The divisional round of the National Football League playoffs commenced on Saturday with two games.
AMERICAN FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:
At Foxborough, Massachusetts:
Quarterback Tom Brady accounted for three touchdowns (throwing two such passes to Rob Gronkowski and running for a score himself) as the New England Patriots ended the visiting Kansas City Chiefs' 11-game winning streak 27-20 in a divisional playoff game.
The Patriots next Sunday will play in their fifth consecutive AFC Championship Game.
NATIONAL FOOTBALL CONFERENCE:
At Glendale, Arizona:
After Aaron Rodgers threw a regulation-time-ending 41-yard hail-Mary game-tying touchdown pass to seldom-used Jeff Janis, the Arizona Cardinals, with Carson Palmer throwing two big passes to Larry Fitzgerald, one of 75 yards, and a five-yard shovel pass for the game-winning touchdown 65 seconds into overtime as the Arizona Cardinals defeated the visiting Green Bay Packers 26-20 to advance to their first NFC Championship Game in seven years.
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