N27: Maroney runs 3 yards - Gates goes to locker room
- 3- 7 N30: Brady incomplete - Good pressure forces bad throw
- 4- 7 N30: Punt
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 24 - LDT on sidelines
- 1-10 S24: Rivers to Chambers 20 yards
- 1-10 S44: Turner runs 5 yards - Gates back for SD
- 2- 5 S49: Rivers to Chambers 9 yards
- 1-10 N42: Rivers incomplete - Nice defensive play by Samuel
- 2-10 N42: Tomlinson runs 1 yard - Big play
- 3- 9 N41: Rivers incomplete
- 4- 9 N41: Punt
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 10
- 1-10 N10: Maroney runs and loses 1 yard
- 2-11 N 9: Brady to Welker 12 yards
- 1-10 N21: Brady incomplete - PENALTY - Illegal contact, defense, 5 yards
- 1-10 N26: Maroney runs no gain
- 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
- 3- 2 N34: Brady incomplete
- 4- 2 N34: Punt
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 40
- 1-10 S40: Turner runs 12 yards - broke several tackles
- 1-10 N48: Turner runs 3 yards
- 2- 7 N45: Rivers incomplete
- 3- 7 N45: Rivers sacked by Seau, PENALTY, Holding Offense, declined
- 4-11 N49: Punt
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 20
- 1-10 N20: Brady INTERCEPTED by Jammer
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at NE 40
- 1-10 N40: Turner runs 5 yards - PENALTY 15 yard face mask, defense
- 1-10 N20: Turner runs for no gain
- 2-10 N20: Rivers to Chambers 11 yards
- 1- G N 9: Turner runs 1 yard
- 2- G N 8: Rivers incomplete
- 3- G N 8: Rivers incomplete - back of end zone
- 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
- 1-10 N35: Brady to Welker 9 yards
- 2- 1 N44: Brady incomplete
- 3- 1 N44: Evans runs 4 yards
- 1-10 N48: Moss runs reverse for 14 yards
- 1-10 S39: Brady to Faulk 14 yards - Chargers not wrapping up on tackles
- 1-10 S25: Brady to Faulk 3 yards
- 2- 7 S22: Brady to Stallworth 5 yards
- END OF QUARTER
Second Quarter
- NEW ENGLAND 3rd-and-1 at SD 16
- 3- 1 S16: Maroney runs 7 yards
- 1- G S 9: Brady to Faulk 8 yards
- 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
- 1-10 S30: Rivers to Jackson 15 yards
- 1-10 S45: Rivers to Jackson 16 yards
- 1-10 N39: Turner runs 4 yards
- 2- 6 N35: Rivers to Turner 5 yards - Big play right here for both teams
- 3- 1 N30: Rivers to Turner 21 yards
- 1- G N 9: Turner runs 1 yard
- 2- G N 8: Rivers incomplete - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
- 3- G N 8: Rivers to Chambers 2 yards
- 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
- 1-10 N40: Brady to Faulk 13 yards - Wide open receiver
- 1-10 S47: Maroney runs 5 yards
- 2- 5 S42: Brady to Welker 2 yards
- 3- 3 S40: Brady incomplete - Great defensive play by Jammer breaking up the pass
- 4- 3 S40: Punt
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 4
- 1-10 S 4: Turner runs 4 yards
- 2- 6 S 8: Turner runs 3 yards
- 3- 3 S11: Rivers to Sproles 4 yards
- 1-10 S15: Turner runs 2 yards
- 2- 8 S17: Rivers INTERCEPTED by Samuel
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at SD 24
- 1-10 S24: Brady to Faulk 11 yards
- 1-10 S13: Brady to Gaffney - TOUCHDOWN
- 2 plays, 24 yards, 0:45 Time of Possession
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 27
- 1-10 S27: Sproles runs for no gain - Pats defense drinks a "Bruschi"
- 2-10 S27: Rivers to Chambers 15 yards
- 1-10 S42: Rivers INTERCEPTED by Hobbs
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 24
- 1-10 N24: Brady incomplete
- 2-10 N24: Faulk runs 8 yards - Great block by Mankins - TWO MINUTE WARNING
