Christian Barmore has got to be one of the most underratedly dominant defensive tackles in the league. I'm hoping he keeps up the momentum so he finishes with 10+ sacks on the year! Love that dude!

The goal post's reaction to the missed extra point was perfect.

Ryland came back after missing two field goals and hit a 56 yarder! Crazy determination and presence of mind. He focused on the goal.

Crazy redemption for Ryland. Missed a 40 yarder, an extra point, then nails the walk off 56 yarder.

7:07 best field goal doink ever 😂

Broncos doing everything they possibly can to miss the playoffs, that was a game they absolutely needed to win.

Bill’s last win as a Patriot. THANK YOU COACH

This is the best day of my life thank you, Awakenbeerus. God bless your predictions.

The team colors, the look of the field, the quality of play and the lone sports broadcaster makes this game seem as if it came to us directly from the AFL era.

Ryland saved his career with that game winning kick

That had to be the loudest ever PAT miss in history.

Best game from a Patriots quarterback this season. Great game from Zappe.

*Fun fact:* The Broncos have yet to defeat the Patriots at home ever since the 2016 AFC championship game.

Fun fact: This is the first victory for the Patriots against Russell Wilson since Super Bowl 49

As shitty as the Patriots season is this year, it felt good to win on Christmas!

It just feels good to win. The amount of pain I’ve dealt with this season is too much.

As a patriots fan from birth this season has been tough but this game gave me that warm fuzzy feeling I used to get when watching Pats games. Merry Christmas Patriots Nation.

Chad “can’t make the extra point but I will literally nail a 60 yard game winner” Ryland

As a life long Patriots fan without much family, this was nice.

Man! What a game! Bailey Zappe Played Very Good! I hope You all have a Merry Christmas!

Zappe Holidays to everyone and the New England Patriots!!!

This crowd makes me love NFL December's . All playoff games.

Pats were playing tonight like they were 7-7 !!!!

Miss those years of the Brady and Manning Bowls. Pat and Bronc Fans Know.

Bailey Zappe.........the LEGEND continues........

Let’s ride!!!! Out of playoff contention 😂😂😂😂😂😂

If you’ve been watching the nfl this year you would have to admit that the patriots have one of the best defenses in the entire league.

As a Saints fan, I've seen this all before. Sean Payton's cockiness is ultimately what ends up hurting him in the end.

Payton calling timeouts helping the patriots win was the icing on the cake.

Zappe is no scrub lets get that out of the way. Dude can hit midrange, downfield targets and move well. Gotta feel for Rus 😂 He about to hear that angry coach again

Pats playing hard for Belichick still, the Russell Wilson era in Denver has been a disaster.

That muffed punt changed the course of the Patriots future. They could've had a qb, now they'll probably trade the 4th pick for a couple future fourth rounders to draft a kicker. WTF!!?

Zappe is happy😊 that's a real QB name😂 I hope hes a pro bowler is this league. That pass to Parker late in the 3rd was big time😮

Just when you felt like Denver was gonna win this game after trailing by 16, the Patriots came back to steal their holiday presents from them. Talk about winning the game the patriot way

Wow. Even Brady had a tough time winning in Denver.

You know, Zappe did a good job these last few games

If Denver would’ve went for a field goal instead of a touchdown they might have won.

Patriots when they still technically have a chance to get in the playoffs: lose every game Patriots when they’re out of the playoffs and their fans want them to lose as much as possible for Caleb Williams: ALL I DO IS WIN WIN WIN NO MATTER WHAT

Pats fan here. Honestly shocked we got this W 😂

Kind of hard to argue against Zappes success 😊

Zappe won himself at least a back-up QB contract for another season or two. Unlike Mac Jones, Zappe has good enough pocket awareness and has a bit of more zip in his throws. Give him a legit weapon or two, he could take the Patriots to the Playoffs in the next season.

7:12 this is a kick that should have made history

The season has been bad for my team but this was an unexpected Christmas 🎄 gift an upset WIN vs an old rival team and we knocked them out the playoffs

Considering how hard we choked this game, I approve of this loss. Ggs Patriots.

I thought tanking was supposed to be easy

This was as good as the Patriots have ever been. Brady had his legacy, but Zappe has just as much potential.

Zappe is on track to finish the season with more TD’s than Mac jones with only 4 interceptions compared to Mac’s 12, and it shows. Already have 2 wins under zappe

LETS GO BABY! THATS A CHRISTMAS EVE DUB🎄🔥

Broncos never fail to make me wanna give up on even watching them play 😔

If Zappe kept playing after Mac got hurt in the 2022 season, the Pats would be heading to the playoffs. Zappe is way underrated.

"A Holiday Classic" indeed. Go Pats!

the bronco falling to his knees after the kick is pricelessssss!!!! LMFAO

_I wonder what title Brandon Perna will bestow upon this game…_

Belicheck never lost his coaching touch. He just had Mac Jones.

Bronco fan hear had a great time at the game glad they made it fun towards the end, one of my favorite games I’ve been too but also a very heart breaking ending to the game… love my team no matter what baby

As a patriots fan I am very happy

Broncos sure did fall back to earth. Fans were talking like they were a top 10 team. Barely in the top 20 now

My broken humor had me rolling when i heard the sound the missed field goal made at 7:07

As a fan of the Sport... what a game. My Goodness.

