FOXBOROUGH, Mass., Jan. 13 (UPI) -- New England's Tom Brady fired three touchdown passes Sunday and the Patriots advanced to the AFC championship game with a 41-28 victory over Houston.
Brady went 25-of-40 for 344 passing yards with no interceptions, hooking up twice with Shane Vereen on scoring strikes as the Patriots scored 21 straight points in the second half to put the divisional round contest away.