Overview
- New England beat Denver 10-7 in the AFC Championship to reach Super Bowl LX.
- The Patriots’ front held the Broncos to 55 rushing yards and sacked Jarrett Stidham three times under steady pressure.
- A pressured backward pass by Stidham was ruled a fumble that set up the Patriots’ lone touchdown, and a late interception sealed the win.
- Leonard Taylor III blocked a potential game-tying field goal with 4:46 remaining.
- Denver’s Pro Football Focus No. 1 line featuring All-Pros Garrett Bolles and Quinn Meinerz drew Milton Williams’ postgame jab: “No. 1 offensive line can kiss my ass.”