Thank you NE for winning sincerely all Bears fans.

As a Patriots fan rooting for the Broncos, sheesh, Russell Wilson is done.,

Zappe finally found his feet in this game. Hopefully this can be the start of a run of form

Zappe and company look like the guardians of the galaxy😂

That kick looked like it would have been good from 65. Let’s hope Ryland can just be more consistent.

These two tanking on national television is awesome!!!

I must admit, the Broncos Mile High stadium is never short of memorable games year after year. Today was no exception. Win or loss, its full of highlights. As a Ravens fan, Im very grateful for all the memories in 2012.

As a Steelers fan today felt like Christmas came early. Every team we needed to lose lost☠️.

the doink has me crying every time 😭

Patriots seriously need a kicker, an OL and receivers

Denver contract with Russell has to be one of the biggest bombs in NFL history...

It is SO hard to tank against the broncos

I didn't know the NFL had a mic that high up on the post😂😂😂

What a comeback from the Broncos, but just couldn’t hold on. I’m sorry Broncos fans.

As a diehard patriots I’m really happy we won but I’m still worried about our draft position but i will celebrate a win go pats no matter what💙❤️.

Rumor has it belichec personally greased the broncos gloves before the game.

Broncos looking and playing like the expansion Tampa Bay Buccaneers.

Its been a rough year for us Patriots fans, but a road win in Denver is a nice Christmas gift. Especially since it could potentially be a spoiler game to keep the Broncos out of the playoffs. 😂

For real: I went from wondering if Sean Payton would bench Russell Wilson when it was 23-7, then when they tied the game I had the thought in my mind that Bill may get fired on the team plane back to New England. That's how fast this game changed

ZappBrady really balled!

7:13 lmao it was like the field goalpost was giving its own feedback 😂

Surtain getting beat by a 31 year old receiver is crazy. The problem with surtain is that he can never turn his head around to make a play on the ball. He always gets beat deep because he ain't lookin for the ball. During training camp bro was getting cooked by Sutton all the time. Down hill year for him hopes he learn how TO TURN HIS GOD DAM HEAD AROUND

Anytime the Donkeys lose…I rejoice!! ❤️

As a dolphins fan it's nice to see DVP and Mike Gesicki making an impact

That Zappe pass at 3rd quarter minute 3:40 is something you never see Mac Jones Do...been seeing the problem from the start of this season

Russ hold your head up homie u played a great game bro!!

Was wearing AirPods when Ryland doinked that field goal and the noise it made sounded like a moab bomb landed outside 😭

The greatest moniker the NFL has ever seen got borned in Denver! When your secondary loses in final drive to Bailey Zappe, dey sez, "We dun got ZAPPED!!!!!!!" Hopefully many more Bailey.

WTF ? Russel Played Good ! He should have won that game twice over. The running back fell down while walking into the End Zone on 4th down. The Returner handed New England a touchdown. I hope that the Seahawks pick him back up.

There goes the broncos playoff chances…

Wilson should know about passing it in the in zone for an INT

I say the Patriots should give Zappe a full off season of preparation as a starter before they start changing coaches.

Denver's idea of putting grease on the football did not work well for them.

We all know that there was no way that the Patriots and Kraft weren’t going to gift their loyal fans a win for Christmas.

Pats defense and special team the best I’ve seen in 5yrs. The game has slowed down for a double A quarter Zappe resulting in a game winning drive with less that 1 minute remaining in the game. I think he has earned starting quarterback next season. Resign the entire defense and special teams except that field goal/extra point kicker. Pats need to trade Mac Jones but I don’t think there’s a team that would take him for a second round pick🤮

Gotta give Bill some credit for having a 3-11 team go out and play with purpose. Zappe is at least a backup next season. If he wins out the remaining games then maybe they address WR and OL in draft and give the kid a shot. Regardless, zappe should have replaced Jones sooner.

Good win💪🏻very well deserved we’re just playing for a good pick for the draft and also to keep our coach from getting fired even though he’s still probably getting fired for the bad record our defense is by far the best but offense is 50/50 some games offense struggles some games offense dominates and way back when we play the Bills every single person thought the Bills gonna beat us but nope we won finally beat the Bills without Brady and that’s bc Josh Allen and the Bills started out rough but now they’re back and better so when we play next week it’s gonna be tougher than week 7 but Bailey Zappe have so much potential

The Broncos got Zapped 😂😂😂

Hard fought game. Patriots needed a win. The defense was good. The offense just had enough. A great kick.

8:29 They only show a kickoff if there is a long return or a fumble. The anticipation here was funny...at first the receiver drops the ball, so you think its going to be a fumble recovered by the kicking team; but then the receiver picks up the ball, so you think the kicking team is going to overrun the play and the receiver is going to break loose for a long run; then the receiver fumbles the ball again, and the kicking team scoops it up for a touchdown, lol. True to form...teams usually lose games when this happens

Broncos fans still staring at the tv