Patriots vs. Broncos: How To Watch, Kickoff Time, And More

The New England Patriots return from the Bye Week and will play five of their next six games on the road. It is the longest road trip stretch for the Patriots since 1967 when the team opened the season with five straight road games. The stretch will begin this week when the team travels to face the Denver Broncos. The Patriots and Broncos will meet for the seventh straight year in the regular season. The Patriots are 5-1 in those games. This week’s game will be the third straight meeting played in Denver.

The Patriots enter this week with a streak of 11 straight road wins after finishing a perfect 8-0 on the road in 2016 and adding three more road wins so far in 2017. The Patriots can match the 12-game road win streak they had from Dec. 24, 2006, through Oct. 5, 2008. The Patriots 12-game road win streak is second in NFL history to the 18-game road win streak by the San Francisco 49ers (1988-90).

Here's what you need to know about Sunday's game.

Kickoff

It will be a late one. The Patriots won't take the field until 8:30 p.m. for Sunday Night Football.

Broadcast Information

TELEVISION: This week’s game will be broadcast by NBC and can be seen on NBC Boston- 10. Al Michaels will handle play-by-play duties with Cris Collinsworth as the color analyst. Michele Tafoya will work from the sidelines. The game will be produced by Fred Gaudelli and directed by Drew Esocoff.

NATIONAL RADIO: This week’s game will be broadcast to a national audience on Westwood One. Kevin Kugler and Jason Taylor will call the game.

RADIO: 98.5 FM, The Sports Hub, is the flagship station for the Patriots Radio Network. Play-by-play broadcaster Bob Socci will call the action along with former Patriots quarterback Scott Zolak, who will provide color analysis. The games are produced by Marc Cappello

Series History

The New England Patriots and Denver Broncos will meet for the seventh straight year in the regular season this week when the Patriots travel to Denver.

The Patriots are 5-1 in the previous six meetings. This week’s game will be the third straight played in Denver. Last season, the Patriots clinched the AFC East and became the first team with eight straight division titles following a 16-3 win at Denver on Dec. 18, 2016.

Denver leads the overall series by a 26-21 margin in the regular season and a 4-1 margin in the postseason.

The Patriots and Broncos have played in three divisional playoff games and two AFC Championship Games.

The Patriots are 10-21 overall in games played in Denver, including 0-4 in postseason games.

The Patriots have played more games against the Broncos than any other team that has never been in New England’s division. The history between the teams dates back to the first days of the American Football League in 1960. The Patriots played the Broncos in the inaugural game of each franchise, a 13-10 Denver win on Sept. 9, 1960 at BU Field. The teams squared off twice a year in the decade prior to the AFL-NFL merger, except for 1967 and 1969.

The Betting Line

Here's what the odds makers have to say about Sunday night's game via ESPN.com:

• Westgate - New England by 7.5 points.
• Caesar's - New England by 7.5 points.
• William Hill - New England by 7.5 points.
• Wynn - New England by 7.5 points.
• GG Technology - New England by 7 points.
• Unibet - New England by 6.5 points

What The Experts Say

• ESPN.com - All 10 expects pick Patriots
• CBSSports.com - Seven of eight experts pick Patriots
• Yahoo! Sports - All six experts pick Patriots
• Benjamin Hoffman, New York Times - Patriots
• Sports Illustrated - Four of six experts pick Patriots
• FiveThirtyEight - New England favored by 71 percent

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