There's no excuse for the Patriots to only be up 10-9 against the Raiders in the fourth quarter at home. Sorry. There just isn't. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images) There's plenty to celebrate, Patriot fans, when your team plays at home. (Photo by Darren McCollester/Getty Images)

DENVER (CBS4) – The New England Patriots are good at home. Very good. The Denver Broncos haven’t won in Foxborough, Mass., since 2006. They’re hoping to change that on Sunday and, in the process, end some Patriots winning streaks:

4 straight wins, 4 games without a turnover and 4 straight home wins against Denver: Turnovers clearly play a role in the Patriots’ fortunes. Their last loss happened on Sept. 29 in Kansas City in a 41-14 rout. Quarterback Tom Brady threw two interceptions and lost a fumble.

In 2010, the Patriots strung together seven straight games without a turnover. No other team has a streak longer than four games.

The Patriots have also beaten the Broncos in Foxborough in their last four matchups, including a 2012 playoff game. The Broncos last won at New England on Sept. 24, 2006.

13 straight home wins: Since their Dec. 16, 2012, home loss to San Francisco, the Patriots have collected a baker’s dozen of consecutive home victories.

There have been some close calls. They barely topped the lowly Oakland Raiders, 16-9, in their first home game this season. They needed to block a last-second field goal to beat the New York Jets, 27-25, two games ago. And in 2013, four of their eight home wins were decided by fewer than 10 points each, including a 34-31 overtime victory over Denver.

33 straight home wins against AFC opponents: It’s the longest streak since the NFL merger in 1970. The Patriots haven’t lost in 13 consecutive tries at home. But they haven’t lost to a team in their conference since Nov. 30, 2008, against Pittsburgh.

It was the Patriots’ second straight loss at home and third that season, all against AFC teams.

Since the 2003 season, the Patriots are 23-1 at home in October. Maybe it’s a good thing for Broncos fans that Sunday is Nov. 2.

41 straight home wins against AFC teams when Brady starts: He hasn’t lost at home since falling 17-14 on Nov. 12, 2006, to the Jets. Overall, including the playoffs, the Patriots are 87-26 since that loss.

Sunday marks Brady’s 200th regular-season start. A win against the Broncos — potentially his 155th — would set an NFL record. Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning is second with 136 wins in his first 200 starts.

71 straight home wins when leading at halftime: This is also an NFL record. The last time the Patriots blew a halftime lead was Dec. 24, 2000, against the Miami Dolphins. They led 21-17 on two Drew Bledsoe (remember him?) touchdown passes but losing on a last-second field goal.

The Broncos know how difficult it is to beat the Patriots at home — even when the hosts aren’t winning at the half. Denver took a 24-0 advantage into the half. But they fell apart in the third quarter when the Patriots scored three touchdowns and rattled off 31 unanswered points before the Broncos tied the game to send it to overtime. The Patriots won on a field goal.

– Written by Tim Skillern for CBSDenver.com

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