‘Welcome home!’: Patriots arrive back in New England fresh off AFC title win
STAY WELL. IT’S WHAT, NINE MINUTES BEFORE FIVE RIGHT NOW. BREAKING NEWS IN FOXBOROUGH. THE PATRIOTS. THEY LANDED IN PROVIDENCE A LITTLE BIT AGO. THEY ARE ARRIVING RIGHT NOW BACK HOME IN FOXBOROUGH RETURNING FROM DENVER AFTER THEY BEAT THE BRONCOS 10 TO 7. YEAH. AND WE KNOW WHAT THEY’RE GOING TO BE DOING. WHAT ARE THEY GOING TO BE DOING FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. THEY’RE GOING TO BE PREPARING TO PLAY A FOOTBALL GAME. THE BIGGEST FOOTBALL GAME ON THE WORLD STAGE. SO THEY’RE GOING TO PLAY THE SEAHAWKS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 8TH. THEY’RE GOING TO BE IN SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA. AND YOU’RE GOING TO BE GOING THERE. DUKE IS GOING THERE. AND DID WE EXPECT THIS AT THE BEGINNING OF THE SEASON? THE ANSWER TO THE FLAT OUT ANSWER TO THAT IS NO, NO. DID WE EXPECT THAT MAYBE THERE’D BE A PLAYOFF TEAM? MAYBE. RIGHT. THEY CHANGED OVER 50% OF THEIR ROSTER. IN FACT, WHEN THEY STARTED THE PLAYOFFS, OF THE 48 PLAYERS THAT WORE UNIFORMS, 30 WERE BRAND NEW. SO THAT’S FLIRTING WITH 7070 PLUS PERCENT OF THEIR ROSTER. IT TURNED OVER, BUT THE MATURITY OF DRAKE MAYE IN RUNNING THE OFFENSE AND PRODUCTIVELY RUNNING THE OFFENSE HAS PUT THEM NOW FROM A TEAM THAT WON FOUR OUT OF 17 GAMES LAST YEAR, TO A TEAM THAT HAS WON 17 OF 20 GAMES SO FAR THIS YEAR, IT HAS ONE MORE GAME TO GO. THE SEAHAWKS, BY THE WAY, HAD WON 14 GAMES TO SO THERE IN THE REGULAR SEASON. SO THEY’RE AT THE SAME SPOT. I HAVE TO JUST POINT THIS OUT. AND THIS THIS IS WHAT I LOVE ABOUT LIVING HERE AND GROWING UP HERE. IT IS COLD. WE LOST POWER IN FOXBOROUGH TODAY. AND LOOK AT THE PEOPLE. LOOK AT LOOK AT THAT RIGHT THERE. THAT IS WHAT WE DO. IT’S JUST BROUGHT JOY TO THE REGION TO THE WHOLE REGION. AND THE KIDS ARE OUT THERE. THEY DIDN’T HAVE A THEY HAD A SNOW DAY TODAY AND THEY SAID, LET’S GO. LET’S STAND IN THE COLD. AND THEY’RE GOING TO LOOK AT THESE, THESE, THESE KIDS, RIGHT. THAT’S RIGHT. MANY OF THEM ARE KIDS. THEY’RE WHAT, 25 ISH YEARS OLD? I MEAN, YEAH, SOME OF THEM. DRAKE MAYS, 23. HE CAN’T EVEN RENT A CAR. AND HE’S 23 YEARS OLD. HE’S GOING TO PLAY IN A SUPER BOWL, WHICH IS THE SINGLE GREATEST. BUT THAT’S THAT’S THE BEAUTY OF THIS. AND THEY’RE BRINGING JOY AND, AND AND WE HAVE SOMETHING TO HOPE AND LOOK FORWARD TO. AND THAT’S REALLY EXCITING I LOVE IT. AND THEY’RE THEIR THEIR MANTRA AS IT’S BEEN IS STRAPPED ON ONE OF THE BUSSES I SAW I DIDN’T SEE IT ON THAT ONE. BUT WE ALL WE GOT, WE ALL WE NEED, WE ALL WE GOT AND THEY’RE CHEERING. I MEAN THIS IS SOMETHING THAT YOU KNOW YOU DO, RIGHT? YOU SAY TO THE KIDS LET’S GO. WE’RE GOING TO GILLETTE. THE PATRIOTS PLAYERS ARE COMING IN. LET’S HOLD SIGNS. AND IT TEACHES THEM, YOU KNOW LOYALTY AND YOUR TEAM AND HARD WORK PAYS OFF. AND IT’S REALLY IT’S IT’S IT’S SUCH A GREAT TIME RIGHT NOW. WE’RE GOING TO THE SUPER BOWL. WHEN I SAY THAT I, I DO PAUSE AND SAY, WELL WHEN WE SAY WE I DID NO WORK TO GO TO THE SUPER BOWL. RIGHT. WELL, BUT WE’VE BEEN THERE A FEW TIMES IN THE LAST 24 OR 5 YEARS, YOU KNOW. SO THAT’S OKAY. YEAH. THIS FRANCHISE IS, YOU KNOW. IS THE FRANCHISE IN THE NFL THAT’S BEEN TO THE SUPER BOWL MOST FREQUENTLY. THIS IS THE 12TH TRIP