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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 […]
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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, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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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The New England Patriots will travel to Denver this week to take on the top-seeded Broncos in the AFC Championship Game. As was announced by the NFL in the lead-up to the game, Alex Kemp will serve as the referee. Officiating website Football Zebras had to say the following about Kemp: Kemp, 52, is an […]
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Devin McCourty knows a thing or two about playing safety in the NFL. Over his 13 years in the league, he appeared in 229 games and helped the New England Patriots win three Super Bowls. So, when he takes to social media to say a rookie “plays like a 10-year vet,” it is not some […]
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The show rolls on for the New England Patriots as a divisional round victory over the Houston Texans has secured their spot in the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2018. Now, New England will put their perfect road record to the test as they head out to Denver to take on the […]
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A pair of 2025 New England Patriots draft selections got another call in January. Running back TreVeyon Henderson and kicker Andy Borregales have been named to the Pro Football Writers of America’s All-Rookie team, the organization announced Tuesday. Henderson, 23, landed in Foxborough in the second round of April’s NFL draft at No. 38 overall. […]
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Located at 5,280 feet above sea level, Empower Field at Mile High offers a unique home field advantage for the Denver Broncos. Whereas their players are in a familiar environment, visiting teams will have to get ready not just for the Broncos themselves as well as a hostile fanbase but also the effects of the […]
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As the fourth quarter began in the divisional round matchup at a snowy Gillette Stadium, the Patriots offense had seen its previous four drives end in either a punt or a turnover. Holding just a five-point led, the group knew they needed to make a play. In came Kayshon Boutte. Facing a 3rd-and-4 from the […]
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A divisional matchup against an elite Texans defense was expected to be a slugfest for quarterback Drake Maye and the Patriots offense. In a snowy Gillette Stadium, Maye took his fair share of punches as he delivered his lowest EPA per drop back (-0.27) of the season and lost a pair of fumbles as ball […]
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The New England Patriots’ divisional round win over the Houston Texans on Sunday was a slugfest in the truest of senses. Being played at a snowy Gillette Stadium, it pitted two impressive defensive units against one another in wet and cold conditions. As a consequence, more often than not, offense was lacking: of the combined […]
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