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For the entire playoffs, all of the EDSFootball.com contributors including myself will make a prediction (including the final score) for each playoff game.

Here are the predictions from the EDSFootball.com crew for the the Patriots-Broncos game:

John (follow on Twitter): New England Patriots 37, Denver Broncos 20

Kudos to the Broncos for beating Pittsburgh at home this past weekend. Although Roethlisberger was not 100% and they were missing a few key starters, I still expected Pittsburgh to take care of business. Although Tebow still connected on less than 50 percent of his passes, he certainly showed off some big play capability, including the 80-yard touchdown in overtime we've all seen 100 times by now. Still, Brady and the Pats are eagerly awaiting the Broncos visit. I don't think that Denver can carry on the momentum they gained against the Steelers, and I expect that if they have to play catch up against New England, Tebow is going to make some mistakes. Ultimately, I think the Pats win this one handily.

Sean (follow on Twitter): New England Patriots 44, Denver Broncos 10

The Broncos played with a chip on their shoulder Sunday as very few people actually gave them a shot. There is going to be even less people who are going to give them a shot this week at New England. The Steelers lost the game, not on defense but offense. Their protection of Ben Roethlisberger was awful. Denver had five sacks and was chasing Big Ben all over the field. Ben didn't look comfortable back there at all. I do think the injury did come into play more then he is letting on. This week the Broncos enter Foxboro and face the AFC's top QB, and unlike Roethlisberger, Brady is a quick decision maker and gets the ball out quick. This will neutralize Denver's pass rush. I think the Patriots will have no trouble moving the ball up and down the field and I fully expect them to score 30-plus points in this one. Steelers defensive coordinator Dick Lebeau may well be one of the greatest DC's of all time, but Lebeau ins't Belichick. The Steelers may have a better defensive team statistically, have the better personnel, but they do not have Belichick. As much as I hate Belichick, I respect him. I fully expect Belichick to come up with a defensive scheme to shut down the one-dimensional Tebow-led Broncos offense. I see multiple turnovers in Tebow's future, and a sub-40 percent completion percentage. This game will get ugly. I think the Pats steamroll the Broncos in this one.

Dan (follow on Twitter):New England Patritos 34, Denver Broncos 17

In a game that has a chance to set playoff TV viewing records, this game features Tom Brady vs Tim Tebow. The two teams met earlier this year with the Patriots mauling the Broncos in Denver 41-23. The Broncos were able to move the ball against the flexible Pats defense as they posted 252 yards rushing and 141 yards passing. The Patriots compiled an impressive 141 yards on the ground, and a more classical 310 yards passing from Tom Brady while taking advantage of three Denver turnovers. For the Broncos to win, they will have to shorten the game with their top-ranked rushing attack, force some turnovers, and stay away from the turnover bug themselves. While the Tebow ride has been quite the story, I believe it comes to an end this weekend. The Patriots number 2 pass offense that averages 318 yards per game is too much for a Broncos pass D that gives up 232 yards per game and 24 touchdowns. I do not like the Broncos on the road, playing on the short week, and going up against Bill Belichick who has already seen their offense once. Patriots at home 34-17.

Steve: New England Patriots 30, Denver Broncos 20

Before breaking down the game, has there ever been a player more mis-evaluated by the media than Tim Tebow? The hyperbole is sickening – he’s either the next great thing at QB or isn’t good enough to carry the team bags, vacillating back and forth like a see-saw. As with most things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. First and foremost – last week's game: I’m sure we all heard that Tebow broke 300 yards passing for the game, but let's dig a little deeper. During regulation, he was 9 of 20 for 236 yards, which just doesn’t sound quite as good since ex’d out that 80 yard completion in OT. Now giving some credit, he was able to complete passes downfield, as he had two other passes in excess of 50 yards during the game. So what contributed to his success? – Probably the most overrated defensive player in football today, Troy Palomalu. With Ryan Clark missing from the defensive secondary (held out by coach’s decision due to his sickle cell condition – definitely the right call by Mike Tomlin - Coaches do have the responsibility to look after a player’s safety), Palomalu was exposed as the overaggressive, free lancer he’s historically been by getting caught out of position repeatedly during the game.
So what does my lengthy revisiting of last week’s Broncos game mean for their chances against the Patriots? – Tebow is considered a “sight thrower.” He’s able to take advantage of defensive mistakes (re-watch that replay of the 80-yard TD in OT and look at how open Thomas), so connects when the defense breaks down due to his scrambling or when the defense makes mistakes, but he struggles against disciplined teams. The Patriots above all else are a disciplined team and won’t find the opportunities he did against a depleted Steelers team. Offensively, the Patriots are too good for any team to stop completely and I don’t foresee anything differently here. The Tebow magic carpet ride finally comes to an end. Look for the Patriots to roll in game that won’t be as competitive as the final score may indicate.

Kevin (follow on Twitter): New England Patriots 38, Denver Broncos 13

For the Broncos to have a chance, they need to establish an early lead in this game similar to what they did against the Steelers last week. That said, the Steelers defense is much better than the squad the Patriots will use to slow down Tebow, but it helps that these two teams have already met and the Patriots added Josh McDaniels to help the Pats gameplan against them. The Patriots have won eight straight games and have scored 30-plus points in seven of the eight. (The exception was a 27-point performance against the Dolphins.) Perhaps I am underestimating the Broncos (again), but I think the Patriots win easily and this game will be out of reach by the second quarter.

[Related: Our poll on how many passing yards Tebow will have this week.]

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