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all- year with its bunkers and water hazards ready to challenge the elite WASHINGTON: Super Bowl champion quarterbacks Drew Brees and Tom Brady each sparkled Sunday in leading the New Orleans Saints and New England Patriots into the NFL semi-finals with home playoff triumphs.
Two days before his 40th birthday, Brees overcame a first-pass pickoff to complete 28 of 38 throws for 301 yards and two touchdowns as the Saints went marching into next Sunday’s National Conference final by beating defending champion Philadelphia 20-14.
Brady, a 41-year- old winner of five NFL titles, completed 34 of 44 passes for 343 yards and a touchdown while Sony - also - - Michel ran 24 times for 129 yards and three touchdowns as the Patriots beat the Los Angeles Chargers 41-28 for a record eighth consecutive trip to the American Conference final.
The Saints will host the Los Angeles Rams and the Patriots will visit the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday to decide berths in Super Bowl 53 on February 3 at Atlanta.
Brees sparked the greatest playoff comeback in Saints history from a 14-0 deficit.
The Patriots, who seek a ninth Super Bowl appearance in 18 campaigns and third title in five seasons, jumped ahead 35-7 at half time.
The Patriots beat Kansas City 43-40 in an October regularseason contest, but the Chiefs, who haven’t won a title since the 1969 campaign, were the only visitors all season to lead at New England.
The Rams and Saints each went an NFL-best 13-3 this season, with New Orleans beating the Rams 45-35 in November.
The Saints blasted Philadelphia 48-7 in a November meeting, but the Eagles’ Cre’Von LeBlanc intercepted Brees’s first pass to set up a 37-yard Nick Foles touchdown toss to Jordan Matthews. Foles followed with a 1-yard touchdown run later in the first quarter.