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Teary-eyed Stefon Diggs 'thankful' Patriots 'took a chance on me'
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Stefon Diggs stood on the sidelines watching the Kansas City Chiefs celebrate beating his Buffalo Bills in the 2021 AFC championship game.
The 32-year-old wide receiver finally got a chance to celebrate a Super Bowl berth of his own after his New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos 10-7 in the AFC championship game .
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Diggs was understandably emotional after the Patriots clinched passage to Super Bowl 60 . It marked not only the first Super Bowl berth of his career, but also the culmination of a difficult year.
"I'm just so proud of this team man," Diggs told NFL Media's Cameron Wolfe during a teary-eyed, postgame interview. "You don't know how hard this year has been battling the injury and coming back."
