And just like that, the Denver Broncos' wild season came to a sudden halt. Despite Sean Payton's confident messaging all week, the Broncos were unable to overcome the loss of Bo Nix, falling to the New England Patriots 10-7 in the AFC championship game.
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As the Denver Broncos made many mistakes like the failed fourth-and-one call in the second quarter to potentially put them up by 10 points early, the AFC Championship game saw the team fall to the New England Patriots, 10-7.
The Patriots won their first AFC Championship since 2019, defeating the Broncos 10-7. It was the first time the Patriots won a playoff game in Denver. The defense led the way for the Patriots.
Expecting Denver Broncos backup quarterback Jarrett Stidham to pull off an upset in the AFC Championship Game was unrealistic, especially with a run game that offered little support.
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.
NFL fans had a lot to say about CBS adding digital yard lines during the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and the Denver Broncos.
Denver Broncos All-Pro guard Quinn Meinerz is using his NFL Playoffs platform to become one of the first athletes to publicly speak out against ICE. The 27-year-old appeared to be reacting to the fatal shooting in Minnesota on Saturday ahead of the Broncos’ AFC Championship Game matchup with the New England Patriots.
Early in the AFC Championship Game, fans noticed something unusual on the Denver Broncos' sideline. With Denver leading 7-0 after the first quarter against the New England Patriots, No.
The Denver Broncos were the first to score in Sunday’s AFC Championship matchup against the New England Patriots after a 52-yard heave from QB Jarrett Stidham, who hadn’t played an NFL snap in two seasons prior to the game.
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.
The Denver Broncos are preparing for the possibility that wide receiver Troy Franklin misses Sunday's AFC Championship Game. Franklin suffered a hamstring injury in last week's win over the Bills and was listed as questionable for the title contest.
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.