FOXBORO, MA – On a frigid and windy night at Gillette Stadium, the New England Patriots rallied from a 24-point halftime deficit to down the Denver Broncos 34-31 in overtime.
After committing three turnovers and struggling throughout the first half, New England flipped the script in the second half, scoring 31 unanswered points after the break before Peyton Manning’s late TD pass to Demaryius Thomas tied the game.
In the extra session, both teams failed to move the ball much, but the Patriots got a big break when a punt hit a Denver player before being recovered by the Patriots. Three plays later, Stephen Gostkowski nailed the game-winning, 31-yard field goal.
Kevin Kugler and James Lofton called the action on WestwoodOne Sports.
(Von Miller’s fumble return for a TD puts the Broncos up 7-0)
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(Knowshon Moreno’s TD run makes it 14-0)
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(Peyton Manning hits Jacob Tamme and Denver is up 24-0)
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(Tom Brady hits Julian Edelman to being the New England comeback)
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(It’s 24-14 after Brandon Bolden’s short TD run)
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(Brady finds Rob Gronkowski to cut the lead to 24-21)
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(Edelman’s 2nd TD grab puts the Patriots ahead 28-24)
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(Manning’s TD pass to Demaryius Thomas ties the score at 31-31)
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(A punt hits a Denver player to set New England up with a chance to win the game)
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(Stephen Gostkowski wins the game with a 31-yd FG)
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(Rob Gronkowski’s postgame interview with WestwoodOne sideline reporter Hub Arkush)
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(Postgame recap from Kevin Kugler and James Lofton)
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