After the next three possessions of the game ended in punts, Los Angeles got the ball with 1:52 left in the half. NE – Stephen Gostkowski 28-yard field goal, 6:31. DAL – Dak Prescott 1-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 2:11. Although Villa briefly dominated the game, Fulham were soon back on top although another foul on Grealish, this time from Denis Odoi, earned the London club their second yellow card of the afternoon. Gurley then ran the ball in for a touchdown, cutting the Rams' deficit to 13–10 at halftime. After another three-and-out by each team, Chicago set up the final drive of the quarter, starting from their own 11-yard line. Wil Lutz finished the drive with a 37-yard field goal to give the Saints a 3–0 lead. [32], Fox then had both NFC divisional games, while CBS and NBC had one AFC divisional game each. The final play-off spot was eventually taken by Frank Lampard's Derby County after they beat West Brom 3-1 to deny Middlesbrough a place in the top six. Houston then drove to the Colts' 45-yard line; but while trying to convert a 4th-and-4, Deshaun Watson's pass was intercepted by Kenny Moore, who returned it from 10 yards to midfield. The 2018–19 NFL playoffs began on Saturday, January 5, 2019, after the 2018 season, and concluded with the New England Patriots becoming champions by defeating the Los Angeles Rams in Super Bowl LIII on Sunday, February 3, 2019 at Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta, Georgia. After driving to the Saints' 27-yard line, Foles threw a pass that went through the hands of Jeffery and was intercepted by Lattimore with 1:50 remaining, enabling New Orleans to run out the clock. Both defenses controlled the third quarter as the first six drives of it ended in punts. [10][17], Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrović kicked off at 5 p.m. in front of a crowd of 85,243 people, in warm conditions. On the next play, Melvin Gordon ran the ball 14 yards to the 1-yard line. The Eagles then drove 76 yards in seven plays to score on Nick Foles' 37-yard touchdown pass to Jordan Matthews. "[6] The kick became known as the "double doink" after NBC color commentator Cris Collinsworth stated immediately afterward, "Oh my goodness, the Bears' season is going to end on a double doink". He added: "We spoke initially, then I called to follow up. Only two of the Fulham team had played at England's national stadium, Matt Targett, for Southampton and Stefan Johansen, for Norway. Wembley's capacity is 90,000 and Championship play-off deciders regularly draw in bumper crowds, with the 2018 final between Aston Villa and Fulham attracting 85,243 spectators. Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers quickly led his team right back, completing an 18-yard pass to Mike Williams on 3rd-and-15 before tying the game on a 43-yard touchdown completion to Keenan Allen. Los Angeles then drove 16 yards, including a 9-yard scramble by Rivers on 3rd-and-8, to score on Badgley's 5th field goal, from 47 yards, that gave them a 23–3 lead. After the next three drives resulted in punts, New Orleans got the ball on their own 6-yard line with 1:18 remaining in the half. Brees made two clutch first down completions on the drive, throwing a 20-yard pass to Thomas on 2nd-and-20 from the Saints' 44-yard line, and later hitting Thomas again for 20 yards to convert a 3rd-and-16. Luck completed 19-of-32 passes for 222 yards, two touchdowns and an interception, and rushed for 29 yards. Within each conference, the four division winners and the two wild card teams (the top two non-division winners with the best overall regular season records) qualified for the playoffs. After a few punts, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes completed a 42-yard pass to Tyreek Hill on the Patriots' 23-yard line. Four plays later, Dak Prescott finished the 75-yard drive with an 11-yard touchdown pass to rookie receiver Michael Gallup with 28 seconds left, giving Dallas a 10–6 lead. The league, which has never used these provisions, opposed the action on the grounds that it could force the Super Bowl to be postponed. After forcing the Rams to punt, Dallas drove to the Los Angeles 35-yard line. Goff then completed passes to Gerald Everett and Reynolds for gains of 39 and 33 yards as the team drove 90 yards in nine plays. [16] On January 31, 2019, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan in New Orleans ruled that the ticket holders could not compel the NFL or NFL Commissioner to enforce a rule that would change the result of the game or schedule a replay of the game. Aston Villa ended the season five points behind Fulham and seven points ahead of fifth-placed Middlesbrough. Brady then started the ensuing possession with a 19-yard completion to Edelman, while Michel finished it with his third touchdown run, a 5-yard carry, that put the team up 35–7 with 1:40 left in the half. Dallas was now in prime position to take a late-game two-score lead, but after driving to the 16-yard line, Prescott threw a pass to Noah Brown that bounced off his shoulder and was intercepted in the end zone by K. J. Wright as he fell to the ground. [3] During the regular season, Fulham had lost to Villa at Villa Park 2–1 in October 2017, despite dominating poessession, but won the reverse fixture at Craven Cottage in February 2018. Zuerlein kicked a field goal to tie the score 20–20 with just over five minutes left in regulation. [14], Fulham ended the next season, their first in the Premier League since they were relegated in the 2013–14 campaign, in 19th place and were relegated back to the Championship. Then Saints linebacker Demario Davis intercepted a pass that bounced out of the hands of running back Todd Gurley, giving his team a first down on the Rams' 13-yard line. Michel ran 24 times for 129 yards and three touchdowns, and caught a pass for 9 yards. After the game, the Chiefs fired defensive coordinator Bob Sutton. The Chargers recorded six sacks, jumped out to a 23–3 lead and halted a late Ravens rally, forcing Lamar Jackson to fumble on the final drive to earn a trip to New England. [17] In response, Louisianans boycotted Super Bowl LIII. New England then drove 67 yards in 7 plays, the longest a 28-yard completion from Tom Brady to receiver Julian Edelman. There's really no answer to it. Trubbisky completed 6/8 passes for 59 yards, the longest a 23-yard catch by Anthony Miller, as the team drove 78 yards to go up 6–3 on Parkey's 29-yard field goal as time expired in the half. CHI - Cody Parkey 29-yard field goal, 0:00. Damien Williams, who had been thrust into the starting lineup late in the season to replace the departed Kareem Hunt and the injured Spencer Ware, finished his first playoff game with 25 carries for 129 yards and a touchdown, along with five receptions for 25 yards. 