PREGAME:
We’re back at Sports Authority Field at Mile High for today’s highly anticipated Week 15 matchup between the Broncos and Patriots.
We’ve got great football weather in Denver here today, with sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-50s.
As fans begin to file into the stadium, each seat has an orange, blue and silver pom-pom. With the sun reflecting off of them, it looks a bit like flashbulbs popping across the stadium. Should look pretty cool on TV.
Stay tuned as we keep you updated with all the latest info.
BRONCOS MOBILE APP: For those of you who follow the action on your smartphone, there’s a brand new — free — official Broncos mobile app. For more information on the app, check out this blog. On your smartphone, visit BroncosMobile.com to download it.
BRONCOS VS. PATRIOTS GAMECENTER: For play-by-play action and up-to-the-minute stats, check out the DenverBroncos.com Gamecenter. We’ll keep you updated here with scoring plays, drive recaps and all the fun bits and pieces you can’t get from looking at a box score.
BRONCOS ON TWITTER: Another option is to follow the @Denver_Broncos Twitter account. There are constant updates on there throughout the game. You don’t have to be on Twitter to read the posts, but if you are, you should follow the account for news throughout the week as well.
INACTIVES: The inactives for the Broncos have been released, and include safety Brian Dawkins.
COIN TOSS: The captains are at midfield. The Patriots call heads — and it’s heads. New England elects to defer, and the Broncos will receive to start the game.
PREGAME PHOTOS: Here’s a look at warmups from field level.
BRONCOS STRIKE FIRST: Tim Tebow capped the team’s first offensive drive with a 9-yard touchdown run. A botched snap on the extra point left the Broncos with a 6-0 lead.
PATRIOTS ANSWER: A 33-yard touchdown strike from Tom Brady to Chad Ochocinco gives the Patriots a 7-6 lead.
BRONCOS RETAKE LEAD: A 32-yard Lance Ball run — the back’s first career rushing touchdown — gives the Broncos the lead, 13-7.
INJURY UPDATE: Willis McGahee is probable to return with a leg injury.
PRATER EXTENDS DENVER LEAD: A 26-yard Matt Prater field goal capped off a 10-play drive to extend Denver’s lead to 16-7.
BRADY-TO-HERNANDEZ NARROWS GAP: A 1-yard touchdown pass from Tom Brady to tight end Aaron Hernandez brings the score to 16-14 in favor of the Broncos.
PATRIOTS RETAKE LEAD: A 21-yard field goal by Stephen Gostkowski gives New England a 17-16 lead.
BRADY SNEAK EARNS TD: After another fumble, the Patriots capitalized with a drive capped off by a 1-yard quarterback sneak by Brady for a touchdown.
GOSTKOWSKI TACKS ON THREE: A muffed punt with three seconds remaining in the first half gave the Patriots another chance at points, and Stephen Gostkowski converted with a 34-yard field goal to give the Patriots a 27-16 lead at the half.
CARTER’S FIRST SACK STOPS PATS: Quinton Carter’s first career sack was a timely one, bringing New England’s first drive of the second half to a half by forcing a punt.
UPDATE: McGahee has returned to the game, after being ruled probable with a leg injury in the first half.
WOODHEAD EXTENDS PATRIOTS LEAD: A 10-yard touchdown run by Danny Woodhead gives New England a 34-16 lead late in the third quarter.
DUMERVIL CONTINUES SACK STREAK: Elvis Dumervil laid one of the hardest hits of the game on a sack of Tom Brady, extending his streak to seven straight games with at least a half sack.
TEBOW RUNS IT IN: A 2-yard touchdown run by Tim Tebow capped off an 89-yard drive to trim New England’s lead to 34-23.
PATRIOTS SCORE LATE: BenJarvus Green-Ellis’ 1-yard touchdown run puts New England up 41-23 with 4:10 left in the fourth quarter.
FINAL: PATRIOTS 41, BRONCOS 23: New England has beaten Denver 41-23.
hey alexanseg or whatever, boston has many educated dentists that can help elway with his equine teeth. bu bye, on to the playoffs.
only thing worse than tebows throwing mechanics is fox’s coaching
Fox is a good HC,the TOs and not being able to cover the Pats TEs are what killed us,I thought Fox and McCoy called a good game!
Tims mechanics are fine. You are just an idiot.
Tebow ,the draft,and the coaching is what turned this team around!
BTW you better hopw you don’t play the Steelers in the playoffs cuz u will LOSE!!!
I picked us to lose this game,but we would have had a good shot to win if not for the 3 TOs!
Did anyone see our LBs and Safeties trying to cover? pathetic.
