The New England Patriots are headed to Tremendous Bowl XL.
Because of their scrappy 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos, Mike Vrabel and firm are off to the Tremendous Bowl, only one season after ending on the backside of each the AFC East. That units up a rematch within the large recreation, as they’ll tackle both the Seattle Seahawks or the Los Angeles Rams.
With the win, the Patriots additionally made a little bit historical past.
New England is the primary staff to complete 9-0 on the street
The AFC Championship Sport was performed in Denver, because the Broncos secured the No. 1 seed within the AFC in addition to the only bye week within the convention. The Broncos and the Patriots completed with matching 14-3 information, however Denver’s file in opposition to frequent opponents — and specifically New England’s loss again in Week 1 to the Las Vegas Raiders — secured the highest spot for Denver.
That meant Sunday’s recreation was New England’s ninth street recreation this season, and the Patriots gained all of them. New England had eight street video games within the common season, successful all eight:
That makes the Patriots the primary staff in league historical past to win 9 recreation on the street in a single season.
For these questioning, the Tremendous Bowl is taken into account a neutral-site recreation. As well as, the AFC — and subsequently the Patriots — are the designated house staff for Tremendous Bowl LX.
Patriots develop into first 13-loss staff to achieve Tremendous Bowl
As talked about above, the Patriots completed with a 4-13 file in each 2023 and 2024.
However by advancing to Tremendous Bowl LX, the Patriots are the primary staff in NFL historical past to achieve the Tremendous Bowl after dropping 13 video games the earlier yr.
“It’ll be the gamers that’ll win the sport,” stated head coach Mike Vrabel after the sport. “It gained’t be me that’ll win, it, however I’ll do every part I can with our employees to have them prepared for the sport.”
Vrabel can even make some historical past in Tremendous Bowl LX, as he may develop into the primary particular person in league historical past to win a Tremendous Bowl with the identical staff as each a participant, and a head coach. Vrabel gained three Tremendous Bowls (36, 38, and 39) as a participant for the New England Patriots.
