It was a long road to the AFC championship but the Patriots didn’t do it alone.
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The Broncos may have one of the NFL’s top receiving tandems in Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders, but Denver will struggle to capitalize on that advantage if Manning can’t get them the ball. “It’s no mystery we had a rough stretch there for a couple of weeks, where we weren’t performing up to the level that we’re used to”. It could be the last Brady Manning matchup ever, so ratings are expected to be high, at least to see them go at it one last time.
New England earned its fourth Super Bowl championship a year ago, but the victory tour was tainted by another round of cheating allegations and the possible suspension of quarterback Tom Brady in the scandal that came to be known as “Deflategate”.
Today, Belichick and the New England Patriots made reporters wake up pretty early with his press conference taking place at 7 a.m. EST, two hours earlier than usual. The visiting Patriots are 3 point favorites against the Broncos.
The Patriots went backward on the opening drive of OT, then Denver won it on C.J. Anderson’s 48-yard touchdown run. “They’ve got guys that can get after the pass rusher”.
Most recently, the 2015 season began with the Patriots’ 28-21 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Back when the Patriots and Broncos met in Week 12, Aqib Talib and the Denver secondary essentially matched up with New England’s backups.
On the opposite sideline, head coach Gary Kubiak’s decision to start the experienced arm of Manning on Sunday over Osweiler will obviously give Denver’s offense a different look than what the Pats saw in Week 12.
The loss at Denver exposed one of the few remaining gaps in Brady’s resume.
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Right now, the Patriots are favored to win the Super Bowl. Now the question remains whether or not he is healthy and good enough to lead the Broncos to Super Bowl 50 – their second appearance since he joined the team. So, they have a great tradition there and we’ve played a lot of good Bronco teams. But that’s due to the physical limitations that Father Time has imposed on the veteran this season more than anything else. “Although they wish the team had home field advantage, they couldn’t miss the chance to mile high stadium”.
