SOCIAL DISTANCING AT HOME — The Denver Broncos never crossed the Patriot goal line. Cam Newton scored the game’s only touchdown. Drew Lock threw two fourth quarter interceptions.
Easy Patriot win, right?
Not on your six Brandon McManus field goals. Those 18 points were enough for Denver to claim an 18-12 win on Sunday at Gillette Stadium. It was Denver’s first win in Foxborough since 2006, and the Patriots fell below .500 in October or later for the first time since 2002. In a game the Patriots were supposed to win easily, the Patriots instead looked like a team beaten not by the Broncos, but instead by the COVID-19 pandemic.