New England Patriots Television ratings for the AFC Championship game against the Broncos the highest for a Patriots game in seven years The game received a 47.8 household rating and 84 share in the Boston market, CBS and Nielson Media Research reports. The New England Patriots played the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship football game at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday. Barry Chin / Globe StaffThe Patriots’ 10-7 victory over the Broncos last Sunday in the AFC Championship game drew the highest television rating and share in the Boston area since the last time they played in a Super Bowl. That is the highest rating and share for a Patriots game on any network since their 13-3 victory over the Rams in Super Bowl LIII seven years ago (57.4/84). The AFC Championship game was the most-watched playoff game on any network (48.62 million viewers).