DENVER, Oct. 28 (UPI) -- Brian Griese threw a pair of touchdown passes in the third quarter and cornerback Denard Walker sealed it with a 39-yard interception return for a touchdown Sunday as the Denver Broncos rallied for a 31-20 victory over the New England Patriots.
The Broncos (4-3) won for the 12th time in their last 13 home meetings with the Patriots (3-4), dating to 1968.
Denver was trailing by 10 points when Griese found Rod Smith for a 65-yard touchdown strike 4:25 into the third quarter.
The Pro Bowl quarterback hit tight end Dwayne Carswell with a six-yard touchdown pass to give the Broncos their first lead of the game, 24-20. Griese hit 19 of 30 passes for 283 yards after struggling in his last two games with a recurring shoulder problem.
Walker recorded his second interception of the game and ran untouched into the end zone with 2:24 left as the Broncos snapped their two-game losing streak.
In the duel of Michigan quarterbacks, Tom Brady threw four interceptions on New England's final four possessions after not recording one in his 134 career attempts entering Sunday. He completed 25 of 38 passes for 203 yards and two touchdowns, but slipped to 3-2 as the Patriots' starter since they lost Drew Bledsoe to a chest injury.
The AFC's top two receivers had big games. Smith had six catches for 159 yards. New England's Troy Brown registered nine receptions for 86 yards and a touchdown.
