BUFFALO (NY) -- Kyle Lauletta again, in improbable fashion, did just enough to propel the upstart New England Patriots past a team who, on paper, looked sure to advance. With their 26-23 victory over the Buffalo Bills, Lauletta now has his team one win away from immortality.
Emphasis on the word HIS.
"This is a crazy world we live in," Lauletta said. "I'm just proud of our guys - We got one more to go."
The Pats head coach already confirmed that Lauletta would start, even if incumbent Dak Prescott were healthy.
Aaron Rodgers, looking for his second ring in the past three seasons, played a sloppy game with a pair of INTs and a fumble lost.
"It's on me today," Rodgers said. "We are all devastated."
Lauletta was not perfect by any stretch, but did just enough to keep his team in the game. In the closing seconds of the first half, Lauletta found a streaking Dez Bryant for a 44 yard TD pass to tie the game at halftime.
That was the last touchdown by either team.
The Patriots will now play the Atlanta Falcons in Super Bowl LII.
Interestingly enough: This will be a home game for the Falcons.
These Patriots do not mind.
"We've just won at two of the toughest venues in the NFL," Marshon Lattimore said. "What's one more road game to close it out?"
