FOXBOROUGH — If Sunday’s AFC Championship game goes the Patriots’ way, Monday will begin a 13-day buildup to Super Bowl XLVII in New Orleans.

It would be the eighth Super Bowl appearance in franchise history, sixth in 11 seasons, and second in two years. If they can beat the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday, Monday will likely see the Patriots and their fans planning for an upcoming visit to the French Quarter, listening to jazz music, sampling some spicy Cajun gumbo.