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Mile High had been where the January journey ended for the New England Patriots in 1987, 2006, 2014 and 2016. Not on Sunday. Head coach Mike Vrabel’s side outlasted the Denver Broncos by a score of 10-7 in the AFC Championship Game. Here’s a glance back on the 3 p.m. ET kickoff at Empower Field […]
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The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl, and they qualified by beating the Denver Broncos in what was a defensive stalemate for much of the afternoon. Ultimately, though, they made enough plays to secure a 10-7 victory in the AFC Championship Game. Here is a Patriots-centric view at some of the key […]
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The New England Patriots are back in the Super Bowl, beating the Denver Broncos 10-7 to lock up the AFC. Now, it’s about finding out who will join them: it’s time for the NFC Championship Game. Standing in one corner are the top-seeded Seattle Seahawks, with their fifth-seeded division rival Los Angeles Rams in the […]
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It’s been a long six years, but the wait is finally over: the New England Patriots are going back to the Super Bowl. In a defensively-dominated AFC Championship Game, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel was able to overcome the Denver Broncos and some bad weather to secure a 10-7 victory. Overall, it marks […]
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The New England Patriots punched their ticket to the Super Bowl as the defeated the Denver Broncos 10-7 in the AFC Championship Game. With the offense struggling to move the football against a top ranked Broncos defense and in the second-half conditions, it was New England’s defense that paved the way again with a pair […]
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The New England Patriots defense saw its leader depart the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos in the late first quarter. Linebacker Robert Spillane is officially questionable to return with an ankle injury. Spillane, a team captain and the main communicator on the Patriots defense, remained on the ground following a short run play […]
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Going up against one of the best pass-blocking offensive lines in the NFL, the New England Patriots will be without one of their starting pass rushers. Harold Landry, who ranks second on the team with 8.5 sacks this season, will be out for the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos with a knee injury. […]
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The New England Patriots offense received a boost this week. Wide receiver Mack Hollins returned to practice after missing the last four weeks with an abdomen ailment, and on Saturday was officially activated from injured reserve to the 53-man roster. Before his injury in late December, Hollins had been a starter-level contributor for the Patriots. […]
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The New England Patriots are back in the AFC Championship Game, and unlike the Denver Broncos are in relatively good shape. While they will be without starting outside linebacker Harold Landry, their questions pale in comparison to a top seed that placed its starting quarterback on injured reserve on Saturday and did not activate its […]
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Back in the AFC Championship Game for the first time since January 2019, the New England Patriots will be going up against a formidable opponent. The Denver Broncos are the top seed in the AFC, propelled to a 14-3 record in the regular season behind one of the most disruptive defenses in football. Yes Denver […]
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After two straight home playoff games, the New England Patriots will be taking their act on the road on Sunday. The AFC Championship Game will see them go up against the Broncos at Denver’s Mile High Stadium, one of the most challenging settings in all of football. Naturally, our focus this week was almost exclusively […]
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Going up against two of the better defenses in the NFL in the first two playoff rounds, the New England Patriots offense has had its fair share of issues. Fairly or not, one player in particular has been chosen as the poster child for those, rookie left tackle Will Campbell. The first-round draft pick was […]
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After a six-year absence, the New England Patriots are back in the AFC Championship Game. On Sunday, the team of head coach Mike Vrabel will take on the top-seeded Denver Broncos with a trip to the Super Bowl on the line. Here is all the information you need to follow the game. How to watch […]
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The New England Patriots traveled to Denver on Saturday for their upcoming AFC Championship clash with the Broncos. They did so with one of their starting wide receivers in the fold: Mack Hollins, who spent the last four weeks on injured reserve, is officially back. As the Patriots announced, Hollins has been activated to the […]
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The New England Patriots will have a veteran starter back on hand at Mile High. The organization officially activated wide receiver Mack Hollins from injured reserve on the eve of the AFC Championship Game versus the Denver Broncos. To make room on the 53-man roster, defensive tackle Eric Gregory has been placed on injured reserve. […]
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The New England Patriots will be down a defensive captain against the Denver Broncos. Outside linebacker Harold Landry III has been ruled out for the AFC Championship Game after staying sidelined for three consecutive practices due to a lingering knee injury, head coach Mike Vrabel announced Friday. But running back Terrell Jennings, wide receiver Mack […]
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Darrell Taylor’s stay at Gillette Stadium has ended one week after it began. The New England Patriots officially released the veteran defensive end from the practice squad on Friday, as signaled during head coach Mike Vrabel’s press conference. Taylor, 28, signed to the practice squad leading up to the AFC divisional round after clearing waivers […]
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The 2025 Pro Football Writers of America’s Most Improved Player of the Year resides in Foxborough. Quarterback Drake Maye got the call on Friday, becoming the first player in New England Patriots history to receive the award since it was introduced by the PFWA in 2000. Previous recipients dating back to the turn of the […]
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Signing Milton Williams to a four-year, $104 million deal in free agency, the Patriots envisioned Williams and fellow defensive tackle Christian Barmore dominating the interior of their defensive front. That vision has come to fruition, as the Patriots have generated the fourth-most pressures in the league from their defensive tackle duo. But New England has […]
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When the Patriots team plane lands in Denver on Saturday, it will mark the first time Drake Maye has stepped foot in Colorado. As the quarterback then gets ready to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game, he’ll quickly have to learn the effects of throwing a football in altitude. “I haven’t thrown […]
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For the first time since 2018, the New England Patriots are on to the AFC Championship Game. After a win over a top ranked Texans defense, Drake Maye and Co. will have another tough task against Denver’s unit while New England’s defense will look to keep their hot streak going against Jarrett Stidham. With that, […]
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Unless it specifically plans to prepare for Denver’s victory formation, the New England Patriots defense will not encounter much tape of the opposing quarterback this week. Jarrett Stidham, who will lead the Broncos into this week’s AFC Championship Game, played just four snaps all season and none of them can be classified as particularly revealing. […]
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The New England Patriots better pack an extra layer of clothes for their trip to Denver, because the upcoming AFC Championship Game against the Broncos projects to be a cold one. In fact, if the current forecast turns out accurate it will be their coldest game of the season. According to NFL Weather, the kickoff […]
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The New England Patriots remain focused on the task at hand rather than engaging in any war of words with the Denver Broncos ahead of the AFC Championship Game. It’s not for a lack of opportunity, though. On Wednesday, Broncos head coach Sean Payton told his team’s fans that they are “going to have plenty […]
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