Patriots punch ticket to 12th Super Bowl after besting Broncos in snowy Denver

Drake Maye handled the sloppy, snowy conditions better than the home team and he scored New England's only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th Super Bowl with a 10-7 win over the Denver Broncos in the AFC championship on Sunday.

Maye threw for just 86 yards, but ran for 65 and iced the win with a 7-yard keeper on third-and-5 in the waning minutes to send the Patriots (17-3) to the Super Bowl in Mike Vrabel's first year as coach.

The Patriots will play the winner of the NFC championship game between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks in the Super Bowl on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.

"I'm just proud of this team," Maye said. "Don't have many words. Just thankful for this team. Love each and every one of them. It took everybody."

Christian Gonzalez intercepted Jarrett Stidham, starting in place of an injured Bo Nix with 2:11 remaining, for New England's second takeaway. The first set up the Patriots with a short field and led to Maye's touchdown scamper that tied it at 7 heading into halftime.

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