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The Latest: Pats dominate 35-14 to return to AFC title game

The Latest on the NFL playoffs on divisional weekend (all times EST):

11:50 p.m.

Tom Brady passed for three touchdowns and 337 yards, and the New England Patriots cruised past the Tennessee Titans 35-14 to advance to their seventh consecutive AFC championship game.

New England (14-3) will host the winner of Sunday's divisional matchup between Jacksonville and Pittsburgh.

It was Brady's 10th postseason game with at least three TD tosses, moving him past Joe Montana for the most in NFL history. James White caught a touchdown pass and ran for another, and Danny Amendola had 11 catches for 112 yards.

The Titans (10-8) took an early 7-0 lead, but New England scored 35 straight points to take control.

Marcus Mariota completed 22 of 37 passes for 254 yards and two touchdowns, but was under duress for most of the second half. He was sacked eight times, a Patriots playoff record.

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11:05 p.m.

Another touchdown for the Patriots.

And more milestones for Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski.

Brady hit Gronk for a 4-yard TD early in the fourth quarter to give New England a 35-7 lead over the Tennessee Titans.

It was Brady's 10th playoff game with three or more passing touchdowns, passing Joe Montana for the most in NFL history.

And it was Gronkowski's 10th postseason TD. He's tied with five others for third all time. But it's the most for a tight end.

Gronk also moved into second all time for a tight end with 835 postseason receiving yards.

He passed Keith Jackson, and only Dallas Clark is ahead of him.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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10:45 p.m.

The Patriots have run off 28 straight points against the Tennessee Titans in their AFC playoff game. Brandon Bolden ran for a 2-yard score to give New England a 28-7 lead late in the third quarter.

Since taking a 7-0 lead in the first quarter, the Titans have punted five times and turned the ball over on downs once.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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10:40 p.m.

Injury updates from New England: Titans tight end Jonnu Smith needed a cart to get off the field after a third-quarter kickoff. He could not put any weight on his leg as he climbed into the cart.

Patriots lineman LaAdrian Waddle has a knee injury and his return was questionable.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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10:35 p.m.

Rob Gronkowski is third on the NFL's all-time list for postseason receiving yards by a tight end.

Gronk caught a 27-yard pass from Tom Brady midway through the third quarter to give him 815 yards receiving in his career. That passed Shannon Sharpe for No. 3 on the career list. Dallas Clark is first with 847 yards.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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10:30 p.m.

Both teams are down a right tackle in the AFC playoff game in New England.

Early in the second half, Patriots lineman LaAdrian Waddle limped off the field to the sideline. There was no immediate information about his condition. Tennessee's Jack Conklin left in the first quarter. The Titans say he had a leg injury and will not return.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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10 p.m.

The Patriots took a 21-7 lead into halftime in their AFC playoff game against Tennessee, but it could have been worse.

After the Titans went for it on fourth-and-1 from the New England 46 - and lost 5 yards - the Patriots got the ball just over midfield with 17 seconds left.

That was enough for Tom Brady to run three plays. On the third, he hit Danny Amendola for an 11-yard gain in the middle of the field before the receiver went down to kill the clock with 1 second remaining.

But Stephen Gostkowski's 53-yard field goal attempt was wide left.

It was the only time the Titans stopped the Patriots in the second quarter, when New England rallied from a 7-0 deficit with three straight touchdowns.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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9:45 p.m.

Tom Brady has his second touchdown pass of the game, connecting with Chris Hogan from 4 yards to give the Patriots a 21-7 lead with under two minutes left in the first half.

After punting on its first two possessions and falling behind 7-0, New England scored on three straight drives to pull away.

It's the 21st time in his career that Brady has thrown for two or more TDs in a postseason game. That extends his own NFL record.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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9:25 p.m.

James White has made it 14-7 for the Patriots with his second touchdown of the game.

White ran it in from 6 yards midway through the second quarter, carrying a tackler over the goal line just inside the pylon to give New England its first lead of the game.

White also scored early in the quarter on a 5-yard pass that was essentially a handoff.

