The Pittsburgh Steelers and New England Patriots both won eight AFC titles before meeting Sunday night in Foxboro, Massachusetts. The American Football Conference (AFC) Championship pitted two teams used to going deep into the playoffs. Patriots to play for number five New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (second from right) waves to the fans after the Patriots' victory Sunday. "I'm just proud of the way that we competed and just really excited for two weeks from now." "We'll be ready to go for sure," said Ryan. The Falcons will be playing for their first Lombardi Trophy. This is the first Super Bowl appearance for the Falcons in 18 years. The Packers shot themselves in the foot when they entered Falcons territory: kicker Mason Crosby missed a 41 yard field goal, snapping his NFL playoff record consecutive field goals made at 23, and two turnovers in the second quarter left the Packers in a hole they could not recover from. Ryan contributed to all three Falcons touchdowns, throwing for two and rushing for one. The Falcons led 24-0 after the first half, with the Falcons being forced to punt just once through the first 30 minutes. Ryan's favorite receiver, Julio Jones, caught nine passes for 180 receiving yards and two touchdowns. In the final Falcons game at the Georgia Dome, Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan blew apart the Packers defense with 392 passing yards and four touchdowns. The Atlanta Falcons won the National Football Conference (NFC) championship on home turf without breaking much of a sweat, dominating the Green Bay Packers 44-21. After 256 regular season games with 32 teams and 10 postseason matchups with 12 teams, Super Bowl LI will feature the Atlanta Falcons and New England Patriots.
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