Chandler Jones

Former Syracuse teammates and brothers Art and Chandler Jones (pictured, center) will meet in Sunday's AFC Championship Game, a trip to the Super Bowl on the line.

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Syracuse, N.Y. — Art and Camille Jones have made this 4.5-hour drive to Foxborough before.

It was just two years ago when the couple left their Endicott, N.Y. home and drove to Gillette Stadium to watch their two sons meet for a trip to the Super Bowl.

Camille wore a No. 95 jersey. Art wore his son's No. 97 jersey and was heckled by a fan. Then, it was Arthur's underdog Baltimore Ravens that defeated Chandler's New England Patriots en route to a Super Bowl victory against the San Francisco 49ers.

Now the two brothers and former Syracuse teammates are set to meet in the AFC Championship Game for the second time in three years, the setting once again Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Mass. The game between the Indianapolis Colts and Patriots kicks at 6:40 p.m. Sunday and will be televised by CBS.

At stake is a trip to Super Bowl XLIX on Feb. 1 in Glendale, Ariz. against either the Green Bay Packers or Seattle Seahawks.

"Somebody is going," Art Sr. said in a telephone interview this week, "and that's just good to know."

Arthur Jones is looking for his second Super Bowl ring. He signed a free agent contract with the Colts last offseason worth more than $30 million, reuniting with Chuck Pagano, his former defensive coordinator in Baltimore.

Chandler, who is eligible for a contract extension this offseason, is appearing in his third AFC title game in three seasons since being drafted in the first round back in 2012.

Both players missed time throughout the season because of injuries, including the Nov. 16 matchup between the two teams in Indy, but are healthy entering Sunday's contest.

And, it will be the first game this year that Art and Camille see in person. Art is a pastor at Mount Sinai Church of God in Christ in nearby Binghamton. Camille suffers from diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness, and prefers to listen to the games on TV.

A custom-made jersey was stitched together for Sunday's game by a friend in Binghamton. One half will feature the Colts logo, the other the Patriots logo. The back of the jerseys will say 'Team Jones' and feature a nod to their third son's championship pedigree. Jon Jones is the UFC light-heavyweight champ and regarded as one of the world's best fighters.

As for a prediction?

Two years ago Art said he was seeing purple, a nod toward the Ravens that turned out to be prudent soothsaying.

Chandler recently asked him about this week's game.

Silver and blue?

"I see you," Art Sr. said. "That's what I told him."

"It will be real nice to have two rings. A ring on both sides and a belt down the middle. That's quite a legacy."

A return trip to the Super Bowl is in order regardless of who wins, and Camille and Art will again watch from the stands.

Two years ago they stayed in their seats, opting against fighting the mob to get on the field as the Ravens won.

"This year, if it looks like they're going to win, she's going to make her way ahead of time," Art Sr. said. "She's going down to get on the field. We were getting confetti where we were, but nothing like being on the field.

"Coming home on the ride, knowing your son won a Super Bowl, that's a dream. It's indescribable."

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