Patriots links 1/26/26: Pats ‘Warriors’ gut out 10-7 AFC Championship win

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TEAM TALK

• Post Game Notes, Patriots at Broncos: Pats advance to 12th Super Bowl; Patriots now have the most postseason wins in NFL history with 40; Pats win first postseason game at Denver; More!
• Evan Lazar’s Game Observations: 8 Takeaways from the AFC Championship win. “For a team that built a 14-3 regular-season record on the back of an MVP-caliber year for QB Drake Maye, the Patriots are going to their 12th Super Bowl in franchise history due to their defense.” More!
• Mike Dussault’s Rapid Recap: Patriots win AFC Championship, beat Broncos 10-7. Big play Broncos, Red zone fourth-down stop; More! /Click for commentary.
• Gamebook: Full Patriots at Broncos stats.
• Patriots and On Location launch official Super Bowl LX fan ticket package, on sale now.
• Post Game Pressers:Mike Vrabel – Drake Maye – Christian Gonzalez, Christian Barmore, Stefon Diggs, Rhamondre Stevenson, Milton Williams, Jaylinn Hawkins, Christian Elliss, Hunter Henry, Marcus Jones, Kayshon Boutte, Leonard Taylor III.
• Highlights:Patriots vs. Broncos AFC Championship game. (6 min. video)
• Postgame Celebration:Inside the locker room after the AFC Title win in Denver. (2 min video)
• Full Ceremony: Patriots receive Lamar Hunt Trophy as 2025 AFC Champions. (4 min. video)
• Patriots Postgame Show: Full breakdown of AFC Championship win over Broncos. (2 hours)

LOCAL LINKS

• Andrew Callahan writes how the Patriots’ return to the Super Bowl a complete team triumph.
• Karen Guregian says stop calling it luck—the Patriots’ Super Bowl run is a masterclass in team building.
• Mark Daniels gives us 11 takeaways as the Patriots book trip to Super Bowl LX: Here’s how it happened.
• Alex Barth shares 5 takeaways as the Patriots punch their ticket to Super Bowl LX. A Denver Snow Bowl.
• Phil Perry sees the Pats as a better-prepared and better-coached team vs. the Broncos.
• Doug Kyed looks at the best and worst to see what we learned from Sunday’s win over Broncos.
• Andrew Callahan details how Drake Maye improvised the final play to send the Pats to the Super Bowl.
• Matt Vautour explains how Drake Maye’s evolution as a runner sent Patriots to Super Bowl 60.
• Karen Guregian spotlights Drake Maye taking down the Broncos with his legs.
• Sophie Weller explains how Bryce Baringer’s punts served a bigger purpose than field position. Baringer executed the game plan he was given with one goal: Don’t let “game wrecker” Marvin Mims touch the ball.
• Mark Daniels notes Jets castoff Leonard Taylor III turns into Pats hero with tipped field goal kick, ‘I went from a losing team to a Super Bowl team.’
• Alex Barth points out Drake Maye made NFL history in the AFC Championship. Maye is the first QB in NFL history to win three playoff games against three top-five ranked defenses in a single postseason.

NATIONAL NEWS

• Matt Verderame (SI) The Patriots will need Drake Maye to play his best for a shot at history.
• Kevin Patra (NFL.com) Patriots-Broncos on Championship Sunday: What we learned from New England’s 10-7 win. 1. Patriots hang on in brutal conditions, head to Super Bowl LX; More!
• Jared Dubin (CBS Sports) Takeaways: Patriots hold off Broncos in snowy conditions to advance to Super Bowl LX.
• Chris Bumbaca (USA Today) Turnaround title: How Patriots went from AFC basement to Super Bowl 60.
• Eric Edholm (NFL.com) Patriots defense dominates Denver in snowy conditions, calls out Broncos’ ‘No. 1’ offensive line.
• Matt Verderame (SI) Good, bad and ugly, Championship Sunday: Patriots punch ticket to the Super Bowl.
• Nate Davis (USA Today) Early Super Bowl 60 storylines: Patriots, Seahawks meet again.
• Dan Graziano (ESPN) One year turnaround? Patriots showed what it means to hire the right head coach.
• Zachary Pereles (CBS Sports) Patriots beat Broncos: Mike Vrabel can become first to win Super Bowl as player and coach for same team.
• Frank Schwab (Yahoo! Sports) Inside Sean Payton’s decision that haunted the Broncos as snow engulfed loss to Patriots: ‘There’s always regrets.’
• Conor Orr (SI) Sean Payton passed up three points that could’ve swung an AFC Championship game.
• Karl Rasmussen (SI) Wil Lutz says Broncos may have made brutal mistake before missed FG.

VIEW FROM DENVER

• Troy Renck (Denver Post) Broncos’ Sean Payton puts blame where it belongs– on himself: Payton got aggressive in 2nd quarter on 4th-and-1, and not taking field goal left Denver chasing a tail it couldn’t catch.
• Parker Gabriel (Denver Post) 7 Thoughts: Weeklong Sean Payton masterclass followed by Broncos’ AFC title game mistakes will sting forever.
• Tim Lynch (Mile High Report) Broncos eliminated from playoffs with AFC Championship loss to Patriots.
• Aric Dilalla (DenverBroncos) ‘We needed more than that’: Broncos look to unrealized first-half opportunities following 10-7 loss to Patriots.
• Jess Place (Mile High Report) Doofus decisions doom Denver Broncos in AFC Championship: In a game of inches, sometimes it doesn’t take much.
• Luca Evans (Denver Post) The Broncos’ defense brought it against the Patriots in AFC Championship, but it wasn’t enough: Sean Payton handed out bats in team meetings for specific games this season, meant to signify grit. But this ‘Bat Game’ ended in defeat.
• John Heath (Broncos Wire) Broncos fall to Patriots 10-7 in AFC Championship game.
• Parker Gabriel (Denver Post) Broncos’ season lost in whiteout one game short of Super Bowl: ‘It’s going to hurt for a long time’.
• John Heath (Broncos Wire) Was Jarrett Stidham’s fumble really a backward pass?
• Scotty Payne (Mile High Report) Winners and losers from the Broncos 10-7 loss to the Patriots.
• Brandon Walker (Broncos Wire) Studs and duds from Broncos’ AFC Championship loss to Patriots.
• Tim Lynch (Mile High Report) Broncos-Patriots AFC Championship live discussion Game Thread.

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