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Jacksonville Jaguars at New England Patriots

Final · Kickoff

2017 Postseason · Conference championship · Gillette Stadium

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Historical final score from the WHYNFL results archive. WHYNFL preserves the team labels of the time and converts supplied Eastern kickoff times. Team links open today's franchise hubs. Historical box scores and play-by-play are not supplied.

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Patriots beat Jaguars 24–20 in the AFC Championship Game

The New England Patriots beat the Jacksonville Jaguars 24–20 at home at Gillette Stadium in the AFC Championship Game of the 2017 playoffs on January 21, 2018. It was a one-score game at the finish, decided by 4 points.

The Jaguars went 10–6 in the regular season and the Patriots went 13–3. The Patriots had already beaten the Tennessee Titans in the Divisional round. The Patriots’ run ended in the Super Bowl LII, a 41–33 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles. The loss ended the Jaguars’ season.

In their previous meeting, the New England Patriots won 51–17 on September 27, 2015. When they met again, the Jacksonville Jaguars won 31–20 on September 16, 2018.

Written by WHYNFL from the final scores in its results archive, which begins with the 1999 season. Records, streaks and season results count regular-season and playoff finals.

Series Patriots lead the series 8–0 after meeting No. 8 since 2003 Full series history

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