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Perfect Patriots Pound Jaguars

Posted Jan 12, 08 11:33 PM CST in Sports 

(Newser) – Tom Brady has been breaking records all season, and Saturday was no different. New England's quarterback completed 26 of 28 passes in leading the perfect Patriots to a 31-20 win over the Jacksonville Jaguars in the NFL playoffs, reports the AP. Brady's 92.6% completion percentage broke Phil Simms' post-season record of 88% set in the 1987 Super Bowl.

The win puts the Patriots (17-0) in a second straight AFC championship game. The Patriots also matched the 1972 Dolphins with the best start ever. Brady threw for 262 yards and three touchdowns, despite Randy Moss catching only one pass. Lawrence Maroney rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown, and Fred Taylor and Maurice Jones-Drew were held to 66 yards combined for Jacksonville.

Sources Associated Press, New York Times

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New England Patriots fans celebrate their team's 17th straight win of the season after they beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 31-20 in an NFL divisional playoff football game Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Foxborough,...   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) calls signals behind guard Stephen Neal (61) and center Dan Koppen (67) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Jacksonville...   (Associated Press)
Jacksonville Jaguars head coach Jack Del Rio walks along the sidelines in the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the New England Patriots Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in Foxborough,...   (Associated Press)
Jacksonville Jaguars' Ernest Wilford, left, is stopped by New England Patriots defenders Junior Seau (55), Brandon Meriweather, center, and Ellis Hobbs after making a catch in the second half of an NFL...   (Associated Press)
Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew (32) is stopped by New England Patriots' Junior Seau (55) in the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, in...   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots' Ty Warren, left, sacks Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback David Garrard (9) causing him to fumble the ball in the first half of a NFL divisional playoff football game Saturday, Jan....   (Associated Press)
New England Patriots' running back Laurence Maroney, right,rushes for a touchdown over teammate Heath Evans ahead as Jacksonville Jaguars' Daryl Smith (52)fails to make the stop in the first half of an...   (Associated Press)
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