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Drake Maye adjusting to Denver air, not aggressive style, in AFC Championship
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 […]
Patriots Mailbag: How to beat Jarrett Stidham and the Broncos defense?
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, […]
Patriots defense ready for anything against Broncos’ new-look offense
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. […]
Patriots vs. Broncos weather forecast for AFC Championship Game
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 […]
Kayshon Boutte, Sean Payton engage in tamest trash talk ever before Patriots vs. Broncos
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 […]
Patriots vs. Broncos Thursday injury report: Garrett Bradbury joins New England’s sidelined
The New England Patriots ramped up work on the Denver Broncos without Garrett Bradbury. The starting center, who has amassed 1,191 offensive snaps from September into January, did not practice on Thursday due to an illness. Outside linebacker Harold Landry III and inside linebacker Marte Mapu also remained sidelined as the AFC Championship Game closes […]
Patriots open practice window for starting wide receiver Mack Hollins
The New England Patriots remained without Mack Hollins during Wednesday’s preparations for the Denver Broncos. That changed by Thursday, however, as the wide receiver practiced for the first time since being sent to injured reserve in December. His 21-day activation window has officially been opened ahead of the AFC Championship Game at Mile High. Hollins, […]
Patriots’ Mike Vrabel named 2025 PFWA Coach of the Year
Twelve months after being reintroduced at Gillette Stadium, Mike Vrabel has been named the 2025 Pro Football Writers of America’s NFL Coach of the Year. The New England Patriots head coach got the call on Thursday amid preparations for the AFC Championship Game. He did so while Seattle Seahawks general manager John Schneider and Denver […]
Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel among five Patriots named award finalists
The New England Patriots will be well represented at this year’s NFL Honors as they feature finalists for six awards in the 2025 Associated Press NFL Awards. Drake Maye is among the finalists for two of those awards: Most Valuable Player and Offensive Player of the Year. Maye, who was voted second-team AP All-Pro behind […]
Patriots links 1/22/26: ‘Road warriors’ prep for Denver
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AFC Championship X-Factors: K’Lavon Chaisson has personified the Patriots’ suddenly awesome defense
With the divisional round in the rear view, we have just four teams left in the NFL’s tournament to see who gets to play in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8. The NFC Championship game is a particularly interesting pier-sixer in that it has two teams that have already faced off twice this season, […]
Silent count preparation could pay dividends for Patriots vs. Broncos
Playing at Denver’s Mile High Stadium presents a challenge to visiting teams not just because of its elevation of 5,280 feet. The Broncos’ home arena also is one of the loudest in all of football, which in turn puts considerable pressure on opposing offenses: communication will be vital, one way or another. The New England […]
Patriots vs. Broncos: Who has the edge in the AFC Championship Game?
In the 2010s, the New England Patriots making the AFC Championship Game was literally an annual occurrence. In the last few years, however, the team has been absence from the conference title round: since 2019, the team has either not advanced that far in the playoffs or failed to qualify for the tournament entirely. This […]
How Patriots defense feels about Jarrett Stidham matchup
Jarrett Stidham has not thrown a pass in an NFL game since Jan. 7, 2024. So when Patriots defensive tackle Milton Williams was asked what he knew about the Broncos quarterback, he gave an honest answer. “Nothing. I ain’t gonna lie, nothing,” Williams said. “We’re going to watch the tape on him and figure out […]
Mile High has been a house of horrors for Patriots in the NFL playoffs
Advancing to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2018, the New England Patriots will face off against a fairly familiar playoff opponent — at least from a historical perspective. The Denver Broncos, after all, have stood in the team’s way on five previous occasions. In those five postseason meetings between the Patriots […]
Patriots fan survey: How confident are you in Will Campbell?
When the New England Patriots selected Will Campbell fourth overall in the 2025 NFL Draft, they did so with one goal in mind: have him lock up Drake Maye’s blindside for years to come. Early on in his career, he has shown plenty of promise. Recently, however, Campbell has had his issues. Going up against […]
Stefon Diggs has Drake Maye’s back after recent fumble issues
Throughout his first two career playoff starts, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye has experienced his share of growing pains. Still, Maye has delivered key plays that have helped New England reach the AFC Championship Game. With a trip to the Super Bowl now on the line, Maye’s teammates continue to express confidence in the young quarterback […]
Patriots vs. Broncos Wednesday injury report: Carlton Davis III among New England’s limited
The New England Patriots began preparations for the AFC Championship Game without two. Linebackers Harold Landry III and Marte Mapu stayed sidelined during Wednesday’s practice inside the WIN Waste Innovations Field House. But a handful were limited as sights set on the Denver Broncos, including cornerback Carlton Davis III, who entered the NFL’s concussion protocol […]
Patriots open rookie defensive tackle Joshua Farmer’s window to return from injured reserve
As the New England Patriots headed inside the WIN Waste Innovations Field House, so did Joshua Farmer. The rookie defensive tackle’s 21-day practice window has been opened leading up to the AFC Championship Game. Farmer, 23, went on injured reserve in December after sustaining a hamstring injury in the first quarter of what became a […]
Mike Vrabel shares injury updates on pair of Patriots starters
Standing in front of a newly-branded backdrop reflecting his team’s spot in the AFC Championship Game, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel met with the media on Wednesday to speak about the upcoming matchup with Denver Broncos. Among the topics discussed were injury updates on two starters, cornerback Carlton Davis and wide receiver Mack […]
Patriots links 1/21/26: On to the conference championship vs. Denver
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After free agency pursuit, Jarrett Stidham now stands in Patriots’ way
As Mike Vrabel and the Patriots’ staff were deciding who would back up Drake Maye this past offseason, the group looked at free-agent quarterback Jarrett Stidham. Nearly 10 months later, Stidham — who ultimately re-signed with the Denver Broncos — will be under center Sunday against the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. “It was […]
Patriots vs. Broncos preview for AFC Championship Game
The top two playoff seeds going against each other with a Super Bowl berth on the line, the upcoming AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos is a true marquee matchup. That is, on paper it is. After all, the game’s nature changed within an hour of the Broncos’ divisional round […]
Examining the roster ties between Patriots, Broncos ahead of AFC Championship Game
Linebacker brothers Jonah Elliss and Christian Elliss will meet again at Mile High. So will familiar faces on the coaching staffs ranging from Josh McDaniels to Evan Rothstein. And so will a group of players who have been both New England Patriots and Denver Broncos. Between the active rosters, practice squads and the reserve lists, […]
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