{"id":263460,"date":"2026-01-21T14:55:08","date_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=263460"},"modified":"2026-01-21T14:55:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T19:55:08","slug":"broncos-look-to-stay-undefeated-against-the-patriots-at-home-in-the-playoffs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2026\/01\/21\/broncos-look-to-stay-undefeated-against-the-patriots-at-home-in-the-playoffs\/","title":{"rendered":"Broncos Look To Stay Undefeated Against The Patriots At Home In The Playoffs"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Denver Broncos will face the New England Patriots<\/a> in the AFC Championship<\/a> on Sunday. This game marks the sixth time that both teams have played in the postseason. So far, Denver is 4-1 all-time against New England in the playoffs, and they are still undefeated at home against the Patriots in the postseason. As a result, fans will be watching closely to see if the Broncos can extend that impressive streak.<\/span><\/p>\n

Broncos Look To Stay Undefeated Against The Patriots At Home In The Playoffs<\/h2>\n

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First Playoff Matchup: 1986 AFC Divisional Game<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In their first-ever playoff meeting, the Broncos won 22-17, advancing to the AFC Championship, where they beat the Cleveland Browns<\/a> 23-20. However, they ultimately lost Super Bowl XXI<\/a> to the New York Giants<\/a> 39-20. This early matchup set the tone for a long-standing postseason rivalry between the two teams.<\/span><\/p>\n

Second Playoff Matchup: 2005 AFC Divisional Game\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

Nearly two decades later, the Broncos again defeated the Patriots in the playoffs, winning 27-13 to advance to the AFC Championship. Unfortunately, they lost 34-17 to the Pittsburgh Steelers<\/a>, a team that went on to win Super Bowl XL. Despite the loss, the Broncos demonstrated that they could consistently challenge New England in high-stakes games.<\/span><\/p>\n

Third Playoff Matchup: 2013 AFC Championship Game\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

This time, both teams met for the first time in the AFC Championship. The Broncos won 26-16 to advance to Super Bowl XLVII, where they fell 43-8 to the Seattle Seahawks<\/a>. Even with the Super Bowl defeat, the victory reinforced Denver’s ability to compete against the Patriots on the playoff stage. <\/span><\/p>\n

Fourth Playoff Matchup: 2015 AFC Championship Game\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/h3>\n

In their second and most recent AFC Championship, the Broncos edged the Patriots 20-18, punching their ticket to Super Bowl 50. There, they defeated the Carolina Panthers<\/a> 24-10 to bring the Lombardi Trophy back home to Denver for the third time. Looking ahead, the Broncos have a chance to remain undefeated against the Patriots at home in the playoffs, which would result in another Super Bowl appearance. With a history of tight contests, fans can expect another thrilling matchup this Sunday.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Denver Broncos can improve to 5-0 all-time against the New England Patriots when hosting them at home in the postseason.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5728,"featured_media":263480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[970],"class_list":["post-263460","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-broncos","tag-nfl-playoffs"],"modified_by":"Drew Crabtree","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263460","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5728"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=263460"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263460\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":263484,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/263460\/revisions\/263484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/263480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=263460"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=263460"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=263460"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}