5 Things to Know About Sunday's Patriots-Ravens AFC Championship Game at Gillette Stadium

The New England Patriots host the Baltimore Ravens Sunday at 6:30 p.m. in Foxborough for the AFC Championship Game. Winner advances to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.

On Sunday, the New England Patriots will play in their ninth AFC Championship Game and second straight conference title game against the Baltimore Ravens at Gillette Stadium. Kick-off is 6:30 p.m. It will be the third time in team history the Patriots will play in consecutive AFC Championship games. The Pats won back-to-back conference titles in 2003 and 2004 and played in both the 2006 and 2007 Conference Championship games, winning the 2007 game. The Patriots and Ravens have squared off seven times in the regular season and two times in the postseason since the Baltimore franchise was founded following the Cleveland Browns’ move to Baltimore in 1996. This week’s postseason game will be the third since the 2009 season and a rematch of the…

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5 Things: Mild Weather, AFC Championship Weekend, Patriots Tickets Giveaway & More

Here’s what’s happening in Foxborough this weekend, Jan. 19-20.

Editor's note: Five Things You Need To Know Today is a Patch column that provides readers with essential, daily information at a glance. If you know of something happening in town that did not make our list, please add it in the comment section! Saturday’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for partly sunny, with a high near 44. Breezy, with a southwest wind 13 to 20 mph, with gusts as high as 40 mph. Saturday night: Mostly cloudy, with a low around 34. Southwest wind 13 to 15 mph. Sunday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 43. Breezy, with a southwest wind 15 to 23 mph, with gusts as high as 33 mph. Sunday night: Partly cloudy, with a low around 17. West wind 11 to 18 mph, with gusts as …

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