Patriots' Drake Maye Faces Broncos' D And Jarrett Stidham Steps In

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New England (16-3) at Denver (15-3)


Sunday, 3 p.m. EST, CBS/Paramount+


BetMGM NFL odds: Patriots by 5.


Against the spread: Patriots 13-5-1; Broncos 8-9-1.


Series record: Broncos lead 31-24.


Last meeting: Patriots won 26-23 in Denver on Dec. 24, 2023.


Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham warms up before an NFL divisional round playoff football game versus the Buffalo Bills, Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, in Denver. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)


Last week: Patriots beat Texans 28-16; Broncos beat Bills 33-30 in overtime.


Patriots offense: general (3 ), rush (6 ), pass (4 ), scoring (2 ).


Patriots defense: overall (8 ), rush (6 ), pass (9 ), scoring (4 ).


Broncos offense: total (10 ), rush (16 ), pass (11 ), scoring (14 ).


Broncos defense: overall (2 ), rush (2 ), pass (7 ), scoring (3 ).


Turnover differential: Patriots plus-3; Broncos plus-1.


Drake Maye. The MVP finalist had three touchdown passes in the Patriots ´ divisional round win over Houston. It marked the 13th time in group history that a quarterback had actually tossed a minimum of 3 TD passes in a playoff video game. It was likewise the most since Tom Brady had 3 in Super Bowl 52 versus Philadelphia.


Jarrett Stidham. Bo Nix's backup hasn't thrown a pass in 2 seasons and the only snap he played this season began a kneel-down at the end of a blowout over the Dallas Cowboys. Stidham has appeared in 20 games with four starts in his six-year NFL profession and the Patriots tried to sign him last spring before he re-signed with Denver for $12 million over 2 years.


Maye versus Denver's defense. The Broncos led the league with a franchise-record 68 sacks this season and sacked Josh Allen 3 times. They also forced Allen to turn the ball over 4 times after he had actually gone six game without a turnover. Allen had 2 fumbles and two interceptions, including one in overtime. In the playoffs, Maye has been sacked 10 times, thrown 2 interceptions and fumbled 6 times, losing three of them.


Patriots: LB Harold Landry III (knee) has been dismissed. CB Carlton Davis (concussion procedure) and LB Marte Mapu (hip) are both questionable. ... WR Mack Hollins, who has been on injured reserve because Dec. 27 with an abdomen injury, was activated on Saturday. He played in the very first 15 video games of the season prior to going on IR, capturing 46 passes for 550 yards and two goals.


Broncos: RB J.K. Dobbins, who returned to practice this week for the very first time given that foot surgery in mid-November, was eliminated. ... WRs Troy Franklin (hamstring) and Pat Bryant (concussion) both got involved in practice today. Center Luke Wattenberg was activated off injured reserve. He went on IR with a shoulder injury last month. He took the roster area of Nix (ankle surgical treatment), who went on IR on Saturday, ending his season. The Broncos likewise promoted WRs Michael Bandy and Elijah Moore from their practice team.


The Broncos have a 4-1 edge in the playoff matches in between the teams, winning all four video games in Denver. The 2 newest meetings remained in the AFC champion video games during the 2013 and 2015 seasons, and were both won by the Broncos. Denver's 20-18 win in the 2015 AFC title video game on Jan. 24, 2016, was the final conference in between quarterbacks Peyton Manning and Tom Brady.


This will be the Patriots ´ 13th appearance in the AFC title video game in the previous 25 seasons. ... The Patriots (Mike Vrabel) and San Francisco 49ers (George Seifert 1989, won the Super Bowl) are the only groups in the Super Bowl era to go undefeated on the roadway with a new head coach. ... Vrabel is trying to end up being the eighth coach in NFL history to reach the Super Bowl in his very first season with a team. ... Maye has finished 3 of 10 deep passes (20 or more lawns) through his very first two playoff video games. The Broncos didn ´ t permit Buffalo ´ s Josh Allen a conclusion and intercepted him twice on 9 deep pass attempts in the divisional round. ... With a win, Maye would become the very first quarterback to win three championship game versus top-five defenses in the very same postseason: the Chargers entered the playoffs ranked 5th, the Texans ranked first, and the Broncos ranked second. ... Maye has been strip-sacked 11 times this season, including the playoffs. The Patriots have recovered 6 of Maye ´ s fumbles on sacks, with three healings by LT Will Campbell. The only other quarterbacks strip-sacked 10 or more times considering that 2020 are Matt Ryan (11 in 2022), Derek Carr (10 in 2021) and Kirk Cousins (10 in 2021). ... Maye is one of 3 quarterbacks in the Super Bowl age with five or more turnovers and 10 or more sacks. He joins Russell Wilson (2014, lost in the Super Bowl) and Roger Staubach (1973, lost in the NFC championship video game). ... WR Stefon Diggs has played in 16 postseason games and has 75 receptions for 965 yards and five goals. He needs 35 backyards to become the 18th NFL gamer to reach 1,000, and the third Patriots player. Julian Edelman and Rob Gronkowski are the only Patriots players to eclipse the mark. ... Diggs has played in the most postseason video games amongst all Patriots players with 16. CB Carlton Davis III is second with 11 postseason games. ... LB K ´ Lavon Chaisson has three sacks this postseason. With another he ´ ll joint Willie McGinest (5 in 2003 and 4 1/2 in 2005) and Garin Veris (4 in 1985) as the only Patriots with a minimum of four in a single postseason. ... The Broncos are 18-5 perpetuity in home championship game given that their first one in 1977 during the "Orange Crush" period. ... This is Denver's 11th appearance in the AFC championship video game. ... Stidham is 1-3 in his 4 NFL starts with his only success coming versus the Los Angeles Chargers on Dec. 31, 2023. ... K Wil Lutz made all four of his field-goal attempts and all 3 of his additional points against Buffalo last week. His 4 basket are one shy of the franchise playoff record of 5 set by Brandon McManus in the playoffs following the 2015 season. ... Recently OLB Nik Bonitto ended up being the third player in Broncos history to force 2 fumbles in a championship game. By stripping the ball from Josh Allen twice, Bonitto signed up with Von Miller (against Carolina in Super Bowl 50) and Tom Jackson (against Dallas in Super Bowl 12). ... ILB Alex Singleton's 14 tackles last week, consisting of 11 solo, were the most by a Denver protector in a championship game this century. ... DE Malcolm Roach is coming off a big game versus Buffalo. He had 1 1/2 sacks and recovered a fumble.


New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye fires a pass during an NFL football practice Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe by means of AP)


New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye (10) strolls off the field after an NFL divisional playoff football video game versus the Houston Texans, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)


Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham reacts to questions after an NFL football practice at the team's head office Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2026, in Centennial, Colo. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)


New England Patriots quarterback Drake Maye speaks at a press conference after an NFL divisional playoff football game versus the Houston Texans, Sunday, Jan. 18, 2026, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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