Patriots and Seahawks advance to Super Bowl LX after wild Championship Sunday

Cbssports reports Championship Sunday ended with the New England Patriots and Seattle Seahawks advancing to Super Bowl LX at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California, in a couple of weeks. In the AFC title game New England leaned on Drake Maye and a strong defense; Maye became the first quarterback to win three playoff games against top-five total defenses in a single postseason.

Denver's Jarrett Stidham began with a 52-yard pass to Marvin Mims and a touchdown to Courtland Sutton but finished with two turnovers, including a fumble on a backward pass that set up the Patriots at the 12 and an interception to Christian Gonzalez with just over two minutes left.

Coach Sean Payton's decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 at the New England 14 drew scrutiny, but Denver also missed a 54-yard field goal and had a 45-yard attempt blocked. The NFC championship was a back-and-forth affair in which Sam Darnold outdueled Matthew Stafford in key moments: Darnold was 25 of 36 for 346 yards, 3 TDs and a 127.8 passer rating while Stafford was 22 of 35 for 374 yards, 3 TDs and a 127.6 rating; Darnold converted 6 of 9 on third down for 102 yards and a TD, while Stafford was 0 of 6 on third down.

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