However, Michael Dickson's ensuing drop kick went right into the hands of Beasley, enabling Dallas to run out the rest of the game and secure their first playoff win since the 2014 playoffs. Four plays later, Brees completed a 43-yard pass to Ted Ginn Jr. on the Los Angeles 13-yard line. Kansas City dominated the game the whole way through, racking up 433 yards and 29 first downs, while holding the Colts to 263 yards, 15 first downs and 0-for-9 on third down conversions. [1], Dallas outgained Seattle in total yards 380–299 and limited the Seahawks, the #1 rushing offense during the regular season, to just 73 yards on the ground. 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Derby County faced off against Aston Villa - who were appearing in the final for the second season in a row - on Monday, May 27. 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. Michel's 10-yard touchdown run made the score 24–21. Gurley then ran the ball in for a touchdown, cutting the Rams' deficit to 13–10 at halftime. After forcing the Eagles to punt, New Orleans drove 62 yards, including a 36-yard run by Mark Ingram Jr., to take a 20–14 lead on Lutz's 39-yard field goal with 10:28 left. Houston had to punt after three plays and the Colts went on to drive to a 21–0 lead by moving the ball 65 yards in 7 plays, featuring two key receptions by receiver Dontrelle Inman. A 22-yard pass to Robinson for the touchdown culminated the possession and put Chicago ahead of Philadelphia once again, although their two-point attempt was unsuccessful, making he score 15–10. 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. Williams rushed for 30 yards, caught five passes for 66 yards, and scored three touchdowns. 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. [15], Aston Villa kicked off the second half and quickly both Grealish and Lewis Grabban pressed higher up the pitch, putting pressure on Fulham goalkeeper Marcus Bettinelli. This would be the only score of the first quarter, as the next six drives ended in punts. Michael Dickson drop-kicked the ensuing kickoff, which went to running back Rod Smith at the 20-yard line, where he returned it 15 yards. 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. New England then drove 67 yards in 7 plays, the longest a 28-yard completion from Tom Brady to receiver Julian Edelman. DAL – Dak Prescott 1-yard run (Brett Maher kick), 2:08. 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. This gave New Orleans a 13–0 lead with 1:35 left in the first quarter. On the other side of the ball, their defense limited Ezekiel Elliott, the league's leading rusher during the season, to just 47 yards on 20 carries. He also rushed for 29 yards and a touchdown. The Rams last made an appearance in 2001 when the team was based in St. Louis, coincidentally, facing the Patriots, their first as a Los Angeles based team since 1979. After failing to recover an onside kick, the Chargers forced a punt, but Patriots defensive back Stephon Gilmore ended their following drive with an interception. Midway through the second half, a snaking run from Grealish saw him pass three Fulham defenders but his shot was saved. Nick Foles threw the game-winning touchdown pass to Golden Tate with 56 seconds remaining and then defensive tackle Treyvon Hester blocked a 43-yard Cody Parkey game-winning field goal attempt with five seconds remaining to seal it for the Eagles.[4]. A late free kick for Snodgrass which he struck wide was followed by the announcement of five minutes of additional time. at Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, Massachusetts, New England piled up 347 yards in the first half and scored touchdowns on five of their first six possessions to defeat the Chargers, which sent the Patriots to the AFC championship game for the eighth consecutive season.[9]. Three plays later, Michael Badgley kicked a 21-yard field goal to give Los Angeles a 3–0 lead. Mahomes then threw a 38-yard completion to Watkins on the 2-yard line, and Williams ran the ball in for a touchdown on the next play; Kansas City led 28–24 with just over two minutes left in regulation. Onwausor had seven tackles (six solo), a sack and a forced fumble. Fulham were the winners of the 2018 edition of the Championship play-offs as they defeated Aston Villa 1-0 in the final. [10][17], Fulham's Aleksandar Mitrović kicked off at 5 p.m. in front of a crowd of 85,243 people, in warm conditions. He then followed it up with a 12-yard pass to Dontrelle Inman. Rams linebacker Cory Littleton had 12 tackles (11 solo). Coutee caught 11 passes for 110 yards and a touchdown. 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. Watson rushed for 10 yards, while also completing 9-of-11 passes for 66 yards, the last a 6-yard touchdown pass to Keke Coutee that made the score 21–7 with 11:04 remaining. KC – Damien Williams 23-yard pass from Patrick Mahomes (Harrison Butker kick), 7:45. After the next three possessions of the game ended in punts, Los Angeles got the ball with 1:52 left in the half. At the start of the drive, a late hit by Amos on Zach Ertz caused an unnecessary roughness penalty called against the Bears, on what would have been a three-and-out. 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.. For the first time in NFL history, both conference championship games went to overtime. Gallup was the top receiver of the game with six receptions for 119 yards. On the second play after the kickoff, Wilson's 53-yard completion to Lockett gave Seattle a first down on the Dallas 13-yard line. 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. Rivers completed 22-of-32 passes for 160 yards and rushed for 15 yards. 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A Sessegnon free kick was cleared and Villa attacked but with no end product, and the match ended in a 1–0 victory for Fulham. 