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Show , 18 ft.... wEDNESDAY, JANUARY 24, 2018 DIXIESUNNEiNS.COM - 5 --- ,p,,, T V AT tz; 1 ilts.:7)-vt- third an,,,p,. to )t 0 ri -- 12) I I I ses i (r1)111,-(- ETrill 'dee lo its A d 1711 11 ns BY GARY KLEIN INS ha 4 years of his parka, his bag slung over his left shoulder. The images , , r k , set off another round of feverish , ,speculation because Brady typi' e cally enters the stadium carryI k ing his bag in his right hand. ,.,i I With a phalanx of photog' '. 4 i raphers and camera operators P t. ,' rq . ,.., awaiting his entrance onto the c . , field, he came out for warm-up- s '''' I t I t with no glove on his right hand, i only some black tape apparently , ,,,,, covering the stitches. ( The Jaguars, who came into i; V the NFL as an expansion team f in 1995, were trying to advance t: , to the Super Bowl for the first t ' , , i L',..,1).': time. ) 1.' . But penalties hurt them, and z 1 , allowed Brady to work his . '' ' , 41, t k L '--' magic. ,t t3 The Jaguars overcame an ,: , :;,,,',,, early 0 deficit with a Blake t,,,.'r t Bortles touchdown pass to vet- - ,t , 7, ( eran tight end Marcedes Lewis New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) celebrates after Super and a touchdown run by runHouston, Texas. ning back Leonard Fournette, he threaded a laser to Brandin and led 0 at halftime. Jaguars to punt on the ensuing in Cooks for 31 yards. His fourth increased the lead Brady possession, putting They down completion to Amend la a or to seven with Josh Lambo's to position engineer tying for 20 yards gave the Patriots field goal on the first scoring drive. a first down at the Jaguars' 10- But after a possession of the second half, and then pushed the margin to yard line. penalty against Jaguars cornerBut the Jaguars stuffed Lewis 10 points with Lambo's back Jalen Ramsey, Brady threw conafter he caught two short passes field goal early in the fourth incomplete passes on three and Dante Fowler sacked Brady, and the Patriots secutive plays quarter. had to punt. A potential turning point forcing the Patriots to settle for But defense the Patriots' came on the ensuing possession Stephen Gostkowski's field goal. Late in the first quarter, the Jagforced another punt and Amenwhen Brady faked a hand-of- f uars started to get their offense dola returned it to the Jaguars' and then threw a pass to his line. going. right to Amendola. The receiver Bort les kept it simple, comtook a few steps and then threw Brady's pass to running back n James White netted 15 yards, pass to a pass across the field to runpleting a and Grant la for back he Amend found and Corey who running ning back Dion Lewis, a receivers also Man:Ilse finding eight yards. Brady picked up ran for 20 yards before Jaguars d sneak Lee and Kee lan Cole. Grant first down with a linebacker Myles Jack stripped and, two plays later, fired a pass took another short pass 24 yards the ball for a fumble. before Bort les connected with to Amendola in the back of the But the Jaguars went three 0 Marcedes Lewis for a short a for lead. zone end and out, giving Brady another touchdown pass that gave the The Jaguars advanced the ball chance. to the Patriots' 43, but Bort les' Jaguars a 3 lead. He drove them 85 yards in bro14 was The Jaguars forced the Patriand a fourth on pass eight plays, connecting with to go three and out and then ots ken up by cornerback Stephon receiver Phillip Dorsett on a scored again. Gilmore with 1:47 left. for 31 yards and This time, Bort les coolly led seven Amendola caught Amendola for a nine-yar- d drive. on a them also and 84 yards, passes for touchdown that pulled the Patria with It started, again, pass pass. completed a ots to within three points. a who turned short to 36 26 of Grant, les Bort completed With rocker Jon Bon Jovi 293 yards and a gain. Bort les for pass into a passes stadium a in suite, seated Hums with Allen connected touchdown. "Living on a Prayer" blasted to moved the twice as Jaguars Brady looked sharp from the on the stadium speakers, with the Patriots' 32. outset. the crowd roaring and singing From there, Fournette took to he the first On passed play, along. He kept alive the drive over. Dion Lewis. On the next play, The Patriots forced the . 