This was a game that the front seven of Denver took charge of right off the bat and never let up, sacking Brady 4 times and being credited with 20 QB hits
Bill Belichick speaks to reporters following the Patriots’ loss to the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game on Sunday.
Tom Brady talks to the media following the Patriots’ loss to the Broncos in the AFC Championship.
Sunday’s loss out in Denver was pretty brutal, with the laundry list of issues the Patriots had been dealing with all year finally bubbling over during a frustrating 20-18 AFC Championship loss that abruptly ended New England’s season.
When the 2015 season is studied and pored over down and through the years, this team will go down in history as a team which could have, and should have, at least made it back to the Super Bowl but did not due to uncharacteristic bad decisions.
Patriots playoff hype video entitled “2015 Tom Brady Tribute: Warrior”
Patriots Superfan Paul “Fitzy” Fitzgerald previews the AFC Championship
Obnoxious Boston Fan shares his AFC Championship game thoughts and predictions.
For most of the season the topic of conversation in regards to the New England Patriots has centered on the performance of the offensive line. While that unit has at times deserved scrutiny, the return of Sebastian Vollmer has seemed to have stabilized the group. Overlooked has been what may be the real Achilles heel for this squad as they battle the Denver Broncos on Sunday: the team’s third down defense.
Tom Brady with both Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski in the lineup is 22-1 in his last 23 games. In those contests, Brady has completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 7322 yards, 64 TDs and just 13 INTs for a passer rating of 107.
In Brady’s last 23 games with both Gronkowski and Edelman available the Patriots are 22-1. And in those games Brady has completed 67.3 percent of his passes for 7322 yards with 64 TDs, 13 INTs for a passer rating of 107.
In this episode from Patriots Fourth And Two, the official podcast of PatsFans.com, we discussed the upcoming AFC Championship Game for the Patriots against the Broncos. However, we started the show by looking back at the Patriots victory in the Divisional Round of the Playoffs against the Chiefs. We also looked back at the other Divisional Round Games last weekend. We ended the show with our predictions for both Championship Games this weekend.
The New England Patriots will travel to face the Denver Broncos on Sunday, Jan. 24, in the AFC Championship Game. Here’s some pregame thoughts, three keys to the game and a prediction for the upcoming contest.
Brady in the postseason has faced the #1 defense three times, all of them on the road. The Patriots are 3-0 in those games and in all three instances went on to win the Super Bowl
In the earlier game, the Patriots tried to stress the Broncos linebackers by putting them in coverage. It was a match-up they didn’t fully realize but with Edelman back on the field, White is a weapon that they can bring to bear.