Blount Force: RB Scores 4 TDs to Lead Patriots to AFC Title Game

Blount Force: RB Scores 4 TDs to Lead Patriots to AFC Title Game

(AP) Blount has 4 TD runs, Pats top Colts 43-22
By HOWARD ULMAN
AP Sports Writer
FOXBOROUGH, Mass.
LeGarrette Blount had four touchdown runs and the New England Patriots kept Andrew Luck from a second straight comeback win, beating the Indianapolis Colts 43-22 on Saturday night to advance to their third consecutive AFC championship game.

Blount scored on three 2-yard runs in the first half, then burst through the right side of the line and rambled 73 yards into the end zone, where he placed the ball gently on the ground made soggy by a game-long rain.

On the next series, Luck threw his third interception and the Patriots capitalized with Stevan Ridley’s second touchdown run, a 1-yarder that finished the scoring with 11:12 left.

The Patriots (13-4) will face the winner of Sunday’s game between Denver and San Diego. The Colts (12-6) never led.

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AP NFL website: http://www.pro32.ap.org

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