Tom Brady has some Facebook fun at Julian Edelman’s expense

That puts the Patriots back in the AFC championship game for the fifth consecutive year. “It’s hard to do”. Andy Reid taking his time with the final drive, leaving his team not time to get the ball back after making it a one possession game, was just one part of his weird playcalling that didn’t cost the Chiefs the game, but didn’t really help them.

The Patriots will meet Sunday’s victor between Pittsburgh and Denver for a spot in Super Bowl 50 as they try to become the first repeat National Football League champs since they did it in 2003-04.

– Charcandrick West, Chiefs, rushed for a touchdown and 61 yards on 17 attempts in a losing cause as Kansas City fell to New England, 27-20. Those precious second ended up costing them a chance to get the ball back. Edelman had 10 catches for 100 yards and Gronkowski, had 83 yards on seven catches with two touchdowns.

For good measure, Gronkowski recovered Kansas City’s onside kick with 1:12 to play. “At the same time we will sit down and talk about it when we talk about it, but right now I’m just thankful for my teammates, my coaches and everybody that has something to do with me going back on the field this year”. These two players underscored the importance they carry with them in terms of Patriot success.

“I mean he’s a tough matchup for everybody”, Brady said of Gronkowski. “We certainly had a break on the play, but we were trying to do what we do best and end the game by throwing the ball, completing a pass against a defense that was created to stop the run and get a first down to end the game”. After a Steven Jackson run that lost 2 yards and a Chiefs timeout, the Patriots lined up in the shotgun showing they were willing to pass for the first and the win.

“This is a good experience for us”. Ryan Allen’s punting was a little off in the first half; a line drive punt in the second quarter went for only 43 yards and was brought back 19 yards by Kansas City punt returner Frankie Hammond.

Smith finally got the Chiefs into the end zone when he hit Albert Wilson on a 10-yard pass that made it 21-13 with two minutes left in the third quarter.

NE-Gostkowski 40 yard field goal, 14:46. Later, however, the punt-return team gave up a return to Amendola deep into Chiefs territory which set up a New England field goal.

Smith completed 29 of 50 passes for 246 yards and a score.

But Edelman gives Brady a reliable outlet that allows him to get rid of the ball quickly, minimizing the disappearance of the running game and the holes in the offensive line. Kansas City just needs to work on staying healthier throughout the season, so they can peak in January 2017 next season. Linebacker Jamie Collins broke up a pass on third-and-6 from the Patriots 16, setting up a field goal. Gronkowski appeared to fool Chiefs safety Eric Berry, who made a move toward the line of scrimmage but then saw Gronkowski race past him to get open for the score. Belichick reached the conference title game for the 10th time, tied with Tom Landry for most all-time. “But I think we can still do a lot better”. If the Broncos beat the Steelers on Sunday, Denver hosts the title game. And all the receivers played great. Brady would make the Chiefs running back pay as he added another score on the ensuing drive, finding Gronk once again for a score.

At the AFC division playoff game Saturday between Kansas City and New England, referee Craig Wrolstad flipped the coin, and it was tails – which the Chiefs had called.