Author: Jake Cookson / Source: KCTV Kansas City
KANSAS CITY, MO (KCTV) — For the New England Patriots, Sunday’s AFC Championship Game was business as usual.
In their eighth consecutive conference championship, the Patriots defeated a high-powered Chiefs offense and clinched another Super Bowl bid in the process.
There was a lot of speculation this week on how loud Arrowhead Stadium would be throughout the game. During the first half, it was nearly silent. However it wasn’t the work of the cold, but instead the work of Bill Belichick
Belichick executed his defensive game plan perfectly, using press coverage to contain Hill and Watkins, pulling defenders around the end to pressure Mahomes and all but eliminating the Chiefs’ ground game.
As a result, New England allowed just 32 yards of total offense and handed the Chiefs their first first-half shutout of the 2018 season.
Down 14-0 at halftime, the atmosphere in Arrowhead read like it was 30-0. It appeared that the Chiefs were bound to fall apart in the playoffs yet again.
Then, there was hope. It was a four play, 74-yard drive to begin the second half that got the Chiefs offense firing and cut the deficit to seven.
After falling behind 17-7, Kansas City would score on another passing touchdown early in the fourth, bringing the Chiefs back within one score for the first time since the first quarter.
For the second week in a row, it was the Chiefs…
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