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Longtime New England Patriots offensive line coach Dante Scarnecchia, who spent 30 years with the franchise, is retiring.

"Dante Scarnecchia is a Patriot and NFL legend who defied the phrase 'not for long,'" Patriots coach Bill Belichick said in a statement Wednesday. "In an industry of constant change, Dante remained a fixture here for the simple reason that he helped every player reach his highest potential, regardless of whom he was, how he was acquired or how much raw talent he had. In whatever category a coach can be assessed -- evaluator, teacher, motivator, problem solver, disciplinarian, team player, winner -- Dante is as good as it gets. As many games as he helped us win and as much as we would like to work with Dante forever, we are blessed with the opportunity to have been with him as long as we were."

The Denver Broncos are heading to Super Bowl XLVIII after dominating the New England Patriots to win the AFC Championship game 26-16.

Peyton Manning threw for two touchdowns and more than 400 yards to beat Tom Brady in the latest instalment of their great quarterbacking rivalry, but it was Denver's clock management which was at the heart of the Broncos' victory.

LeGarrette Blount rushed for four touchdowns as the New England Patriots pulled away from the Indianapolis Colts to win 43-22 and advance to the AFC Championship game for the third straight year. 

New England beat Indianapolis by concentrating on their rushing game, benefiting from some big turnovers, and finally running away with the game after leading 29-22 going into the final quarter.

There are a lot of people who think that will be one of the most efficient games of this part of the play-off. The reasons for such a thing is a lot. Great games during the season by Tom Brady, and great Colts comeback in game with Kansas City Chiefs. 

During the season bot of this teams showing of a lot of offensive potential. In the regular season Tom Brady have a 380 complete pass of 580 attempts, and he colected 4343yrd, and 25tds. On the other side, Andrew Luck have 343 complete pass of 570 attemps, and he colected 3822yds, and 23tds. 

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick is known as a very serious man. Official NFL Website made a compilation of his seven smiles with a press conference during the regular season.

New England Patriots coach Bill Belichick smiled exactly seven times during postgame news conferences this season. 

Here are all seven smiles. 

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Jets rookie QB Geno Smith likely garnered confidence in beating the Bucs 18-17 on Sunday. Now New York catches a break with New England losing top rusher Shane Vereen to wrist surgery while top receiver Danny Amendola (groin) is questionable. 

But the Jets will be without WR/PR Jeremy Kerley. He sustained a concussion on Sunday's helmet-to-helmet hit by Bucs S Mark Barron. The Patriots needed a last-minute field goal to beat the Bills in Week 1, so this one might be tighter than expected as well.

For this game, my prediction is:

New England Patriots - New York Jets

New England - win less than 12 points difference, and this game is under 43 points in total