This is a 10* play on the New England Patriots.

I bet on Denver in last week's divisional playoff game against Pittsburgh, and I wasn't overly impressed with the Broncos. I don't think it would be fair to put all the blame on Peyton Manning, as his receivers didn't do him any favors, with several big drops on passes that should have been caught. Their normally stout defense had plenty of trouble stopping Ben Roethlisberger, despite the absence of Antonio Brown and a couple of third and fourth string running backs in the back field.

Tom Brady threw for 280 yards and three TDs at Denver during the regular season, and that was without Julian Edelman, and Rob Gronkowski who left with an injury. Edelman returned last week, and made an immediate impact with 100 receiving yards on 10 catches. Gronkowski scored a pair of TDs, catching seven passes for 83 yards.

New England should prove to have too many weapons for a Denver team that hasn't had much going offensively in recent weeks.

Take NE.

GL,

Jesse Schule