While it didn’t quite mirror the epic offensive shootout from last season’s AFC Championship game, the Kansas City Chiefs and New England Patriots still served up a matchup worthy of the hype heard all season long. When the smoke cleared from the contest, the Chiefs, on the strength of their defensive front, put away the Patriots with a final score of 23-17.
The game opened with the oddest of drives for the Patriots, who looked sluggish in the run but benefitted from two defensive pass interference calls to move the chains downfield before Tom Brady hit Julian Edelman in the end zone on a flea-flicker.