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Drake Maye handled the sloppy, snowy conditions better than the home team and he scored New England’s only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship game Sunday.

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Travis Kelce's future with the Kansas City Chiefs has become a topic of growing speculation following the team's elimination from playoff contention and quarterback Patrick Mahomes' season-ending injury. The Chiefs' 16–13 loss to the Los Angeles Chargers marked the franchise's first missed postseason since 2014 and capped a turbulent stretch for the longtime contenders.

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Fernando Mendoza lowered his pads into a defender, spun in a full circle, used his hand to keep his balance, then launched himself horizontally and reached the ball over the goal line — an Indiana touchdown and a ready-made poster pic for a title run straight from the movies.

Maybe they’ll call it “Hoosiers.”

The Heisman Trophy winner’s touchdown Monday night put an exclamation point on a 27-21 win over Miami that closed out an undefeated season and brought an improbable — maybe impossible? — national championship to a program that had known nothing but losing and indifference for almost 140 years.

“Let me tell you: We won the national championship at Indiana University. It can be done,” said coach Curt Cignetti, who took over a program with a nation-leading 713 losses and turned it into the game’s biggest winner in the span of two years.

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The Los Angeles Rams secured a nail-biting win in Chicago to beat the Bears in the NFL play-offs and follow the New England Patriots into the Conference Championships.

After leading the Bears to a record number of comeback victories this season, quarterback Caleb Williams had the chance to clinch another after throwing a stunning touchdown pass in the final seconds to send Sunday's Divisional Round game into overtime.

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Quarterback Patrick Mahomes suffered a major knee injury as the Kansas City Chiefs were ruled out of the NFL play-offs for the first time since the 2014 season.

Sunday's 16-13 loss at home to the Los Angeles Chargers means that, despite having three regular season games remaining, the Chiefs have already been eliminated from play-off contention.

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The San Francisco 49ers came from behind twice in the final quarter to knock out defending champions Philadelphia as a thrilling NFL play-off series continued on Sunday.

The Eagles were the NFC's third seed so had home-field advantage for Wildcard Weekend but fell at the first hurdle as the sixth seed 49ers produced a 23-19 upset.

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For Zach Ertz, this was much more than a mistake.

After tearing his ACL during the Washington Commanders' game against the Minnesota Vikings on December 7, the tight end will miss the remainder of the NFL season. He was attempting to catch a ball from Marcus Mariota, the quarterback for his team, when the tragic incident occurred.

The 35-year-old was clearly upset when he was taken off the field by medical personnel at U.S. Bank Stadium. He started crying while receiving treatment from the sidelines for what might be a career-ending injury.