the patriots played new york jets in the afc championship 2018.
the patriots played new york jets in the afc championship 2018.
who did the patriots play in the afc championship 2018?
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on january 10, 2010, the baltimore ravens beat the patriots 33–14 here giving the patriots their first home loss in the playoffs in gillette stadium. the patriots suffered their second home playoff loss on january 16, 2011 in a 28–21 new york jets victory. during the 2012 nfl playoffs, the patriots defeated the denver broncos, 45–10, and again hosted the afc championship, where they won against the baltimore ravens, 23–20. however, the new york giants ruined the patriots' season by beating them in the super bowl for the second time. the following year, they again hosted the afc championship game, where they lost 28–13 to the baltimore ravens. during the 2015 nfl playoffs, the patriots avenged their previous defeat by the baltimore ravens by edging the ravens 35-31. they then defeated the indianapolis colts, 45-7 in the afc championship. the stadium hosted its sixth afc championship game during the 2016 playoffs, as the patriots defeated the pittsburgh steelers 36–17. in all, the patriots are 16–3 at gillette stadium in the playoffs. the seventh afc championship hosted at gillette stadium came the next year, when the patriots knocked off the jacksonville jaguars by a score of 24-20. in the 2018 season, gillette stadium hosted a divisional round game, as the patriots knocked off the los angeles chargers by a score of 41-28. their success has involved several alleged cheating scandals, but only one that has been substantiated: a 2007 violation regarding equipment being incorrectly placed within the stadium (which resulted in both fines and a stripped draft pick).
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the rivalry between the indianapolis colts and new england patriots is one of the nfl's newest rivalries. the rivalry is fueled by the quarterback comparison between peyton manning and tom brady. the patriots owned the beginning of the series, defeating the colts in six consecutive contests including the 2003 afc championship game and a 2004 afc divisional game. the colts won the next three matches, notching two regular season victories and a win in the 2006 afc championship game on the way to their win in super bowl xli. on november 4, 2007 the patriots defeated the colts 24–20; in the next matchup on november 2, 2008, the colts won 18–15 in a game that was one of the reasons the patriots failed to make the playoffs; in the 2009 meeting, the colts staged a spirited comeback to beat the patriots 35–34; in 2010 the colts almost staged another comeback, pulling within 31–28 after trailing 31–14 in the fourth quarter, but fell short due to a patriots interception of a manning pass late in the game; it turned out to be manning's final meeting against the patriots as a member of the colts. after a dismal 2011 season that included a 31–24 loss to the patriots, the colts drafted andrew luck and in november of 2012 the two teams met with identical 6–3 records; the patriots erased a 14–7 gap to win 59–24. the nature of this rivalry is ironic because the colts and patriots were division rivals from 1970 to 2001, but it did not become prominent in league circles until after indianapolis was relocated to the afc south. on november 16, 2014, the new england patriots traveled at 7–2 to play the 6–3 colts at lucas oil stadium. after a stellar four touchdown performance by new england running back jonas gray, the patriots defeated the colts 42–20. the patriots followed up with a 45–7 defeat of the colts in the 2014 afc championship game.
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