The Denver Broncos have their sights on a spot in the AFC Conference Championship Game when they travel to Gillette Stadium to take on the New England Patriots. The game starts at 8:00 PM ET on Saturday and will be shown on CBS.
In the first meeting for these two teams in week 15, the Broncos suffered a defeat, 41-23. Tim Tebow had 93 yards rushing, 194 yards passing, completing 11 of 22 attempts with two rushing touchdowns and no interceptions.
In their previous contest, the Broncos took down the Steelers 29-23, a game in which Tebow was the standout player, going 10 for 21 for 316 yards passing, three total touchdowns and no interceptions. Demaryius Thomas also contributed, hauling in four passes for 204 yards and one score. The Patriots are coming off a bye week. In the last week of the regular season they beat the Bills, 49-21. Sterling Moore registered one tackle, two interceptions and scored one touchdown. Another solid outing came from Tom Brady, who went 23 for 35 for 338 yards passing, three scores and one pick.
The Patriots may need added help for their running defense against Denver, who average a league best 164.5 yards per week.
| Broncos Passing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| Patriots Passing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | Comp | Att | Yds | TDs | Int |
| A+ | 100+ | T. Brady | 401 | 611 | 5,235 | 39 | 12 |
| Broncos Rushing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs |
| B | 86.2 | W. McGahee | RB | 249 | 1,199 | 4.8 | 4 |
| | T. Tebow | QB | 122 | 660 | 5.4 | 6 |
| C- | 70.4 | L. Ball | RB | 96 | 402 | 4.2 | 1 |
| Patriots Rushing Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | Att | Yds | YdsA | TDs |
| C+ | 78.8 | B. Green-Elli | RB | 181 | 667 | 3.7 | 11 |
| C | 76.9 | S. Ridley | RB | 87 | 441 | 5.1 | 1 |
| C- | 71.4 | D. Woodhead | RB | 77 | 351 | 4.6 | 1 |
| Broncos Receiving Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs |
| B- | 81.6 | E. Decker | WR | 44 | 612 | 13.9 | 8 |
| | D. Thomas | WR | 32 | 551 | 17.2 | 4 |
| C- | 70.9 | M. Willis | WR | 18 | 267 | 14.8 | 1 |
| Patriots Receiving Leaders |
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| Grade | Name | P | Rec | Yds | YdsA | TDs |
| A+ | 100+ | W. Welker | WR | 122 | 1,569 | 12.9 | 9 |
| A+ | 100+ | R. Gronkowski | TE | 90 | 1,327 | 14.7 | 17 |
| A+ | 100+ | A. Hernandez | TE | 79 | 910 | 11.5 | 7 |
