Here are our Boston Herald staff picks for the Patriots-Broncos AFC championship game:
Ron Borges
Broncos 21, Patriots 20: Denver is a hard place to win, as Tom Brady’s 2-6 record at Mile High makes clear. It won’t be any easier now than it was two months ago.
Steve Buckley
Patriots 27, Broncos 10: In ways we don’t yet know, we’re really going to miss these showdowns.
Jeff Howe
Patriots 27, Broncos 20: The Patriots are back. This would be one-sided if Dont’a Hightower and Jamie Collins were at full strength, but such is life for the Patriots this season.