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Back to New Orleans

New England continued its Cinderella season by converting two special teams touchdowns into a 24-17 victory against Pittsburgh to win the Lamar Hunt trophy as the AFC champion. New England, which played in Super Bowls following the 1985 and '96 seasons, won a berth to play for the NFL title in the same city – New Orleans – for a third time. Click an image below to review the AFC Championship Game in pictures.

 


 
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