Tom Brady and the New England Patriots did it again, overcoming a 10-point deficit in the fourth quarter to defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 24-20.
Brady captained two touchdown drives in the final nine minutes of the game - both ending in touchdown passes to Amendola - to finish off the comeback for the Patriots.
New England now advances to the Super Bowl for the third time in four seasons. It will be Brady's eighth Super Bowl start, making him just the sixth athlete in professional sports to compete in eight championship games/series since 1970.
They got the scoring started with a field goal on the opening drive of the game, but the Jags immediately responded and set the tone for the first three quarters with back-to-back touchdowns in the second quarter to take a 14-3 lead.
The Patriots finally showed some life right before the half, scoring on a one-yard run from James White to make it 14-10 going into the break. However, they had plenty of struggles moving the ball in the third quarter as the Jags added two field goals to extend their lead to 20-10.
To no one's surprise, the Patriots came alive in the fourth quarter and appeared to have a big play on their hands with this double pass - until Jaguars linebacker Myles Jack ran down the play and forced a fumble.
It looked like that play might seal it for Jacksonville, but that was when Tom Brady's heroics started.
Brady carried the offense with 290 passing yards with two touchdown and no interceptions, as he didn't get any help in the running game - New England picked up just 47 yards on the ground on 18 carries as a team.
Blake Bortles had a good game for the Jaguars, passing for 293 yards with a touchdown and no interceptions, while Leonard Fournette rushed for 76 yards and a touchdown on 24 carries.
The Patriots will face the winner of the NFC Championship Game between the Philadelphia Eagles and Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl LII.
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