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The New England Patriots went 8-0 in road games this season. The ninth, in the AFC title game vs. the Denver Broncos, is for a trip to the Super Bowl.
It's going to be cold and likely snowy on Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High when the Denver Broncos host the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game. With the game kicking off at 1 pm MDT, the temperature is expected to be 16 degrees with a 60% chance of snow at the time of writing this story.
The next meeting was at a different stadium and had a different result. At home in 2012, the Patriots had a rude awakening for Tim Tebow and the Broncos. Rob Gronkowski had 145 receiving yards and three scores, and Brady threw six touchdown passes as the Pats made sure there would be no Tebow time, winning 45-10.
The New England Patriots are facing a former draft pick, Denver Broncos QB Jarrett Stidham, who's starting in place of Bo Nix in the AFC title game.
Legendary Patriots quarterback Tom Brady drew a similiarity between himself and current New England QB Drake Maye regarding this trait.
New England is headed to its first AFC Championship game appearance since the 2018 season and will face the Broncos
Are the Patriots inevitable? Should the league change the rules around the timelines for coaching searches to make things more fair? You tell us in the comments!
An alternate camera angle showed how the Patriots' sideline reacted to Kayshon Boutte's one-handed touchown catch against the Texans.
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel has announced who will be the team captain for the AFC title game with Harold Landry out for the contest.