Perfect Patriots Beat Chargers for AFC Title, Defense Leads New England to Super Bowl
January 21, 2008 by David Kindervater
Filed under New England Patriots, San Diego Chargers
Blogging the National Football League, Blogging the NFL
The New England Patriots took yet another step toward a perfect season. But their 21-12 win over the San Diego Chargers in the AFC Championship game was anything but perfect. It certainly wasn’t Tom Brady’s best game. And it certainly wasn’t the way he imagined this AFC Championship game would play out. But that’s really not what matters. There are no style points in the NFL. What matters are wins and losses and the Patriots, of course, have 18 straight victories against no defeats — a simply mind-boggling accomplishment.
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