Sean Payton came within a hair’s breadth of his first Super Bowl appearance since 2009 this weekend. He did end the Denver Broncos’ 10-year playoff win drought in the process, but that is little consolation after losing the AFC Championship 10-7 on home turf.
The Denver Broncos narrowly lost the AFC Championship Game in what could end up being the final game of the J.K. Dobbins Era. Signed to a one-year deal in the offseason, the former second-round pick played well early in the season.
After an impressive season where they finished as the No. 1 seed in the AFC, the Denver Broncos were not able to get past the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship to advance to the Super Bowl.
The Denver Broncos suffered a crushing defeat in the AFC Championship on Sunday. Denver lost 10-7 against New England, opening the door for the Patriots to get back to the Super Bowl.
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.
The Denver Broncos had all their hopes in Jarrett Stidham to possibly send them to the Super Bowl. He started his fifth NFL game under extraordinary circumstances.
Denver Broncos offensive passing game coordinator/quarterbacks coach Davis Webb is a "strong candidate" to become the Las Vegas Raiders' next head coach, NFL insider Jordan Schultz reported after Sunday's AFC Championship.
The Denver Broncos' season came to an end in a low-scoring affair in the AFC championship game against the New England Patriots . It was one of those games that came down to a handful of plays.
If quarterback Bo Nix didn’t get hurt against the Buffalo Bills, there’s a good chance that the Denver Broncos would be gearing up for the Super Bowl right now.
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.
Denver Broncos head coach Sean Payton defended his controversial fourth-and-1 decision following his team’s crushing 10-7 defeat to the New England Patriots in Sunday’s AFC Championship Game at Empower Field at Mile High.
The Denver Broncos came up short on Sunday in the AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots. Denver fell 10-7 to the Patriots thanks in large part to nearly unplayable weather conditions at Mile High.
The Denver Broncos fell 10-7 to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship. Despite not having their starting quarterback, the game was there for the taking.
The error essentially gifted New England seven points when Stidham turned what would have been a drive-ending sack in the contest's second quarter into a fumble that the visitors recovered deep in Broncos territory.
The Denver Broncos watched their Super Bowl dreams freeze in real time Sunday night. What began as a triumphant return to NFL relevance ended in silence at Empower Field.
Jarrett Stidham was asked to be in a difficult situation as he saw his first real game action in more than two years in the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots.
Denver Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham made one heck of a throw in the first quarter of the AFC Championship Game. Facing third & 10 from the 41-yard line, Stidham uncorked a deep pass and hit wide receiver Marvin Mims Jr.
The football gods can be cruel. For the Denver Broncos, the road to the AFC Championship has been paved with more medical charts than game plans lately.
After losing him for the final couple weeks of the regular season and missing him in the Divisional Round of the playoffs, the Broncos have activated starting center Luke Wattenberg off their injured reserve in time for tomorrow’s Conference Championship.
Per Mike Klis, the Broncos are activating C Luke Wattenberg from injured reserve, as well as elevating WR Elijah Moore from the practice squad. Wattenberg, 28, is a former fifth-round pick by the Broncos in the 2022 NFL Draft out of Washington.