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2018 NFL playoffs: How the Jaguars reached the AFC Championship Game against the Patriots

On Sunday, the New England Patriots will play for the right to appear in their second straight Super Bowl. In order to get there, the defending world champions will have to defeat a Jacksonville Jaguars team that is coming off a 10-6 regular season, the AFC South title and two completely different playoff contests - one a defensive battle, the other an offensive shootout.

Let's take a look back at those two games and the rest of Jacksonville's season to find out how they got to the AFC Championship Game:

Result: W 29-7
Record: 1-0

Jacksonville started its season on the road against the Texans and immediately showed its potential in all three phases of the game.