White had three TDs in the Patriots' previous playoff game - the victory over the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl. White had one TD receiving in that game and two running, including the game-winner in overtime.

- Jimmy Golen reporting from Foxborough, Massachusetts.

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9 p.m.

The Patriots have quickly tied their AFC divisional playoff game against the Tennessee Titans.

Tom Brady threw a short shuttle pass to James White, who ran it in from the 5-yard line to make it 7-7 early in the second quarter.

The Patriots appeared to have a touchdown three plays earlier, when Dion Lewis caught a pass from Brady and was tackled by Wesley Woodyard at the 19.

Lewis landed on top of the defender, then got up and continued to the end zone.

The officials initially ruled that he had never been down and called it a touchdown. But replays showed Lewis' butt hit the ground at the 19.

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8:50 p.m.

The Tennessee Titans have opened the scoring in their AFC divisional playoff game against the New England Patriots.

Corey Davis made a one-handed catch on a 15-yard pass from Marcus Mariota in the corner of the end zone to give the Titans a 7-0 lead with 1:14 left in the first quarter.

The Patriots were 13-point favorites at home. They punted on their first two offensive possessions.

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8:45 p.m.

Titans tackle Jack Conklin was slow to get up after a second down running play in the first quarter. Patriots lineman Malcom Brown appeared to roll on his leg. Conklin walked off to the locker room.

Conklin was a first-round pick the Titans acquired after trading away the No. 1 overall pick to the Rams in 2016. He was an All-Pro as a rookie in 2016.

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7:55 p.m.

Philadelphia's defense staged a last-minute goal-line stand and Jake Elliott atoned for a missed extra point with three field goals as the Eagles beat the Atlanta Falcons 15-10 to move into the NFC championship game.

Despite being underdogs as the No. 1 seed, the Eagles (14-3) showed plenty of moxie in the tightest spots of the fourth quarter.

They stopped sixth-seeded Atlanta (11-7) after it got to the 9 with a first down, and then on fourth down from the 2 when Matt Ryan's pass sailed over Julio Jones' head in the end zone.

It was the first playoff win for Philadelphia since the 2008 season, and they will host either Minnesota or New Orleans for the conference title next Sunday.

The Falcons, who so memorably blew a 28-3 second-half lead in last year's Super Bowl, won't get a chance to atone for that defeat.

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7:20 p.m.

Jake Elliott kicked a 21-yard field goal to extend Philadelphia's lead to 15-10 over the Falcons with 6:02 left in the fourth quarter.

Nick Foles completed a pair of third down passes to extend the drive and coach Doug Pederson called a timeout on fourth-and-1 from the 3 before electing to let Elliott kick the field goal.

- Rob Maaddi reporting in Philadelphia.

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6:55 p.m.

Jake Elliott kicked a 37-yard field goal to give the Eagles a 12-10 lead over the Falcons late in the third quarter.

Nick Foles completed three passes to Alshon Jeffery for 46 yards on the drive, including a 21-yard gain on third-and-8 to extend it.

- Rob Maaddi reporting in Philadelphia.

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6:10 p.m.

Philadelphia's Jake Elliott kicked a 53-yard field goal at the end of the first half to cut Atlanta's lead to 10-9.

Nick Foles completed a 15-yard pass to Alshon Jeffery with 1 second remaining to set up the field goal.

Elliott missed an extra point earlier in the quarter. The Falcons will receive the kickoff to start the third quarter.

- Rob Maaddi reporting in Philadelphia.

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5:45 p.m.

Matt Ryan tossed a 6-yard touchdown pass to Devonta Freeman to give the Atlanta Falcons a 10-6 lead over the Eagles with 5:41 left in the second quarter.

The Falcons took over at the Eagles 18 after a short punt hit a Philadelphia player in a crowd and was recovered by LaRoy Reynolds.

The Eagles then committed a pair of penalties to move the ball to the 8. On third down from the 6, Ryan escaped a sack, stepped up and tossed a pass to Freeman in the end zone.

- Rob Maaddi reporting in Philadelphia.

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5:25 p.m.