4 ::- -- .. At . nd rt, year ago, he engineered the greatest comeback in Super Bowl history. A ith a 10-poi- nt fourth-quart- , . LeT 111 , year's historic comeback victory over the Atlanta Falcons, , : : , r,7 i t.,. AZ.I.,..Aoasidd, Bowl go-ahe- ad pass-interferen- 43-ya- er , 3oard yams moms ' 1 rd play-actio- two-yar- 24-2- 7-- flea-flick- er 10-pla- y, 20-ya- 77-ya- rd rd 15-ya- rd 9 .. 1 IA r:, '1 141 ft k 4 2,, -.' I It. ai2"Al ce rd 30-ya- ; , II, . g 1( dy 4 L L' ' ,. , , ,i ,Aotio.11C rd ,,z1 4 , ,, .;.,' , I alf ' , !1 i 4 I 's 3-- of the week, ever New England player inadvertently ran into Brady and ripped a gash on his right hand and on Wednesday, the region the national media was transfixed on whether Brady would play with a glove to protect the stitches on his throwing hand. He did not practice Thursday and was limited Friday, but his red Under Armour gloves were and photin video omnipresent ographs from the practice field and a news conference, where Brady declined to discuss the condition of his hand. Thumbs up or thumbs down for Sunday, he was asked. "We'll see,"Brady said. When he arrived the stadium early Sunday, camel as showed him with his hands in the pocket mph , ; '4, Lai ig 1 !. , - the Patriots third-quart- ' ' , most his , ',, 54-ya- f i A , includi- since a ; that 4 1 deficit. st the 1 , he' been the Super MVP four times For - N playing with an injured he brought from a 28-- 3 f I 14-1- ng last hack zI x,,- ,- - right hand, completed 26 of 38 passes for 290 yards as the Patriots earned their 10th Super Bowl berth. Brady, 40, has won five Super when kit !N 4 Minneapolis. Bowl - ,.. , of Bowls , 4 : ., Patriots will play the winSunday's NFC championship game between the Philadelphia Eagles and the Minnesota Vikings in Super Bowl LII on Feb. 4 at U.S. Bank Stadium in mise or I '., , The Brady, ' kV, er nship game. Brady and receiver Danny Amend la connected for two touchdowns as a return trip earned Patriots the Bowl with a 24-2- 0 to the Super victory over the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium. ner j , fourth-quart- er ,,, 1r A , be for Tom Brady? The ageless New England Patriots quarterback did it again on Sunday in the AFC champio- A - ' t deficit e 4. I-- What kind of challenge, then, would ilk , , LI in 4 , A , , yfr , 4 2017 at NRG Stadium third-dow- delay-of-ga- 14-1- ' 0. (c)2018 Los Angeles Times. 111 1 1 11 ximil: zwis. ,,,:z0,- IAmmo st 114 of )efore e air. )1d the etween e turn tb1en's Das!eiball Vtomen's Baskethall er. inal ntual career public il- - Dine was forme! Les have to eason he will 1 of Andre'v LladaY's ith. with a win against the AcadScore: The women's team ended its road trip emy of Art University, 75-6from St. a freshman psychology major Key Player: Guard Morgan Myers, fourth quarter. in a row during the scored four Score: The men's team ended its trip with a win against the Academy of Art University, 61-4- 7. 5. George, points Pacific Univeristy, Friday Jan. 26, in Next game: Trailblazers will play Fresno the Burns Arena at 5:30 p.m. in n runs. T.J. with two Yeldon ran for 12 yards before Fournette gave the Jaguars a double-dig- it lead with a short touchdown run. But the Jaguars let the Patriots come back by committing penalties. First, a penalty nulafter a Jaguars' timeout lified an apparent Bort les completion for a first down. The Patriots sacked Bort les on the next play to force a punt that gave Brady the ball with slightly more than two minutes left in the first half. Several Brady completions moved the ball to the Patriots 40, before Brady passed downfield to tight end Rob Gronkowski. Jaguars safety Barry Church plowed into Gronkowski and was called for unnecessary roughness. Gronkowski was placed in concussion protocol and did not return. On the next play, Brady lofted a long pass down the left sideline. Cornerback A.J. Bouye was called for pass interference against Cooks, giving the Patriots a first down at the 13. Brady found Cooks for 12 yards, and James White ran the ball across the goal line to pull the Patriots to within Tz...mril i 4 senior exercise science major from River- side, California, made an incredible dunk during the second half of the game. Key Player. Forward Isaiah Clark, a Next game: Trailblazers will play Fresno Pacific University, Friday Jan. 26, in the Burns Arena at 7:30 p.m. |