From snowplows to house parties, New England fans are ready for AFC Championship
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. (WJAR) — The New England Patriots are just days away from taking the field in Denver for the AFC Championship.
In New England, a lot of snow and brisk temperatures are expected for the weekend.
The Patriots know what it's like to get a win on the road in 2025-26; the team went a perfect 8-0 in road games.
However, Sunday night in Denver will be the toughest environment they've played in yet.
With snow upwards of 5 inches expected for Sunday, the time is now to get prepared.
“If you’re a Patriot, you’re used to it right? I mean Denver and here, Foxborough maybe not, but it’s really no different, like snow is second nature to people around here. We've got four wheel drive," said Cameron Quaderozzi, a lifelong Patriot fan.
Experiences on game day are different just about everybody.
Some will enjoy the comfort of their living room with friends and family, while others will test how brave they can be.
“House party, we’ve got about 20 people coming over the house in Foxborough," Rick Giuliano, a Patriots fan since 1975, said.
Quaderozzi, on the other hand, has other plans.
“I’m probably going to go out for it if it’s at 3 o clock I don’t know what time the game is at, that’s where I went with that, I’ll probably be up around 1:30, sleeping in, then I go right to a bar, what we do around here...Why be sober if we lose, I don’t want to be sober, if we’re going to go down swinging I at least have some booze in my system," he said.
However, for those that have to work the game, like Noah Guillote, he intends to do what he did last week.
“Honestly it kept me up, watched part of the game while plowing, it was actually pretty nice."
Of course, if the Patriots do take home a win Sunday in Denver, there will be much for fans to celebrate like a birth to Super Bowl 60.