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PHI – Nick Foles 1-yard run (Jake Elliott kick), 4:37. Although the Super Bowl, the fourth and final round of the playoffs, is played at a neutral site, the designated home team is based on an annual rotation by conference. The 'Home of Football' has not always been the venue for play-off deciders, however, with Cardiff's Millennium Stadium temporarily housing such games from 2001 until 2006. [25] On the next play, Brady threw a 25-yard pass to Rob Gronkowski on the Kansas City 4-yard line. Sky Go is the channel's online streaming service. Eventually, the Saints faced 4th-and-goal from the 2-yard line and managed to convert again, this time with Brees' 2-yard touchdown pass to receiver Keith Kirkwood to finish off the 12-play, 79-yard drive with 7:23 left in the half. Two minutes of additional time were played before the half ended 1–0 to Fulham. Edelman caught seven passes for 98 yards and returned three punts for 38 yards. Dallas responded with a drive to the Seattle 40-yard line, but it ended there as Maher missed a 58-yard field goal attempt. Derby stated a comeback late in the game by pulling a goal back through Jack Marriott, but it was too little, too late for Frank Lampard's side. Later in the quarter, New England receiver Julian Edelman returned a punt 13 yards to the Chiefs' 37-yard line, setting up Stephen Gostkowski's 47-yard field goal that increased the Patriots' lead to 17–7. Fulham had finished third in the table, meaning they faced sixth-place Derby County in the play-off semi-finals and they overcame the Rams with a 2-1 aggregate victory. The Colts went three-and-out for the third time in row and Kansas City took off for another scoring drive as the first quarter ended. The interception started a 47-yard drive in which Mitchell Trubisky completed 3 passes for 28 yards and rushed for 6. Goff completed 25-of-40 passes for 297 yards, a touchdown and an interception, while also rushing for 10 yards. But this time, the Cowboys' offense finally managed to get a drive going, advancing 75 yards in nine plays. [20] Tom Cairney was named the man of the match. After forcing the Eagles to punt on the opening second-half possession, New Orleans went on the longest drive of the postseason to that point, covering 92 yards in 18 plays and taking 11:29 off the clock, which included overcoming a 41-yard touchdown completion called back by a holding penalty. [20] Still, it would take an overtime touchdown by Rex Burkhead to put Kansas City away after a wild, back and forth fourth quarter in which the teams combined to score 38 points as the lead changed four times.[21]. With 0:36 left, Trubisky threw a pass down the field to Miller, who apparently caught the ball, but was then broken up by Eagles cornerback Cre'Von LeBlanc. Janikowski injured his leg on the kick and had to miss the rest of the game, turning the kicking duties over to rookie punter Michael Dickson.[3]. The four division winners are seeded 1 through 4 based on their overall won-lost-tied record, and the wild card teams are seeded 5 and 6. But the Colts' defense still could not stop the Chiefs as Mahomes completed a 30-yard pass to tight end Travis Kelce on the first play of their ensuing drive. Indianapolis, who had started the year 1–5 and still managed to make the playoffs, buried the Texans with 276 yards and 21 points in the first half. Following the Patriots' touchdown, Kansas City quickly took advantage of a lost fumble that was eliminated due to a holding penalty on Patriots defensive back J. C. Jackson, and a later pass interference penalty on Jackson that gained them 23 yards. The Championship play-offs are among the most keenly contested and rewarding games in the English football calendar. Free bets will credited by 7pm on Monday. In the US games EFL games have been available to stream live online using ESPN+ . With just over 2 minutes left in the period, the Texans fired up a 16-play, 89-yard drive. KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 12:13. This gave Dallas a 24–14 lead with 2:14 left. Williams rushed for 30 yards, caught five passes for 66 yards, and scored three touchdowns. Coutee caught 11 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. After this, Alvin Kamara's 15-yard run moved the ball to the Eagles' 2-yard line, and Brees completed a 2-yard touchdown pass to Thomas on the next play, giving the Saints their first lead of the game at 17–14 with 1:40 left in the third quarter. This time the Chargers were able to respond, as Williams caught 3 passes for 40 yards as the team drove 72 yards in 10 plays to score on Melvin Gordon's 1-yard touchdown run, cutting the score to 38–14. Los Angeles had to punt on their opening drive of the second half and Brady's 25-yard completion to tight end Rob Gronkowski set up a 28-yard Stephen Gostkowski field goal, increasing New England's lead to 38–7. Michel was the top rusher of the game with 29 carries for 113 yards and two touchdowns. But in what turned out to be a crucial momentum-shifting play, Lattimore made a leaping interception of a Foles pass on the Saints' 21-yard line with 13:35 left in the half. Lockett gave Seattle a chance to score by returning the ensuing kickoff 52 yards to the Cowboys' 49-yard line; Seattle could only advance to the 39-yard line from there and ended the half with Janikowski's missed field goal attempt from 60 yards.