New England Patriots Rout Denver Broncos 45-10

New England Patriots Rout Denver Broncos 45-10.FOXBOROUGH, Mass. - In this season, and especially in the days before the Patriots game in the division playoffs against the Broncos, Tim Tebow - the phenomenon of mass communication, cultural touchstone - it was in the middle of a conversation endless circuit of the nature of attacking football and the convergence of sports and religion.

Saturday night, sat on the bench, a refuge shelter shoulders as Tom Brady led another scoring drive with the Patriots by 42-7, and the crowd started a joke: "Te-Te-Te-bow bow bow!"

Brady threw a record six touchdowns, a record five in the first half to put the Patriots in the game of the AFC Championship with a 45-10 victory.

"We arrived and began quickly," said Brady. "It was a great victory for us."

The Patriots, winners of nine straight games, the host of today's match winner between the Ravens and Texans with an opportunity to reach their fifth Super Bowl in 11 seasons.

And thus ended one of the lines of the most exciting season in history - one that caught the attention of the nation and started when Denver was 1-4 and Tebow holder. The only time the third quarterback won six in a row (before losing to New England on December 18) to help the Broncos win the AFC West and beat the Steelers in the wild card game last week.

But on Saturday, was 9-of-26 for 136 yards and had 13 yards on five carries. He was also sacked five times.

"We go out and play hard and good things happened," New England defensive tackle Vince Wilford said. "A great team win"

In some ways the result of restoring the natural order of the NFL. Brady is the quarterback pre-eminent of his generation. But last week, was driven to an unusual place for him - the shadow of another person. Has not inspired anyone to their knees in prayer, or have lyrics composers write in their honor.

But Brady's night of 26-34 for 363 yards, showed he has the accuracy that has helped the Patriots win three Super Bowls. (Even with the left cleared 2:56, 48 yards on third down.)

The first sign that the magic of Tebow would end came in a few minutes from kickoff. The Patriots needed only five plays, including a 43-yard run by former Florida tight end Aaron Hernandez of 7-yard touchdown to Wes Welker, to take a 7-0 lead. In the Broncos game session, Tebow was sacked and the ball was stripped.

At halftime, there was little doubt about the outcome.

Brady threw three touchdown passes to tight end Rob Gronkowski as the Patriots took a 35-7 lead.

"We were playing football complementary," Gronkowski said. "It was unbelievable."

Meanwhile, Tebow difficulty moving the Broncos, completing only three of his 10 passes for 28 yards. He was stripped of the ball in the sixth game of Denver, the establishment of a second Gronkowski touchdown.

Fourth Brady touchdown pass, 61 yards to Deion Branch for the band at the end of the first half, set a record for the Patriots playoff game. His sixth touchdown, a 17-yard Hernandez early in the third, tying the record shared by Steve Young (Super Bowl XXIX in January 1995) and Daryle Lamonica (December 1969).

At that point, Tebow still had only completed three passes for 28 yards.

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Patriots Advance To AFC Championship

Patriots Advance To AFC Championship.FOXBOROUGH - In preparation for the New England Patriots last night's game against the AFC divisional playoff Denver Broncos on Thursday began to decline, there were some curious events at Gillette Stadium: Bill Belichick was really happy in his pre-practice conference media after practice, defensive captain Jerod Mayo admitted that he felt he and his companions were better prepared for their second meeting against Tim Tebow and the Broncos.

May echoed the words spoken a day earlier by offensive lineman Brian Waters.

It's not often that the Patriots tip his hand, even slightly. But the comments of Water and May, Belichick's sunny disposition and a sense of optimism in the locker room on Thursday, everything pointed to a club of confidence.

Trust became the domain of the Sabbath.

New England ended the Cinderella season and Tebow with a win 45-10 Broncos, a wire to wire victory that sent the Patriots game in the AFC Championship next Sunday against either Baltimore or Houston.

It is the sixth conference championship game appearance in New England during the era of Bill Belichick.

The win was the Patriots' first three playoff games against the Broncos and the team also completed three-game postseason losing streak. Before last night, winning the Patriots in the playoffs last game was the 2007 AFC title in San Diego.

Quarterback Tom Brady threw for 363 yards, an NFL postseason record six touchdowns, and had a pretty nice punt, while Tebow completed just nine passes and was basically running for his life for much of the night.

The Patriots cleared a hurdle early, find a way to banish the disturbing pattern of slow start last night's AFC divisional round duel with the Broncos, taking a 35-7 advantage into the locker room at halftime.

Denver won the toss and elected to defer, and the Patriots got the ball to open the game a second time this season. Scored less than two minutes, covering 80 yards in five plays a neat - 8 yards through the center of BenJarvus Green-Ellis, 5 yards per carry Green-Ellis, 17-yard Rob Gronkowski,  then a carry of 43 Aaron Hernandez yards.

Hernandez lined up in the line of scrimmage in the game, and Brady turned the ball as if it were a versatile tight corridor. Hernandez bobbled the ball behind the line of scrimmage, but said they already were.

The sophomore star had a week of practice and took him into the game with 87 yards from the line of scrimmage in the first half.

Brady found Wes Welker on the next play, and Welker got into the end zone for a 7-yard touchdown.

It was the first time the Patriots scored first in a game since Vince Wilfork, the only member of the defense of New England, which was in the field to win the last playoff team in the AFC Championship in 2007, fell in a fumble in the end zone against the Redskins last month.
With the Broncos driving on their first possession - which picked up 14 yards on third and 5 in a fight Tebow, then 19 in a career of Willis McGahee, put them in the territory of New England - Rob Ninkovich strip-sacked Tebow on second down.

Brandon Spikes has the ball, and New England took charge of their own 41.

Brady and the offensive of the seven works required at this time, but the result was the same touchdown. Rob Gronkowski is the honors, breaking the Field Turf, playing the ball, sure, and slip a few meters.

The 14-0 start was in stark contrast to the final weeks of the regular season, when New England was often in the early holes. Against Miami and Buffalo, at weeks 16 and 17, 17-0 and 21-0 were dropped, respectively, before returning to win; the Patriots were also behind early Denver and Philadelphia.

About the blunder only to the Patriots in the first half came in possession of third place, when a wandering fire Brady became an easy interception to rookie safety Quinton Carter.

From the New England 24 after selection, Denver got its only point average, a 5-yard touchdown McGahee, who is wanted on the goal line on the first play of the second quarter.

Not to be outdone, New England scored three times in the second quarter, all passes from Brady. The first was to Gronkowski, a reception of 12 yards, the second was a nice 61-yarder to Deion Branch, who missed last month's meeting with the Broncos, because of a groin injury, and another Gronkowski, of 19 yards in the half.

As he handed the Broncos defense, Brady and Gronkowski set some NFL records: Brady passed Dan Marino for fifth all-time in postseason passing yards, passing touchdowns and five in the first half were also a postseason. Gronkowski three touchdown receptions set a team record in a season post-season and made him the player 17 in league history with three touchdowns in a playoff game, although only the second tight end - the first was Dave Casper.

The Patriots' defense, which played very well, was not challenged against the pass: Tebow completed only three of 10 shots to 28 yards.

New England just added 10 points in the second half but did not need them. Denver had a field goal in the third quarter and stayed out of the end zone from 3 in the fourth quarter.

The Patriots Ravens-Texans watch game Sunday at 1 pm to see his opponent January 22 at Gillette Stadium. New England faced one of the teams during the regular season.

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