"If anyone told Patriots fans ahead of the 2025 season that the team would be the AFC representative in the Super Bowl, surely, none would have believed them. It didn't look like that was even a possibility based on the year that began, but their 10-game win streak put a different perspective on what was supposed to be another building block year, resulting in earning the AFC East title and the No. 2 seed."
"Their efforts against the Chargers and the Texans made it look more possible that a Super Bowl run was on the horizon, and with their AFC Championship win over the Broncos, on the road in Denver, it now makes what previously looked like a dream a reality, courtesy of Christian Gonzalez and his game-sealing interception. Not only that, it was his first interception of the season, and it couldn't have come at a better time."
The Patriots entered 2025 with modest expectations but strung together a 10-game win streak to win the AFC East and secure the No. 2 seed. The team returned to the playoffs for the first time since 2021 and defeated the Chargers and Texans en route to the AFC Championship. The AFC title arrived in Denver when Christian Gonzalez recorded his first interception of the season to seal the victory and a Super Bowl berth. Mike Vrabel, in his first year with the Patriots after leaving the Titans, led the club to an unprecedented 9-0 road record including the playoffs.
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