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Broncos host Pats with playoff fate in balance (AFP)

Los Angeles (AFP) - The Super Bowl champion Denver Broncos close the NFL regular season with three do-or-die games, none more important than Sunday's clash with Tom Brady and the New England Patriots in a rematch of last season's AFC title game.

"We're going to have to play exceptional from here on, especially this week," Broncos coach Gary Kubiak said of the task facing his 8-5 team.

Kubiak calls the 11-2 Patriots "the best team in football". Brady and the Pats are closing in on the AFC East division title and a first-round bye.