Patriots will come to Arrowhead for AFC Championship game on Sunday

The final slot of the AFC playoffs has been settled.

The New England Patriots trounced the Los Angeles Chargers 41-28, and will travel to Arrowhead Stadium on Sunday to face the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC Championship game. Kickoff is set for 5:40 pm Arrowhead Time.

The Patriots ran out to the 35-7 halftime lead and never looked back, putting intense pressure on Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers.

Finishing the regular season 11-5, the Patriots were undefeated at Gillette Stadium — including a 43-40 victory over the Chiefs in Week 6 — but were 3-5 on the road.

The Chiefs are 2-2 against the Patriots since Andy Reid arrived in Kansas City. The last time the Patriots played in Arrowhead was in Week 4 of 2014, when the Chiefs shocked the Patriots with a 42-14 defeat. The Patriots went on the win the Super Bowl that season.

Our foes at Pats Pulpit noted that the Patriots are opening as three-point underdogs against the Chiefs:

PATS PULPIT: This is the first time that Tom Brady has been considered an underdog in 67 games, per BetDSI’s release, with the last time being a 2-point underdog for a week 2 road game against the Buffalo Bills in 2015. The Patriots won that game 40-32. The Patriots were also an underdog in the season opener of 2016 when Brady was suspended, but they defeated the Arizona Cardinals 23-21.

This game should be good.