The New England Patriots ended the Baltimore Ravens’ season one agonizing step shy of the Super Bowl Sunday and continued to carve a place in history as one of the NFL’s most enduring dynasties with a 23-20 victory in the AFC championship game.

New England quarterback Tom Brady failed to put on his typical display of passing exploits. But he and the Patriots made the big plays when it mattered to beat the Ravens at Gillette Stadium.

Ravens kicker Billy Cundiff missed a 32-yard field goal attempt with 11 seconds to play that would have sent the game into overtime.

The Patriots secured their fifth Super Bowl appearance with Brady at quarterback and Bill Belichick as coach. They’ll seek their fourth Super Bowl title with that pair leading the team when they play either the New York Giants or the San Francisco 49ers in two weeks in Indianapolis.

Brady threw two interceptions and didn’t have a touchdown pass. But he put the Patriots ahead in the fourth quarter with a touchdown on a one-yard quarterback sneak, and they held on from there.

Tailback BenJarvus Green-Ellis had a second-quarter touchdown run for the Patriots, and kicker Stephen Gostkowski provided three field goals.

Quarterback Joe Flacco had a pair of touchdown passes for the Ravens, one to tight end Dennis Pitta in the second quarter and one to wide receiver Torrey Smith in the third quarter. The Ravens led, 20-16, early in the fourth quarter. But they allowed Brady’s touchdown, and their three drives after that produced an interception, a fourth-down incompletion at the New England 33-yard line and Cundiff’s missed kick.

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