LeGarrette Blount ran in from the 1 on fourth down to give the Eagles a 6-3 lead early in the second quarter.

Wide receiver Nelson Agholor ran 21 yards on an inside counter on third-and-3 to the Falcons 3.

Nick Foles recovered a fumble two plays later and initially had a touchdown, but then a review showed he was down at the 1.

Blount took a pitch and scored on the next play. Jake Elliott hit the left upright on the extra point.

The 86-yard drive took 14 plays and 6:44.

- Rob Maaddi reporting in Philadelphia.

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4:47 p.m.

Matt Bryant kicked a 33-yard field goal to give the Falcons a 3-0 lead after Eagles running back Jay Ajayi fumbled on the opening possession.

Nick Foles underthrew Torrey Smith on the first play from scrimmage but Brian Poole was called for a 42-yard pass interference penalty to put the Eagles at the Atlanta 33.

Ricardo Allen forced Ajayi to fumble on the next play and Matt Ryan drove the Falcons 59 yards into field-goal range. It was Ajayi's second fumble in two games.

- Rob Maaddi reporting in Philadelphia.

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3:45 p.m.

The NFL divisional playoffs kick off Saturday with a doubleheader starting in Philadelphia where the Eagles (13-3) are the first No. 1 seed to enter their first postseason game as an underdog against the Atlanta Falcons.

The sixth-seeded Falcons (11-6) beat the Los Angeles Rams 26-13 in a wild-card game last week, slightly erasing the sting of their Super Bowl loss to New England. Atlanta is a 3-point favorite because Philadelphia is missing MVP candidate Carson Wentz. Nick Foles makes his fourth start.

The nightcap features the AFC's top seed, the New England Patriots (13-3), and the No. 5 seed Tennessee Titans (10-7) at Foxborough, Massachusetts.

If Philadelphia wins, it will host the New Orleans-Minnesota winner next Sunday. If Atlanta wins, it will play the NFC championship game on the road at the Saints or Vikings.

The Titans-Patriots winner will play the Jaguars-Steelers winner next Sunday in the AFC title game.

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Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota gets up from the turf after being sacked during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the New England Patriots, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) The Associated Press
New England Patriots running back James White, right, runs past Tennessee Titans safety Kevin Byard (31) for a touchdown during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady celebrates a touchdown by James White during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The Associated Press
New England Patriots running back James White (28) celebrates his second touchdown during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Tennessee Titans, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer) The Associated Press
New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady passes under pressure from Tennessee Titans linebacker Derrick Morgan (91) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The Associated Press
Tennessee Titans wide receiver Corey Davis (84) catches a touchdown pass in front of New England Patriots cornerback Malcolm Butler, right, during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) The Associated Press
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota, left, looks for a receiver under pressure from New England Patriots defensive end Trey Flowers, right, during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) The Associated Press
Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) scrambles against the New England Patriots during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne) The Associated Press
Philadelphia Eagles' Rodney McLeod (23) tackles Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan (2) during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The Associated Press
Philadelphia Eagles' Nigel Bradham (53) and Derek Barnett (96) celebrate during the second half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) The Associated Press
Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan (2) throws a touchdown pass to Devonta Freeman (24) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press
Atlanta Falcons' LaRoy Reynolds, right, and Damontae Kazee (27) react after recovering a fumbled punt during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) The Associated Press
Philadelphia Eagles' LeGarrette Blount celebrates after a touchdown during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press
Philadelphia Eagles' LeGarrette Blount scores a touchdown during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press
Philadelphia Eagles' Jay Ajayi (36) is tackled by Atlanta Falcons' Brooks Reed (50) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Chris Szagola) The Associated Press
Atlanta Falcons' Matt Ryan passes during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game against the Philadelphia Eagles, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) The Associated Press
Atlanta Falcons' Tevin Coleman (26) slips past Philadelphia Eagles' Mychal Kendricks (95) during the first half of an NFL divisional playoff football game, Saturday, Jan. 13, 2018, in Philadelphia. (AP Photo/Michael Perez) The Associated Press
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