New England Patriots at Denver Broncos 10 to 7
Sunday, January 25, 2026, Conference ChampionshipThe Patriots faced the Broncos in Denver during the NFL conference championship in the playoffs. The Patriots defeated Houston Texans the previous week, while the Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills. The Patriots won 10-7 to advance to Super Bowl LX to face the Seattle Seahawks. The Broncos finished their season 14-3-0 in the regular season, 1-1 in the playoffs. Three coaches were fired from from the Broncos after the game: Joe Lombardi: Offensive Coordinator; Addison Lynch: Cornerbacks Coach; Keary Colbert: Wide Receivers Coach.
New England Patriots offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 206 | 65 | 141 | 0 | 12 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Mike Vrabel Offensive Coordinator: Josh McDaniels Defensive Coordinator: Terrell Williams Special Teams Coordinator: Jeremy Springer Offensive Passing Game Coordinator: Thomas Brown Quarterbacks Coach: Ashton Grant Wide Receivers Coach: Todd Downing Offensive Line Coach: Doug Marrone Running Backs Coach: Tony Dews Tight Ends Coach: Thomas Brown Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Jason Houghtaling, Robert Kugler Offensive Assistant Coach: Chuckie Keeton, Riley Larkin Defensive Line Coach: Clinton McMillan Outside Linebackers Coach: Mike Smith Inside Linebackers Coach: Zak Kuhr Safeties Coach: Scott Booker Cornerbacks Coach: Justin Hamilton Senior Defensive Assistant Coach: Ben McAdoo Defensive Assistant Coach: Vinny DePalma, Kevin Richardson, Milton Patterson Assistant Special Teams Coach: Tom Quinn Director of Sports Performance: Frank Piraino Strength and Conditioning Coach: Deron Mayo Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Brian McDonough Strength and Conditioning Assistant Coach: Dexter Taylor, Brandon Martuccio Vice President of Football Operations and Strategy: John Streicher Director of Coaching Analytics: Ekene Olekanma
Denver Broncos offense
| Total yards | Pass yards | Rush yards | Turnovers | First downs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 181 | 102 | 79 | 2 | 11 |
Coaches
Head Coach: Sean Payton Assistant Head Coach: Darren Rizzi, Zach Strief, Jim Leonhard Offensive Coordinator: Joe Lombardi Defensive Coordinator: Vance Joseph Defensive Pass Game Coordinator: Jim Leonhard Special Teams Coordinator: Darren Rizzi Offensive Run Game Coordinator: Zach Strief Offensive Pass Game Coordinator: Davis Webb Quarterbacks Coach: Davis Webb Wide Receivers Coach: Keary Colbert Running Backs Coach: Lou Ayeni Tight Ends Coach: Austin King Senior Offensive Assistant Coach: Pete Carmichael Offensive Line Assistant Coach: Evan Rothstein Assistant Offensive Line Coach: Chris Morgan Passing Game Specialist: Zack Grossi Offensive Quality Control Coach: Logan Kilgore, Favian Upshaw Defensive Line Coach: Jamar Cain Linebackers Coach: Isaac Shewmaker Inside Linebackers Coach: Jeff Schmedding Cornerbacks Coach: Addison Lynch Senior Defensive Assistant Coach: Joe Vitt Assistant Special Teams Coach: Marwan Maalouf Director of Game Management: Evan Rothstein Assistant to the Head Coach: Paul Kelly Director of Strength and Conditioning: Shaun Snee Head Strength and Conditioning Coach: Dan Dalrymple Assistant Strength and Conditioning Coach: Taylor Porter, Korey Jones