"Tom Brady built his legacy on games like the one he and the New England Patriots? will play Saturday night.

For the better part of the past decade, no quarterback was greater in the NFL postseason than Brady, who rattled off 10 consecutive playoff victories — three Super Bowl titles among them. When it came to January football games, Brady owned them.

Or did own them.

The playoffs no longer are Brady's friend, not after back-to-back playoff losses to the Baltimore Ravens in the 2009 season and to the New York Jets in the 2010 season. Both losses were in Foxborough, where the Patriots and Broncos meet in the AFC semifinals."