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The New England Patriots have entered the 2018/19 NFL playoffs with a dominant victory over the Los Angeles Chargers and a chip on their shoulder. “We see our quarterback’s too old Jonathan Jones Jerseys 2019 , we’re not good enough on defense, the skill players aren’t good,” said defensive captain Devin McCourty after the Patriots’ 41-28 victory on Sunday. The team will likely be able to keep this mind set this week.Entering the AFC Championship Game, the Patriots are seen as 3-point underdogs against the Kansas City Chiefs — the first time since their game against the Denver Broncos in January 2013 that they enter a playoff game not being favored to win. The oddsmakers are not the only ones to pick the Chiefs to advance to the Super Bowl as a look at the projections models by FiveThirtyEight.com shows:Seeing New England head into the game as statistical underdogs is hardly surprising: the team had a worse regular season record — hence the game being played at Arrowhead Stadium — and despite a blowout win in the divisional round has been pretty inconsistent this year. What also adds to the Patriots’ low win probability might be the team’s record on the road: New England went just 3-5 away from Gillette Stadium this season.That all being said, the calculation models are no flawless system to project games: on wild card weekend, FiveThirtyEight went just 1-3 before rebounding with a perfect 4-0 score last weekend. And if there is one team to consistently defy the odds in the NFL it is the Patriots — not just because they won the two teams’ week six matchup 43-40 White Ja’Whaun Bentley Jersey , but because time and again they haven proven themselves capable of living up to the situation.That being said, New England is well aware that the past has little bearing on the task at hand. “Whatever happened last year or some other year, whatever it is, it is,” Patriots head coach Bill Belichick said on Sunday when asked about a rematch with the Chiefs. “It’s all in the books. This team has a lot in front of it and that’s really what we’re going to focus on is what this team can do.”And if this team does what it did on Sunday against L.A. — playing ball control football on offense and tight man-to-man coverage on defense — then it will certainly have a chance to beat the odds once more.The other conference championship, meanwhile Ja’Whaun Bentley Jersey 2019 , will see the New Orleans Saints host the Los Angeles Rams. According to FiveThirtyEight, this game is even more lopsided that its AFC counterpart:Of course, the Rams won their only playoff game so far in more convincing fashion than the Saints did — so seeing the home team favored by this much, despite beating Los Angeles 45-35 in week nine and New Orleans playing at home, seems a bit curious. In a little more than an hour, the New England Patriots and Kansas City Chiefs will square off in the 2019 AFC Championship Game and with a Super Bowl berth on the line. With both teams almost fully healthy — they combined for only one player listed on Friday’s final injury reports — they can field their best lineups today.With all that in mind White Jason McCourty Jerseys , let’s take a look at today’s inactives.Patriots inactivesAfter removing Deatrich Wise Jr. (ankle) from their injury list on Thursday, the Patriots did not list even a single player on their final two practice reports of the week. This means that all seven of today’s inactive players are healthy scratches — with Wise Jr. himself the biggest surprise of the bunch. With him out, Derek Rivers and Adrian Clayborn will serve as the depth options at the defensive edge alongside Trey Flowers and John Simon.The second big name on the list, quite literally, is Danny Shelton. With him out, Malcom Brown Jason McCourty Jerseys 2019 , Lawrence Guy and Adam Butler will be the main men at the defensive tackle spot. The rest of the inactives list does not include any surprises — even though safety Obi Melifonwu making the cut for the 46-man game day roster can be classified as one.Chiefs inactivesDorian O’Daniel was already ruled out on Friday, the rest of the inactives are all healthy scratches. A look at the list also confirms that safety Eric Berry will be active for Kansas City today — only the third time this year that he will appear in a game for his team. Guard Laurent Duvernay-Tardif, who was activated off injured reserve earlier this week, will not play.