Overview
- Heavy second-half snow covered field markings in Denver, forcing crews to deploy snow blowers as visibility deteriorated for viewers and broadcasters.
- CBS tested digitally imposed yard lines to aid clarity, but the overlay made players — especially the Patriots in white — appear translucent, prompting its removal after roughly eight plays.
- After scrapping the graphics, the network added the ball’s yard-line location to the scorebug while keeping the natural, snow-covered field on screen.
- The Patriots beat the Broncos 10-7 to reach Super Bowl LX in a game defined by limited offense, four missed field goals, and a late Christian Gonzalez interception.
- Referee Alex Kemp acknowledged an incorrect incomplete-pass ruling on a backward pass to Jarrett Stidham that wiped out a defensive touchdown, and the weather-marred finish renewed calls for neutral or indoor sites for conference championships.