We’ve played 3 teams that I consider good passing teams GB,Detroit,and the Pats and got spanked by all 3 teams,we need help in our secondary!
we lost the same way every team in the nfl loses turnovers that can be fixed. cosby though yikes. u dont try to catch that
dude, besides the influx of immigrants in CO, there is no Jesus out there boy!!!!
tell denver to get some vicks 44d for all the coughs!!
say AHHHHHHHHHHH
happy holidays from a real QB. not that i am, but at least i dont refer to the team as, WE.
KC could win the division if they win out. Scary! We need to win next week.
Buffalo kind of scares me cuz they may be losing but they are playing, not like the Bucs. GO Ravens!! I really think we need to draft a TE and Safeties (AGAIN!) Where has Decker gone the past 3 weeks.
That hit on Knox looked real scary
Congrats to Brady on you 2nd career win vs Denver 2-6
yall keep saying we, did you all practice with the team or recieve a couple hundred thou this week in a check from bowlen?
signing off from boston, was a pleasure. dont forget, the team is the team, you are you. its never we.
Do us all a favor and stay in Boston,and quit telling people what to do troll.
been to CO, been to vail, paid 18 bucks for a hamburg in july on some mountain, bun had mold on it. guy was pissed i asked for refund. absolute true story. guess thats why elway has done so well out there.
we kicked your ass. whoops, the patriots kicked the broncos ass!
must be proud to live in boston yikes
was supposed to be the marrow of the word. all i got was a moldy hamburg bun from someone barely spoke english. guy was pissed i showed him and couldnt believe i had issue with the green sploches on the bun. Have the country dudes, werent no griz anyways.
Yeah I’d brag too…Brady is 2-6 against the Broncos…wow!!!!!
At least we don’t cheat like Bilicheat!!!
webwork calm down its ok i remember when i had my first beer too. lol.
Uh, oh. Do you think?
belicheat. lol. bfe nice one.
first beer,lmao!
Alright guys tired of arguing with the troll,you all can have him..or it,lol.
Bronc on!
Yall, doesnt sound like an easterner there webwork. Your window is closing Patriots, Tom is getting old like Peyton, you played the team of the future today get used to it. Tebow for life!!!
bfe, i think he is a rookie drinker. too much liquid courage. he says dont say we but yet he some how represents his team. hes just upset they lost 2 home playoff games in a row.
Get off OUR blog. WE don’t want you webwork. Jagoff!!
Are you sure it isn’t that weird guy? I though Griz was one of his “handles.”
*thought
hey, bronk on baby! or maybe gronk on! had some freaking shrimp at some place in denver, was supposed to be fresh, god it was more aweful than the broncos passing game under tebow. who drinks beer these days? some want to be olympic skier or something? or someone looking for the freaking yeti i guess.
mcdaniels brought tebow in. it was a master plan by the evil belichick. he also put shanahan in washington. dumbskis.
webwork why dont you go chat with pats fans this is a bronco website and we dont like you thats right we. you need to check yourself.
aint no griz anyways is from jerimiah johnson movie. ive spent plenty of time with you dumbos in CO though and dont need a movie to define it. go to a bar or whatever out there and you all look at the band playing like a bunch of hindu cows in a trance! dont dance, dont react, just stare at the band on stage. weirdest thing ive ever seen.
good thing the country is run from the east coast, thats all i have to say.
web sounds like glax. must be his relative.
must of crawled out of his occupy wall street tent and watched the game at walmart
The patriots titles will always be tainted because they cheated. And beaners from Boston are New Yorker wannabees. Please leave this blog jagoff.
alright boys/girls, i actually will respect your space here. not sure about john fox as coach, or even elway as gm or whatever he is. tebow wont last but a few years, if that. von miller sure will though.
jsizzla ur right. since they got caught cheating they havent won. sucks for them. that or brady cries about something and here comes a new rule.
and dont think you dumbskis ran me off the precious bronco chat here, just so were clear. never posted or bloged or facebooked or anthing in my life. just decided to poke up you mountain time zone numbskulls. bu bye.
since they got caught they only went 16-0 in a regualr season and got beat in the super bowl you mean you dumbskis.
back to respecting your space…
Hate to say “I told you”, but are you watching the Chargers?? … I don’t like them at all, but they WILL win out … they’re making the Ravens look like the Rams … hardly the same team “we” played a few weeks ago … December to them is like the 4th quarter to the Broncos (except for today, when it was beyond reach) … I had a hunch today, when we started w/ 2 rookie safetys, we were in trouble … Moore (#26) just doesn’t look big enough to play safety – which would be alright if he could tackle … kind of limits him, don’t you think? …
webwork is a cacksucka
the chargers are killin it right now what the hell is goin on today orton and the chiefs beat the packers what a joke i really hope denver doesnt take there foot off the gas. we need to win the next to for sure.
millerqkiller or millerfoodspamper?
wow learn to spell retard its qbkilla and this how you spell foodstamps