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The Broncos–Patriots rivalry is a rivalry between the Denver Broncos and New England Patriots in the National Football League's American Football Conference. Since the American Football League was established in 1960, the Broncos and Patriots have faced off 51 times. The series was very commonly played in the AFL, but with the merger to the NFL, games became a lot rarer. This didn't stop Denver from winning eleven straight games against the Patriots from 1984-1998. With the arrival of Tom Brady to the Patriots the rivalry heated up as the Patriots and Broncos met four times in the playoffs from 2006-2016. In 2012 Peyton Manning joined the Broncos, and the Tom Brady–Peyton Manning rivalry escalated the intensity of their match-ups. The two teams have met yearly from the 2011 to the 2016 season despite being in different divisions. The two teams won three straight Super Bowls, Super Bowl XLIX and Super Bowl LI were won by the Patriots while the Broncos won Super Bowl 50 in the intervening year.
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First meeting | September 9, 1960 Denver Broncos 13, Boston Patriots 10 |
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Latest meeting | December 18, 2017 New England Patriots 16-3 Denver Broncos |
Next meeting | TBD |
Statistics | |
Meetings total | 52 (including the playoffs) |
All-time series | The Broncos lead 30-22 (including the playoffs) |
Postseason results | The Broncos lead 4-1
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Largest victory | Broncos: 45-10 (1979); Patriots: 41-7 (2008) |
Smallest victory | Broncos: 13-10 1960, 9-6 1991; Patriots: 24-23 1999 |
Longest win streak | Broncos: 11 (1984-98); Patriots: 4 (2011-13) |
Current win streak | Patriots: 1 win (2016–present) |
Playoff and Championship success | |
Super Bowl Championships (8)
AFL Division Championships (1)
AFC Divisional Championships (33) (1970–present)
AFC Wild Card Berths (12) (1970–present) AFL Championship Appearances (1)
Super Bowl Appearances (17) |