Patriots beat Colts 45-7, will play Seattle in Super Bowl
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (AP) - Tom Brady threw for three touchdowns and LeGarrette Blount ran in three more on Sunday to lead the New England Patriots into the Super Bowl with a 45-7 victory over the Indianapolis Colts.
The Patriots won their eighth AFC championship - their sixth under Brady and coach Bill Belichick. They will play the Seattle Seahawks in Super Bowl in Glendale, Arizona, on Feb. 1.
New England (14-4) opened a 14-point lead in the first half and then broke it open in a driving rain with three third-quarter touchdowns and another to start the fourth. That made it the second-most lopsided game in AFC championship history.
Brady completed 23 of 35 passes for 226 yards. Blount ran 30 times for 148 yards.
Andrew Luck completed 12 of 33 passes for 126 yards with two interceptions for the Colts (13-6).
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates LeGarrette Blount's touchdown during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates LeGarrette Blount's two-yard touchdown run during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick congratulates LeGarrette Blount after his touchdown during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck (12) gets up from the turf next to New England Patriots defensive end Chandler Jones (95) after a play during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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Indianapolis Colts head coach Chuck Pagano watches from the sideline during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
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New England Patriots running back LeGarrette Blount (29) scores on a 13-yard touchdown run during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) spikes the ball after catching a five-yard touchdown pass during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates after LeGarrette Blount's 13-yard touchdown run during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots cornerback Darrelle Revis celebrates after intercepting a pass from Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck for a 30-yard gain during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski, center, celebrates with Shane Vereen, left, and Julian Edelman, right, after his five-yard touchdown catch during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) celebrates with teammate Timothy Wright after his five-yard touchdown catch during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) celebrates with Rob Gronkowski, rear, after Gronkowski's five-yard touchdown pass catch during the second half of the NFL football AFC Championship game against the Indianapolis Colts Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)
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