The New England Patriots booked their place at Super Bowl LX as they edged out the Denver Broncos 10-7 in near blizzard conditions in the AFC Championship game.The Patriots tallied only 72 yards on offense, and three first downs, in the first half but managed to go into the break level at 7-7 after a costly Jarrett Stidham fumble for Denver.
The Broncos’ back-up quarterback, making his first NFL start in two years due to Bo Nix’s season-ending injury suffered in the divisional round, started the game well and earned Denver a 7-0 lead after following up a 52-yard strike to Marvin Mims with a touchdown toss to Courtland Sutton in the first quarter.
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Jarrett Stidham follows up a stunning deep ball to Marvin Mims with a six-yard touchdown toss to Courtland Sutton for the Denver Broncos
But, with the Broncos’ defense completely shutting down New England’s offense, Denver were left to rue a Stidham fumble from their own 33-yard line that gifted the Patriots their game-tying score.Elijah Ponder seemingly returned the fumble for a touchdown, only for the referees to have ruled the play dead too soon. The error did not prove too costly, however, as Patriots QB Drake Maye ran in a six-yard TD off the turnover two plays later.
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Denver could, and perhaps should, have still had a lead at the half, but their decision to go for it on…
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