FOR THIS FRANCHISE, WHICH IS BY FAR AND AWAY THE MOST OF ANY FRANCHISE IN THE LEAGUE. PATRIOTS SURE, THE PATRIOTS HAVE WON SIX OF THEM. PITTSBURGH IS ONE SIX. SO SO BOTH SIDES ARE BOTH FRANCHISES ARE. EVEN IF THE PATRIOTS CAN WIN THE 1 IN 2 WEEKS, THAT WOULD OBVIOUSLY PUT THEM ON TOP OF THAT LIST. I THINK THAT THIS IS A BIG DEAL. WELL, AND THESE PLAYERS RIGHT. THE YOU SAW THE GAME YESTERDAY. YOU SAW THE WEATHER IN DENVER AND THAT AND YOU KNOW THIS IS WHAT HAS KEPT THEM FROM FROM LEAVING DENVER UNTIL THEY ACTUALLY LEFT THIS MORNING. AND THEY NORMALLY IN A NORMAL SEQUENCE THAT HAD BEEN HOME BY NOW. BUT BUT NO, THE WEATHER WAS JUST PREVENTED THAT. SO TODAY WAS A TRAVEL DAY AND NOW THEY’RE BACK. THEY’RE FINALLY RIGHT BACK HERE IN FOXBOROUGH. AND NOW THE HARD WORK BEGINS AGAIN. RIGHT. FOR THE NEXT TWO WEEKS. MIKE VRABEL SAID TO THEM IN THE IN THE LOCKER ROOM YESTERDAY CELEBRATE. ENJOY THE MOMENT. YOU’VE EARNED IT. YOU DESERVE IT. AND THEN HE SAID THE BUS LEAVES AT 8:00 TOMORROW MORNING. AND IF YOU MISS IT YOU CAN’T PLAY IN THE SUPER BOWL RIGHT. THEY DIDN’T MISS IT. I DON’T THINK ANYBODY MISSED IT I REALLY DON’T. AND LOOK AND NOW THE PLAYERS ARE TAKING IT ALL IN AND THEY’RE RECORDING THESE MOMENTS SAYING YOU KNOW THIS IS THIS IS THIS IS THIS IS HOW WE WE DO IT. HERE IT IS. IT’S IT’S THE BEST PART OF IT. AND I KNOW THAT THAT THIS FRANCHISE HAS BEEN A FREQUENT SUPER BOWLS. BUT REALITY IS THAT THERE DAN MARINO PLAYED QUARTERBACK WITH THE MIAMI DOLPHINS. AND HE WENT HE WENT TO THE SUPER BOWL AS A ROOKIE. AND HE FIGURED, WELL I’M GOING TO GO AND GO AND GO AND GO AND GO AGAIN. HE NEVER DID NEVER DID I KNOW. SO WHEN YOU’RE IN THE MOMENT, ENJOY THE MOMENT, RIGHT? RIGHT. AND THEY’RE ENJOYING THE MOMENT AND THE FANS ARE ENJOYING IT JUST AS MUCH FOR SURE. IT’S NICE TO SEE THAT
‘Welcome home!’: Patriots arrive back in New England fresh off AFC title win
Updated: 5:05 PM EST Jan 26, 2026
The Patriots arrived back in New England to a sea of fans on Monday, less than 24 hours after punching their ticket to the Super Bowl. The Patriots beat the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon, 10-7, in a snowy AFC Championship Game, officially cementing their return to the Super Bowl, seven years later. The team plane landed at T.F. Green International Airport in Providence, Rhode Island, with players and coaches piling onto buses and making their way north to Gillette Stadium. Excited fans met the team at the stadium as players walked into the facility, ready to prepare for the big game versus the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. —
The Patriots arrived back in New England to a sea of fans on Monday, less than 24 hours after punching their ticket to the Super Bowl.
The Patriots beat the Denver Broncos Sunday afternoon, 10-7, in a snowy AFC Championship Game, officially cementing their return to the Super Bowl, seven years later.
The team plane landed at T.F. Green International Airport in Providence, Rhode Island, with players and coaches piling onto buses and making their way north to Gillette Stadium.
Excited fans met the team at the stadium as players walked into the facility, ready to prepare for the big game versus the Seattle Seahawks on Feb. 8 in Santa Clara, California.