Tag: Afc Championship
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Mark Kiszla: Take the points, knucklehead. Worst call of Sean Payton’s career cost Broncos a trip to Super Bowl.
When the going gets tough, Broncos coach Sean Payton gets cute. And football is a game where cute gets you beat. This 10-7 loss to New England will forever be haunted by words as bitter as the snow that swirled around Payton on a wintry Sunday afternoon. Take the points, knucklehead. The Broncos won’t be…
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Wil Lutz’s missed field goals loom over 10-7 loss to Patriots in AFC title game
Wil Lutz took responsibility for two missed field goals in the AFC Championship Game. “The ultimate goal is to get to the Super Bowl and this team fell short,” the Broncos kicker said following a 10-7 loss to the Patriots. “Unfortunately, I played a part in that.” The weather conditions at Empower Field certainly played a role, too. …
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Magical Broncos season ends with devastating loss in AFC Championship Game
Denver’s Super Bowl hopes disappeared into thin air like snowflakes drifting through the wind. Broncos fans headed toward the exits with under two minutes left in regulation when a winter wonderland at Empower Field turned into a frozen hellscape. An otherwise magical season ended with despair Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. Flakes continued swirling…
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Paul Klee: The Broncos would have won AFC Championship with healthy Bo Nix
What a Stiddy pity. The Broncos would have won with Bo. Would Sean Payton have called a pass play on a key fourth-and-1? Nix is an elite runner, and sneaker, among NFL quarterbacks. Would Nix have panicked and tossed a lateral the Patriots later turned into their lone touchdown? We’ll never know. Shoulda, woulda, what…
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Broncos QB Jarrett Stidham owns crucial turnover that led to Patriots’ only touchdown in AFC Championship loss
Jarrett Stidham knows he should’ve just let Jeremy Crawshaw do his thing. On what turned out to be one of, if not the most, pivotal plays in the game, the Broncos quarterback had to quickly abort after a designed screen pass to Tyler Badie was not there and as he tried to get rid of…
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Could AFC Championship vs. Patriots have been the last snowy Broncos playoff game? | Cheers and Boos
Cheers… to maybe the last epic, outdoor Broncos home playoff game. If this game takes place in 2031 and in the new stadium at Burnham Yard, is the retractable roof opened or closed? Those decisions are typically made before kickoff. Considering the snow doesn’t start swirling around Mile High until halftime, maybe the roof is…
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Broncos embrace frigid temperatures expected for AFC Championship Game
ENGLEWOOD — Jeremy Crawshaw never experienced real snow until being drafted as the Broncos punter. “I’m like a 7-year-old running around in it and enjoying it,” said Crawshaw, a native Australian who starred at the University of Florida. “I love it. I welcome it. I enjoy the cold more than the heat.” Careful what you…
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Rookie RJ Harvey ‘close’ to breakout as a runner | Broncos notebook
ENGLEWOOD — It’s the play that everyone quickly forgot because of what happened next. But rookie running back RJ Harvey made one of the biggest plays in overtime, helping the Broncos capture a 33-30 win over the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round. Facing a second-and-7 inside Denver’s own 25-yard line, Bo Nix flipped a…
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Patriots’ emerging star Drake Maye presents big challenge for Broncos’ defense
ENGLEWOOD — The Broncos conquered the reigning MVP. Next up? The quarterback who might win the next MVP as Denver hosts the New England Patriots and budding star quarterback Drake Maye on Sunday (1 p.m. CBS) with a spot in the Super Bowl on the line. “It’s gonna be a challenge,” Broncos defensive lineman Zach…
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Brothers Jonah Elliss of Broncos, Christian of Patriots to ‘butt heads’ with winner going to Super Bowl
The matchup between brothers Jonah Elliss and Christian Elliss wasn’t set until last Sunday, but the trash talking began two weeks earlier. After the Broncos clinched the No. 1 seed for the AFC playoffs on Jan. 4, Jonah, an outside linebacker, let it be known his team was one step ahead of New England, with…