Game Day Thread 2025 OFFICIAL GAMEDAY THREAD: AFC CHAMPIONSHIP - NE @ DEN

[NE_Zealot]

If Jim knows this Freedo call, Denver does too!

Han shot first

 

[PatsFanInVa]

Everybody stop with how lucky we are to be tied at 7, etc. Maybe a little. Stiddy hit one long pass, Drake took a couple hits. They haven't been heads and shoulders better than us... they missed a 50+ yd FG, people are saying "lucky" - that's the normal outcome. It was 50+, right?

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

I think this half all comes down to who makes a critical turnover first.

Whoever scores the next TD. Regardless of how it's done. I think.

 

[NFL Mystique]

I just got off from work and saw the fumble by Stidham, which should’ve been a return TD (not surprising by the refs bailing out Denver).

Who gets the ball to start the 2nd half?

Patriots

 

[UGAPatsfan]

I really like our fight back. We tied the game up and we will have the ball first out of half time.

It's a game of adjustments. Crucial halftime adjustments needed. In particular We need our offense to get into gear and start scoring.

It looks like our defense is already finding ways to shut down Stidham. We are so in this game.

Just 30 minutes to go and we need to see more of that killer instinct going forward. Let's get it!

Yeah they need to just find SOMETHING that works. I refuse to believe that this Denver defense is that much better than Hou

 

[Kdo5]

Drake needs to sustain a drive.. Denver isn't doing anything special on defense.. gonzo doesn't give up the play we are up 7-0..

We’ve had open guys that Drake has misfired on. And then Henry dropping the ball too.

 

[stcjones]

I thought the thin atmosphere would make punting travel longer, yet our punts are so bad today

I don’t know much about punting obviously but to me it looks like he’s coming so up on the ball and he’s getting a lot of height on it but it’s not going anywhere… I don’t know how else to explain it

 

[condon84]

hawkins blew it, not gonzo

He blew it on the deep throw and the TD pass as well.

 

[Ross12]

I do think they need to run the ball more but I also think it’s important to get Maye in a groove too

 

[turkeyneck]

1st play of 2nd half?

 

[NFL Mystique]

Everybody stop with how lucky we are to be tied at 7, etc. Maybe a little. Stiddy hit one long pass, Drake took a couple hits. They haven't been heads and shoulders better than us... they missed a 50+ yd FG, people are saying "lucky" - that's the normal outcome. It was 50+, right?

They missed a 4th down conversion. That was a 10 point swing. Stidham missed some wide open guys. Patriots are lucky right now.

 

[ViperGTS]

Hard to say which team should be happy/sad with how the first half went

I'd be more down if I was Denver. They played about as best as they could, but are tied at half.

 

[FCB02062]

Halftime show saying Maye is looking down At the pass rush and not keeping his head up and looking down field. This is real rookie **** from maye

 

[thecore762]

We are lucky to be tied since our offense didn’t do much in the first half.
Go back to the run game. Get these guys going. Wear them down.

 

[n1997y]

I just got off from work and saw the fumble by Stidham, which should’ve been a return TD (not surprising by the refs bailing out Denver).

Who gets the ball to start the 2nd half?

Pats get the ball

 

[stcjones]

I just got off from work and saw the fumble by Stidham, which should’ve been a return TD (not surprising by the refs bailing out Denver).

Who gets the ball to start the 2nd half?

Us

 

[Ian]

 

[PatsFanInVa]

Last two games Maye was much better in the second half. He must do that again

season-long tendency

 

[ahmed]

Somebody needs to give Kyle Long some fashion advice!

 

[Foxypats]

Maye needs to learn to throw the ball away