Patriots Head to Super Bowl 52 After Fourth-Quarter Comeback

New England trailed Jacksonville by two possessions with nine minutes left in the game.

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Danny Amendola #80 of the New England Patriots celebrates a touchdown with Chris Hogan #15 in the fourth quarter during the AFC Championship Game. (Jim Rogash/Getty Images)
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After a slow start, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady went 9-for-12 for 138 yards and two touchdowns in the fourth quarter alone. Brady led fourth-quarter touchdown drives of 85 and 30 yards. The Patriots now head to Minneapolis looking to repeat as champs again in the franchise’s 10th overall Super Bowl appearance, Robert Kraft’s ninth as an owner and Belichick and Brady’s eighth together.

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