As the New England Patriots prepare for their first AFC Championship since 2018, they could potentially get a big boost from the sideline. Wide receiver Mack Hollins, currently on injured reserve with an abdominal injury, is eligible to be activated this week for a matchup with the Denver Broncos.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots continue to bask in the glow of their 28-16 victory over the Houston Texans in the divisional round of the 2025 NFL playoffs, they are already preparing for a showdown with the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship game.
The New England Patriots have had a brilliant season and they are in a position to return to glory if they can beat the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game.
The AFC Championship Game rarely feels this layered with history and contradiction. On Sunday afternoon at Empower Field at Mile High, the New England Patriots arrive in Denver carrying the weight of expectations.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft has served in his role since 1994 and has seen great success over his 32-season tenure. Kraft has overseen the Patriots win six Super Bowls under quarterback Tom Brady and head coach Bill Belichick, tying for the most of any franchise in NFL history and building one of football's greatest dynasties.
An NFL owner suggested that an expanded regular season could be a near certainty. New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft said Tuesday on 98.5 The Sports Hub's Zolak & Bertrand that the league will make a concerted push to implement an 18-game regular season.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
The most important context in all of this is easy to miss: the Patriots are winning anyway. New England has taken both playoff games so far, and that matters.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — As the New England Patriots turn their attention to their AFC championship showdown with the Denver Broncos, a pair of promising first-year standouts have joined the ranks of those earning individual accolades for an impressive regular-season performance.
The New England Patriots still have football to be played this season. That doesn't mean we still can't look a few months ahead to what will come from the 2026 NFL Draft in April.
The New England Patriots may find Sunday’s AFC Championship Game even more tilted toward the Denver Broncos than expected. Ticketmaster, one of the world’s largest ticket distributors, is blocking ticket purchases from anyone outside the Rocky Mountain region for the highly anticipated matchup, Boston 25 News reported Tuesday.
As a player, Mike Vrabel made plenty of trips to Denver for games, but none as big as Sunday's AFC Championship Game. With the notorious high altitude stadium being the host venue for his New England Patriots, Vrabel has plans for dealing with it.
Hi there. It’s been about 15 years since we last talked in this space, but do you have a few minutes for us to catch up? Perhaps you remember me from my weekly column for this website from 2002-2011. Perhaps we have never crossed paths before. Either way, for the first time in a decade and a half, I’m back.
Running back Rhamondre Stevenson has enjoyed a nice resurgence so far through two playoff games, but Sunday did see him leave the field for part of the game due to injury.
Kayshon Boutte did his best OBJ impression during Sunday’s playoff game. The New England Patriots wide receiver Boutte produced the catch of the postseason during his team’s divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans.