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The New England Patriots’ 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship may not have been the prettiest game of the NFL season, but it doesn’t matter. A win is a win, and this particular one allows the Patriots to return to the Super Bowl after a six-year absence. The victory is not […]
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The New England Patriots offense received a boost on the eve of the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos. Mack Hollins, who had led the team’s wide receivers in snaps before suffering an abdomen injury in late December, was reactivated after a four-week stint on injured reserve. The 32-year-old picked up right where he […]
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D’Ernest Johnson and Leonard Taylor III reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after having a hand in the AFC Championship Game. The 10-7 win at snowy Mile High marked the fifth standard elevation of the campaign for the running back. For the defensive tackle, it marked the sixth. Both made their […]
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As Stefon Diggs stood on a snowy Empower Field following the Patriots’ AFC Championship victory, tears streamed down his face. For Diggs, it was a moment long in the making. “I fought long and hard, man. It mean the world to me. I mean, I’ve been playing this game since I was 5 years old. […]
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What in the hell is happening? The Patriots are AFC Champs. They’re going to the Super Bowl. It’s a rematch of SB 49, and absolutely nobody saw it coming. The Patriots are on a run to end all runs right now, and I just can’t get enough of it. No matter what happensx next, I’ll […]
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Ahead of last summer’s training camp, New England Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel explained that he was looking at his team’s performances in three distinct categories. There is the good, the bad, and, as he called it, the s—t that gets you beat. The Patriots’ 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship […]
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The New England Patriots are doing a rebuilding speed run, thanks in large part to the man at the controller consistently pushing all the right buttons. Since returning to his former stomping grounds as head coach, Mike Vrabel has successfully maneuvered his team through the challenges a team totaling eight wins over the last two […]
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As far as NFL rock bottom is concerned, getting released by an 0-6 team has to be in the conversation. That is precisely what happened to Leonard Taylor, who the New York Jets let go in mid-October. Up until that point, the sophomore defensive tackle had appeared in two games for the team and recorded […]
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Seven yards was all that stood between the New England Patriots and a trip to the Super Bowl with 1:57 remaining in the AFC Championship Game. Moving the chains against a Denver Broncos defense that had played a disciplined and effective game up to that point would allow the Patriots to run out the clock […]
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Fending off the elements and one of the best defenses in the NFL, the New England Patriots won a tight battle against the Broncos on Sunday to punch their ticket to the Super Bowl. Just one year after winning only four games, their 10-7 win in the Denver snow allows them to compete for the […]
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The New England Patriots are the last team standing in the AFC and as such on to Super Bowl LX in Santa Clara. Their opponent is a familiar one, at least as far as the two teams’ title game history is concerned: the Seattle Seahawks, who lost to the Patriots back in Super Bowl XLIX […]
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The New England Patriots are on to the Super Bowl for the first time since the 2018 season. They defeated the Denver Broncos 10-7 in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday. Here is who caught our eye for better or worse upon live-viewing the Patriots’ playoff victory. Winners DT Milton Williams and ED Elijah Ponder: […]
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After taking on the No. 1 seed in the AFC on Sunday, the New England Patriots will take on the No. 1 seed in the NFC in two weeks. The Seattle Seahawks beat the Los Angeles Rams 31-27 in their conference championship to set up a meeting with the Patriots in Super Bowl LX on […]
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The New England Patriots’ opponent in the upcoming Super Bowl is set. The Seattle Seahawks emerged victoriously from the NFC and will take on their AFC counterparts with the Vince Lombardi on the line in two weeks. Whereas the Patriots won the AFC Championship Game against the Denver Broncos in defensive fashion and with a […]
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Patriots cornerback Christian Gonzalez was on the wrong side of a 52-yard completion that helped set up the Denver Broncos’ opening touchdown in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game. But when the Patriots needed a play later to punch its ticket to the Super Bowl, it was Gonzalez who delivered — hauling in an interception of quarterback […]
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The New England Patriots are back in familiar territory, sitting atop the AFC with a chance to earn the Vince Lombardi Trophy awaiting them. Along the way, they managed to set some new NFL records: their 10-7 victory over the Denver Broncos on Sunday was one for the history books, no matter how ugly it […]
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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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