- 3- 2 N32: Brady incomplete - Brady not looking sharp
- 4- 2 N32: Punt
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 35
- 1-10 S35: Sproles runs 8 yards
- 2- 2 S43: Sproles runs 26 yards - BOOTH REVIEW
- 1-10 N31: Rivers to Gates 8 yards - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
- 2- 2 N23: Rivers to Sproles 1 yard - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO - FINAL TIMEOUT - then TIMEOUT NEW ENGLAND
- 3- 1 N22: Rivers incomplete - Great pressure by Ty Warren - TIMEOUT NEW ENGLAND
- 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
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 40
- 1-10 N40: Brady incomplete
- 2-10 N40: Brady to Welker 9 yards
- 3- 1 N49: Evans runs 3 yards
- 1-10 S48: Maroney runs 1 yard
- 2- 9 S47: Brady sacked by Castillo loss of 3 yards
- 3-12 50: Brady INTERCEPTED by Florence
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at NE 49
- 1-10 N49: Turner runs 4 yards
- 2- 6 N45: Rivers to Jackson 17 yards
- 1-10 N28: Rivers incomplete - somebody get that piano off of Rivers back
- 2-10 N28: Rivers to Chambers 15 yards
- 1-10 N13: Rivers to Jackson 6 yards
- 2- 4 N 7: Turner runs 3 yards - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
- 3- 1 N 4: Turner runs and loses 1 yard
- 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
- 1-10 N33: Maroney runs 18 yards - TIMEOUT NEW ENGLAND
- 1-10 S49: Maroney runs no gain
- 2-10 S49: Brady to Moss 18 yards
- 1-10 S31: Maroney runs 11 yards
- 1-10 S20: Maroney runs 6 yards - Feels like the Pats could put the game away right here
- 2- 4 S14: Maroney runs 4 yards
- 1- G S10: Maroney runs for no gain
- 2- G S10: Brady to Welker 8 yards
- 3- G S 2: Brady INTERCEPTED
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 4
- 1-10 S 4: Turner runs 12 yards
- 1-10 S16: Turner runs 3 yards
- 2- 7 S19: Rivers incomplete
- 3- 7 S19: Rivers incomplete
- 4- 7 S19: Punt
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 33
- 1-10 N33: Brady to Evans 13 yards
- 1-10 N46: Maroney runs 3 yards
- END OF QUARTER
Fourth Quarter
- NEW ENGLAND 2nd-and-7 at NE 49
- 2- 7 N49: Brady to Welker 10 yards
- 1-10 S40: Maroney runs 20 yards
- 1-10 S20: Brady to Maroney 9 yards - INJURY TIMEOUT
- 2- 1 S11: Maroney runs 4 yards
- 1- G S 7: Maroney runs 1 yard
- 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
- 8 plays, 67 yards, 4:17 Time of Possession
- SAN DIEGO 1st-and-10 at SD 16
- 1-10 S16: Rivers to Chambers 17 yards
- 1-10 S33: Rivers incomplete
- 2-10 S33: Rivers incomplete
- 3-10 S33: Rivers to Jackson 18 yards - Great catch by Jackson
- 1-10 N49: Rivers to Gates 9 yards
- 2- 1 N40: Turner runs 4 yards
- 1-10 N36: Rivers incomplete
- 2-10 N36: Rivers incomplete
- 3-10 N36: Rivers incomplete
- 4-10 N36: Punt
- NEW ENGLAND 1st-and-10 at NE 13
- 1-10 N13: Maroney runs 12 yards
- 1-10 N25: Brady sacked loss of 8
- 2-18 N17: Brady to Faulk 7 yards
- 3-11 N24: Brady to Faulk 11 yards - Great play by Faulk - ball game probably over
- 1-10 N35: Faulk runs 1 yard - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO
- 2- 9 N36: Brady to Stallworth 6 yards
- 3- 3 N42: Brady to Faulk 14 yards - Great play by Faulk... AGAIN
- 1-10 S44: Maroney runs 2 yards
- 2- 8 S42: Maroney runs 6 yards - TIMEOUT SAN DIEGO - THEIR LAST
- 3- 2 S36: Maroney runs 5 yards
- 1-10 S31: Maroney runs 4 yards
- 2- 6 S27: Maroney runs 2 yards - TWO MINUTE WARNING
- 3- 4 S25: Maroney runs 5 yards
- 1-10 S20: Brady kneels down
- 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.