Patriots 10–7 Broncos: Score, Stats & Recap | Conf. Championship, 2025

Q: How did the quarterbacks play in New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos?

J. Stidham (Denver Broncos), 45.9% completion, -5.8% CPOE, -0.43 EPA per dropback, -16.04 total passing EPA. D. Maye (New England Patriots), 34.5% completion, -13.0% CPOE, -0.18 EPA per dropback, -5.29 total passing EPA.

Q: Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos?

M. Hollins (New England Patriots) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.26 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 2 snaps. Their top snap (+2.80 EPA): (8:36) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass deep right to 13-M.Hollins to NE 31 for 20 yards (9-T.Hufanga)..

Quick answer

Winner: New England Patriots
Final score: New England Patriots 10–7 Denver Broncos
Halftime: Tied 7–7 at halftime
FantasyHQ MVP: Mack Hollins
Top passer: Jarrett Stidham
Biggest EPA play: (2:59) (Shotgun) 8-J.Stidham sacked at DEN 14 for -19 yards (53-C.Elliss). FUMBLES (53-C.E…
Game date: 2026-01-25

Game summary

The New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos 10–7 on 2026-01-25. Mack Hollins posted a game-high +5.26 total EPA in the receiving.

The highest-scoring period was Q1 with 7 combined points.

Line score

Final score and points by quarter.

	Q1	Q2	Q3	—	—	T
New England Patriots	0	7	3	0	0	10
Denver Broncos	7	0	0	0	0	7

Scoring Map

Each pin marks where a score occurred on the field — yard line from play-by-play.

NENew England Patriots

NE 6

+1NE 15

DEN 6

+1DEN 15

+3DEN 5

DENDenver Broncos

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Scoring timeline

5 scores

Chronological scoring plays — scroll to follow the game.

DENDenver Broncos
Q1 10:24TD
Cameron Sutton
Points+6
Yard line
NE 6
Score
0-6
(10:24) 8-J.Stidham pass short right to 14-C.Sutton for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
DENDenver Broncos
Q1 10:19XP
Wil Lutz
Points+1
Yard line
NE 15
Score
0-7
3-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
NENew England Patriots
Q2 2:14TD
Drake Maye
Points+6
Yard line
DEN 6
Score
6-7
(2:14) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye right guard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
NENew England Patriots
Q2 2:10XP
Andy Borregales
Points+1
Yard line
DEN 15
Score
7-7
36-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
NENew England Patriots
Q3 5:32FG
Andy Borregales
Points+3
Yard line
DEN 5
Score
10-7
(5:32) 36-A.Borregales 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.

Stars of the game

Top performers by total expected points added (EPA).

1Mack Hollins · New England Patriots · Receiving · +5.26 total EPA · 2 snaps · +2.63 EPA/play
2Drake Maye · New England Patriots · Rushing · +2.12 total EPA · 7 snaps · +0.30 EPA/play
3Marvin Mims Jr. · Denver Broncos · Receiving · +1.24 total EPA · 6 snaps · +0.21 EPA/play
4Jarrett Stidham · Denver Broncos · Rushing · +0.56 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.56 EPA/play
5Tyler Badie · Denver Broncos · Rushing · +0.55 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.55 EPA/play
6Adam Prentice · Denver Broncos · Rushing · +0.09 total EPA · 1 snaps · +0.09 EPA/play
7Cameron Sutton · Denver Broncos · Receiving · -0.12 total EPA · 5 snaps · -0.02 EPA/play
8Evan Engram · Denver Broncos · Receiving · -0.13 total EPA · 3 snaps · -0.04 EPA/play

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Highest total EPA with the player's top snap and the game's biggest single play when different.

FantasyHQ Game MVP

Mack Hollins — NE · Receiving

Mack Hollins posted the highest total EPA (+5.26) in the game, the strongest overall impact for New England Patriots. Across 2 counted snaps, they averaged +2.63 EPA per play.

Mack Hollins's top snap (+2.80 EPA): (8:36) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass deep right to 13-M.Hollins to NE 31 for 20 yards (9-T.Hufanga).

