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

[Le Numéro Douze]

We are so lucky to be tied after such a ****ty half. Adjust at half time and go win this.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Rough outing so far for Drake Maye:

Total: 7/14 (50%) 41yds

By Down:
1st: 3/4 (75%) 10yds
2nd: 1/5 (20%) 5yds
3rd: *3/5 (60%) 26yds
*1 passing first down

Throw-by-throw:

BUT…ha hasn’t turned it over (tried with that early bad throw). That’s huge. It’s almost like WE have the backup and have to manage him accordingly

 

[Uptown]

 

[stcjones]

1st play of 2nd half?

Run up the middle

 

[Kdo5]

Patriots have not shown the ability to move the ball. I don’t know how that changes next half other than Drake simply stepping it up.

I think our defense is playing great outside of the TD drive but they will be gassed and our punter blows. Our defense is more vulnerable than theirs.

I think we need to run the ball. It’s a tie game. Let’s try to wear down their defense in order to hit a big play in the pass game.

 

[Ian]

 

[Uptown]

Any word on Spilly?

 

[PatsFanInVa]

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

Okay, Drake missed some open guys, Campbell got beat on some pass rushes. How lucky for Denver.

God this thread is so f ing ******ed

 

[LightSkinSmurf]

Turnover, and Sean not taking the points. Besides that, Denver has been the better team. I'm shocked Maye hasn't done anything yet.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Maye with a trash first half, gotta step up kid! If he at least hits boutte at the end we could have stolen another 3 there.

All things considered though you have to be incredibly thrilled being tied right now. We can’t afford a repeat of that half though

 

[n1997y]

Run up the middle

Safe bet

 

[NFL Mystique]

Patriots have not shown the ability to move the ball. I don’t know how that changes next half other than Drake simply stepping it up.

I think our defense is playing great outside of the TD drive but they will be gassed and our punter blows. Our defense is more vulnerable than theirs.

You are correct.

If a defense is going to "collapse" it will probably be the Patrots. Offense is doing them no favors.

 

[Ian]

 

[Ross12]

Weird for him to highlight Boutte when the guy is being blanketed by Surtain

 

[Lagaffe_07]

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

Happened a lot in the playoffs. He has started drifting into pressure as well

 

[turkeyneck]

It's not conservative Josh. It's deer in the headlights, brain freeze Josh. He gets that sometimes...

 

[Bill Lee]

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?

I feel that overall Stidham is playing at the high end of what we'd expect and Denver's defense is more often than not shutting down our receivers. We haven't had any big plays on offense, just a great defensive play that gave us a short field and a quick 7 points. I feel it could be a LOT worse than a 7-7 tie at the half.

 

[UGAPatsfan]

Drake seems dead set on hotting a deep ball but it just isn’t here today against this team

 

[TB12TheGoat]

It's not conservative Josh. It's deer in the headlights, brain freeze Josh. He gets that sometimes...

SB 42 the ultimate example

 

[NFL Mystique]

The defense needs a pick six or huge turnover. I don't think the offense is going to go down and get a TD themselves.