The vibe for the Denver Broncos this week has been somewhere between “cautiously optimistic” and “nervous breakdown.” Losing your starting quarterback right before the biggest game of the year is the kind of scriptwriter cruelty usually reserved for a soap opera, not the AFC Championship.
The Patriots and Broncos have not wasted any opportunity to throw shots at one another, leading up to Sunday’s AFC Championship game. In the days leading up to the game, we’ve gotten a quote from one side or the other, giving the other team “bulletin board material” through the media.
The Denver Broncos are facing a quarterback dilemma after losing starter Bo Nix to a season-ending ankle injury just before the AFC Championship game. While Jarrett Stidham is set to take over as the starter, CBS Sports analyst John Breech floated a surprising suggestion: the Broncos should consider giving Colin Kaepernick a call.
The Denver Broncos will be without team captain and starting quarterback Bo Nix on Sunday in the AFC championship game. Jarrett Stidham will start, but he'll have a little John Elway juju at his back.
The best teams do not always win the Super Bowl. Sometimes, great NFL squads have failed to win a playoff game. Here are the best ones since the AFL-NFL merger to fall short of advancing in a postseason bracket.
Kyle Brandt believes Sean Payton’s post-game comments following Bo Nix’s season-ending injury could become one of the defining moments in NFL history. The Denver Broncos head coach went viral after calmly backing Jarrett Stidham as his new starting quarterback, telling reporters to “just watch” how the team responds.
The Denver Broncos' 14-3 finish to the 2025 regular season has drawn the attention of every media outlet imaginable. That includes ESPN 's Seth Walder , who listed seven Broncos on his top 100 'real MVP' candidates of 2025.
While speaking with reporters on Thursday, Broncos offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi suggested that Stidham will prove doubters wrong while making his first meaningful in-game start since January 2024.
Even though the Denver Broncos are set to host the AFC championship game , draft season waits for no team, and it's just begun. Although the playoffs roll on, the Broncos have their scouts scrutinizing the 2026 draft class and working on finding the next group of rookies.
For years, Thanksgiving belonged to the NFL, but Christmas belonged to the NBA. Occasionally, an NFL game would fall on Christmas, but it was anomalous, even avoided if possible.
Earlier in the week, multiple New England Patriots players made it known they weren't taking Denver Broncos backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham lightly ahead of this coming Sunday's AFC Championship Game in Denver. Stidham is starting in place of QB1 Bo Nix, who recently underwent surgery on his injured ankle.
Earlier this week, Payton seemed to call his shot regarding the upcoming AFC Championship Game when he said that Denver fans will have "two weeks" to rest before their services will next be needed.
The cold weather could be a real storyline in the AFC Championship Game between the Denver Broncos and the New England Patriots at Empower Field at Mile High on Sunday.
In the high-stakes world of the NFL, the difference between a season-ending loss and a playoff celebration often comes down to a single “coaching point.
The Denver Broncos are heading to the AFC Championship Game. But without the quarterback who got them there. Rookie sensation Bo Nix suffered a devastating ankle injury late in Denver’s 33–30 overtime win over the Buffalo Bills, breaking a bone in his right ankle on one of the game’s final plays.
Despite an early playoff exit following their divisional round loss to the Denver Broncos, the Buffalo Bills have remained in the NFL spotlight thanks to owner Terry Pegula’s decision to fire Sean McDermott.
The Denver Broncos received a significant boost on the injury front ahead of Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots, with wide receiver Pat Bryant showing substantial progress in concussion protocol.
Denver Broncos offensive coordinator Joe Lombardi found out about his starting quarterback's fractured ankle when his son told him on their drive home from Sunday's game.
Sean Payton has graduated from beefing with Liam Coen to beefing with opposing players instead. The Denver Broncos head coach Payton spoke with reporters on Thursday before Sunday’s AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots.
The Denver Broncos are one win away from returning to the Super Bowl, 10 years after their most recent trip to the championship game. The Broncos dominated the Carolina Panthers to win Super Bowl 50, sending Peyton Manning to a happy retirement.
The Denver Broncos are standing on the precipice of a Super Bowl appearance, but they are doing so while facing an uphill battle following a thrilling divisional-round victory.
Denver will go without starting quarterback Bo Nix when it hosts New England in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game, but one of the Broncos’ top offensive linemen could return.