Biggest single play (-5.23 EPA): Jarrett Stidham — (2:59) (Shotgun) 8-J.Stidham sacked at DEN 14 for -19 yards (53-C.Elliss). FUMBLES (53-C.Elliss) [53-C.Elliss], RECOVERED by NE-91-E.Ponder at DEN 12.

Quarterback report card

Jarrett Stidham led all passers in efficiency for Denver Broncos, setting the tone in the passing game according to FantasyHQ analytics.

Jarrett Stidham (Denver Broncos) · 37 dropbacks · 45.9% completion · -5.8% CPOE · -0.43 EPA/play · -16.04 total EPA
Drake Maye (New England Patriots) · 29 dropbacks · 34.5% completion · -13.0% CPOE · -0.18 EPA/play · -5.29 total EPA

Team stats comparison

Side-by-side offensive and defensive efficiency.

Stat	New England Patriots	Denver Broncos
Offensive EPA/play	-0.215	-0.307
Offensive success rate	32.5%	31.9%
Pass EPA/play	-0.183	-0.434
Rush EPA/play	-0.098	-0.100
Defensive EPA/play	+0.307	+0.215
Defensive success rate	68.1%	67.5%

Drive & efficiency notes

Despite the final score, New England Patriots generated the better offensive EPA per play (-0.21 vs -0.31), suggesting they moved the ball more efficiently.

Season benchmark context (offensive EPA per play):

New England Patriots: -0.21 EPA/play (10th percentile vs. 2025 team-game averages)
Denver Broncos: -0.31 EPA/play (5th percentile vs. 2025 team-game averages)

Denver Broncos: 12 drives, -22.14 total EPA, 1 scoring drives
New England Patriots: 13 drives, -17.21 total EPA, 2 scoring drives

Who scored touchdowns and field goals

Every touchdown and field goal from official play-by-play.

Touchdowns

Denver Broncos — Cameron Sutton (Jarrett Stidham pass) (Q1 10:24)
New England Patriots — Drake Maye (Q2 2:14)

Field goals

New England Patriots — Andy Borregales (Q3 5:32)

Quarter by quarter

Quarter-by-quarter recap from live scoring plays.

The opening quarter: Denver Broncos won the period 7–0. Denver Broncos found the end zone from the NE 6 (Q1 10:24) — (10:24) 8-J.Stidham pass short right to 14-C.Sutton for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; Denver Broncos added 1 points from the NE 15 (Q1 10:19) — 3-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw..

The second quarter: New England Patriots won the period 7–0. New England Patriots found the end zone from the DEN 6 (Q2 2:14) — (2:14) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye right guard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.; New England Patriots added 1 points from the DEN 15 (Q2 2:10) — 36-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer..

The third quarter: New England Patriots won the period 3–0. New England Patriots connected on a field goal from the DEN 5 (Q3 5:32) — (5:32) 36-A.Borregales 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer..

Turning points

Plays that moved win probability the most.

Denver Broncos (Q4 4:46) — (4:46) 3-W.Lutz 45 yard field goal is BLOCKED (93-L.Taylor), Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw. [WPA -20.1% · EPA -3.33]
Denver Broncos (Q4 2:18) — (2:18) (Shotgun) 8-J.Stidham pass deep right intended for 19-M.Mims INTERCEPTED by 0-C.Gonzalez [44-K.Chaisson] at NE 36. 0-C.Gonzalez to NE 36 for no gain (19-M.Mims). [WPA -20.0% · EPA -2.26]
Denver Broncos (Q2 2:59) — (2:59) (Shotgun) 8-J.Stidham sacked at DEN 14 for -19 yards (53-C.Elliss). FUMBLES (53-C.Elliss) [53-C.Elliss], RECOVERED by NE-91-E.Ponder at DEN 12. [WPA -16.6% · EPA -5.23]
Denver Broncos (Q1 11:49) — (11:49) (Shotgun) 8-J.Stidham pass deep right to 19-M.Mims to NE 7 for 52 yards (0-C.Gonzalez). [WPA +15.9% · EPA +4.52]
New England Patriots (Q3 10:22) — (10:22) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye scrambles up the middle ran ob at DEN 17 for 28 yards (9-T.Hufanga). [WPA +14.4% · EPA +3.29]

Impact plays

Highest EPA snaps that flipped field position.

