New England Patriots @ Denver Broncos

AFC CHAMPIONSHIP

12-4, 5-3 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Patriots NE	6	3	3	6	18
Broncos DEN	7	10	0	3	20

Denver BroncosBroncosDEN

12-4, 6-2 Home

Game Information

Denver, CO

Side Judge:Allen Baynes

Umpire:Rich Hall

Line Judge:Carl Johnson

Field Judge:Dyrol Prioleau

Back Judge:Tony Steratore

Down Judge:Mark Hittner

Referee:Ed Hochuli

American Football Conference

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Buffalo	1	0	0	1.000	29	14
New York	1	1	0	.500	33	24
New England	0	0	1	.500	13	13
Miami	0	1	0	.000	7	20

AFC West	W	L	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles	1	1	.500	44	48
Las Vegas	1	1	.500	36	47
Denver	1	1	.500	40	40
Kansas City	0	1	.000	12	20

NFL News

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2026 NFL preseason Week 2: Game takeaways, analysis

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