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. The NFL does not use a fixed bracket playoff system, and there are no restrictions regarding teams from the same division matching up in any round. Then as Brees attempted to make a desperate throw, he was hit by Rams lineman Dante Fowler Jr., resulting in a high floating pass that was intercepted by John Johnson at the Rams' 46-yard line. 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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. at Mercedes-Benz Superdome, New Orleans, Louisiana. [2], Dallas scored on their opening drive, advancing the ball 54 yards in 10 plays on the way to a 39-yard field goal by Brett Maher. Los Angeles was quickly forced to punt, and the Saints soon drove for more points. The Rams took the ball back and soon faced 4th-and-5, but managed to keep the drive going with a fake punt in which punter Johnny Hekker threw the ball to Sam Shields for 12 yards, giving the Rams a first down for the first time in the game with 14 minutes left in the second quarter. The next three drives ended in a punt, two of which were three-and-outs. [11][14][15][16] Before kick-off, both teams were introduced to former Fulham player Alan Mullery. [7] The next day, the NFL officially declared the kick had been blocked by Hester instead of declaring it a Parkey missed field goal attempt. Receiver Michael Gallup caught passes for gains of 27 and 44 yards, while Elliott converted a 4th-and-1 with a 5-yard carry, and later finished the drive with a 1-yard touchdown run. Still, Dallas' defense rose to the occasion and forced a punt, which Cole Beasley returned 7 yards to the Dallas 37-yard line. Mahomes finished his first playoff game 27-for-41 for 278 yards while also rushing for 8 yards and a touchdown. 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. Michel was the top rusher of the game with 29 carries for 113 yards and two touchdowns. Elliott also made a big impact with a 17-yard run, while Prescott converted a 3rd-and-14 with a 16-yard run before taking the ball into the end zone himself on a 1-yard score. 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. 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]. On the game's opening drive, New England running back Sony Michel rushed 6 times for 32 yards as the team drove 80 yards in 15 plays to score on his 1-yard touchdown run. [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]. This gave him five total rushing touchdowns for the postseason, a rookie record. Smith had four kickoff returns for 99 yards. [3], Aston Villa won the first of their semi-final matches against Middlesbrough at the Riverside Stadium with a score of 1–0. After another three-and-out by each team, Chicago set up the final drive of the quarter, starting from their own 11-yard line. Prescott finished the game 22-of-33 for 226 yards and a touchdown, with one interception. 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. New England outgained the Chiefs in total yards 524–290, and managed to prevent their defense, which led the league in sacks during the season, from getting any sacks in this game. LAC – Michael Badgley 53-yard field goal, 1:08. 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. [19] Fulham's struggling midfielder Johansen was substituted off in the 72nd minute, to be replaced by Oliver Norwood. Results, fixtures and kick-off times can be seen above. Their next drive covered 75 yards in 10 plays, the longest a 30-yard reception by Alshon Jeffery. Wilson followed this up with two completions to backup running back J. D. McKissic, the first for 6 yards and the second a 7-yard touchdown pass. KC – Harrison Butker 39-yard field goal, 12:13. 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Then the Chargers' defense forced a punt, which Desmond King returned 42 yards to the Ravens' 42-yard line, setting up a 53-yard Badgley field goal that increased their lead to 6–0. Following another Eagles punt, the Saints drove 41 yards in 10 plays, featuring a 22-yard completion from Brees to Thomas on 3rd-and-13. Three plays later, Zuerlein's 48-yard field goal tied the score with 8 seconds left on the clock and sent the game into overtime.[12]. Ingram finished the game with seven tackles (two for a loss of yards), two sacks, a forced fumble and a fumble recovery. Prior to this game, the Texans had not allowed a 100-yard rusher all season. Then he completed a pass to Allen for a two-point conversion, making the score 41–22 with 7:28 left. LAC – Michael Badgley 47-yard field goal, 9:09. New England then drove 75 yards in 10 plays to retake the lead, the longest a 14-yard run by Burkhead. Winning the game was estimated to be worth £160 million to the successful team. The match was to determine the third and final team to gain promotion from the EFL Championship, the second tier of English football, to the Premier League. Moore had 6 tackles (5 solo), a sack and an interception. Three plays later, Lutz kicked a 29-yard field goal to put New Orleans up 6–0. [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. Seattle took over on their own 48-yard line; Wilson's 25-yard pass to Lockett on the ensuing drive set up another Janikowski field goal to give Seattle a 6–3 lead. In the 23rd minute, they made their superiority count and took the lead through a Tom Cairney strike. "[18] Slaviša Jokanović, the Fulham head coach, said "It was a really important victory for us and we deserved it. A place in the Premier League, with its subsequent financial benefits and accompanying prestige, is the prize on offer, but only one team stands to benefit. [26], After winning the overtime coin toss, New England drove 75 yards in 13 plays for the game-winning touchdown. With the latest race now won, Goal brings you everything you need to know about the 2019 Championship play-offs. On the last play, Jackson threw a 6-yard touchdown pass to Crabtree, narrowing their gap to 23–17 with 2:06 left. The possession ended in a Cody Parkey 36-yard field goal to tie the game at 3–3.