"DENVER -- Drake Maye ran for 68 yards and threw for 86 in sloppy, snowy conditions and scored New England's only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos on Sunday. Christian Gonzalez intercepted Jarrett Stidham, starting in place of an injured Bo Nix, at New England's 36 with 2:11 remaining and the Patriots (17-3) iced their first playoff win in Denver when Maye ran for 7 yards on third-and-5 from his 41."
"The Broncos (15-4) finished one step shy of fulfilling Sean Payton's preseason prediction of a trip to Super Bowl 60. Both kickers missed two field goals in the frigid conditions with Denver's Wil Lutz and New England's Andy Borregales wide on long tries just before the snow came in at halftime."
""It wasn't ideal," Maye said of the conditions. "Defense, they've been stepping up all playoffs. We're going to play better. But man, I'm just proud of this team. ... It took everybody.""
Drake Maye ran for 68 yards, threw for 86 and scored New England's only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper to give the Patriots a 10-7 victory over the Denver Broncos. Christian Gonzalez intercepted Jarrett Stidham at New England's 36 with 2:11 remaining, and the Patriots sealed the game when Maye ran for 7 yards on third-and-5. Both kickers missed two field goals in frigid conditions, including long attempts by Denver's Wil Lutz and New England's Andy Borregales just before halftime. The Broncos finished one step short of a predicted Super Bowl trip.
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