Denver Broncos (Q2 2:59) — (2:59) (Shotgun) 8-J.Stidham sacked at DEN 14 for -19 yards (53-C.Elliss). FUMBLES (53-C.Elliss) [53-C.Elliss], RECOVERED by NE-91-E.Ponder at DEN 12. [WPA -16.6% · EPA -5.23]
Denver Broncos (Q1 11:49) — (11:49) (Shotgun) 8-J.Stidham pass deep right to 19-M.Mims to NE 7 for 52 yards (0-C.Gonzalez). [WPA +15.9% · EPA +4.52]
Denver Broncos (Q2 9:28) — (9:28) 8-J.Stidham pass incomplete short right to 12-R.Harvey (31-C.Woodson) [97-M.Williams]. [WPA -7.1% · EPA -3.90]
New England Patriots (Q3 0:15) — (:15) 36-A.Borregales 46 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer. [WPA -7.7% · EPA -3.83]

Every scoring play

Chronological scoring with play-by-play context.

Denver Broncos TD (+6) — Q1 10:24 · NE 6 · Score 0-6
(10:24) 8-J.Stidham pass short right to 14-C.Sutton for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
Denver Broncos XP (+1) — Q1 10:19 · NE 15 · Score 0-7
3-W.Lutz extra point is GOOD, Center-48-M.Fraboni, Holder-16-J.Crawshaw.
New England Patriots TD (+6) — Q2 2:14 · DEN 6 · Score 6-7
(2:14) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye right guard for 6 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
New England Patriots XP (+1) — Q2 2:10 · DEN 15 · Score 7-7
36-A.Borregales extra point is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.
New England Patriots FG (+3) — Q3 5:32 · DEN 5 · Score 10-7
(5:32) 36-A.Borregales 23 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-47-J.Ashby, Holder-17-B.Baringer.

Key takeaways

What to remember for fantasy research and follow-up box score digging.

New England Patriots earned the result — use the box score for snap-level context.
One-score margin — verify garbage-time stats before drawing fantasy conclusions.
Mack Hollins (New England Patriots) led total EPA — start here for highlight and prop research.
Jarrett Stidham (DEN) finished below expected efficiency despite volume.

Frequently asked questions

Who won New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos on 2026-01-25?

The New England Patriots beat the Denver Broncos 10-7 in Conf. Championship, 2025.

What was the score by quarter in New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos?

Q1: New England Patriots 0, Denver Broncos 7; Q2: New England Patriots 7, Denver Broncos 0; Q3: New England Patriots 3, Denver Broncos 0; Final: New England Patriots 10, Denver Broncos 7.

Who scored touchdowns and field goals in New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos?

Denver Broncos touchdown — C. Sutton (J. Stidham pass) (Q1 10:24) New England Patriots touchdown — D. Maye (Q2 2:14) New England Patriots field goal — A. Borregales (Q3 5:32, 3 pts) Extra points followed each touchdown unless noted in the play-by-play.

How did the quarterbacks play in New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos?

Jarrett Stidham (Denver Broncos), 45.9% completion, -5.8% CPOE, -0.43 EPA per dropback, -16.04 total passing EPA. Drake Maye (New England Patriots), 34.5% completion, -13.0% CPOE, -0.18 EPA per dropback, -5.29 total passing EPA.

Who was FantasyHQ's player of the game in New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos?

Mack Hollins (New England Patriots) was FantasyHQ's Game MVP with +5.26 total EPA on Receiving plays. across 2 snaps. Their top snap (+2.80 EPA): (8:36) (Shotgun) 10-D.Maye pass deep right to 13-M.Hollins to NE 31 for 20 yards (9-T.Hufanga)..

Was New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos a close game?

Yes — the margin was 3 points. New England Patriots won 10-7 in a game that came down to the wire.

Season records after this game

New England Patriots

Entered 16-3 Now 17-3 W

Denver Broncos

Entered 15-3 Now 15-4 L

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