| Game information |
| Date: Sat. Jan. 12, 2008 | Time: 8 p.m. EST | TV: CBS |
| Venue: Gillette Stadium (Foxborough, Mass) |
| Recap |
| Tom Brady was almost perfect. The Patriots still are.
Their poised and prolific quarterback knocked another mark out of the books in their record-breaking season by completing all but two of his 28 passes to lead New England to its second straight AFC championship game with a 31-20 victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars on Saturday night. More... |
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CBSSports.com Exclusive: The game was tied at the half, but a pair of New England touchdowns in the third quarter helped the Patriots to a 31-20 win. Jim Nantz and Phil Simms recap the action  Play |
| Jaguars' offense vs. Patriots' defense |
D. Garrard | Jaguars: QB David Garrard passed for 278 yards and two touchdowns, but also threw one interception.
Patriots: New England's defense had no problems against the Jaguars, who had second, most productive rushing attack in the league during the regular season. | 
T. Bruschi |
| Patriots' offense vs. Jaguars' defense |
T. Brady | Patriots: Brady completed 92.6 percent of his passes, mostly without Randy Moss, who had only one catch.
Jaguars: Jacksonville's defense struggled to stop Brady and crew. | 
R. Mathis |
| Judgements |
| I laugh when people talk about the difference Randy Moss made in Tom Brady. It's the other way around, folks. Brady resuscitated Moss' career, and if you want to know how Tom would do without the guy, look at Saturday's game. Moss caught one pass; Brady missed on only two of 28 and threw three TDs. Case closed. More... |
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| Photo Gallery |
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QB Tom Brady completed 92.6 percent of his passes, breaking Phil Simms record of 88 percent (22-of-25) set in the Super Bowl after the 1986 season. (Getty Images)
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Expert Picks (against the spread)
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| Expert | Pick | Reason |
 |  | The Jaguars RBs Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew will face a Patriots defense that hasn't been as strong shutting down the run as they have been in recent years. |
 | | That's a lot of points and the Jaguars can score. I look for a close, high-scoring game. |
 |  | If Ben Roethlisberger shreds the Jaguars for 337 passing yards, what does Brady do? |
 | | The Jaguars will keep the game close with a strong rushing attack. |
 | | Jacksonville's offense won't be able to keep up with New England's, and the Pats Defense will do just enough to fend off Jacksonville's RBs. |
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