The Denver Broncos only had one change over the previous days’ practice report with wide receiver Pat Bryant progressing from limited to a full participant. It is looking like he might be good to go for the AFC Championship Game against the New England Patriots on Sunday.
Meanwhile, running J.K. Dobbins, center Alex Forsyth, and wide receiver Troy Franklin remain limited for the second consecutive day. Though the word is that Dobbins is trending in the right direction. Center Luke Wattenberg completed his second-straight full day of practice, so it looks like he’ll be likely good to go for this...
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Tuesday was a strange day for this New England-based Broncos fan. At around 11am, I receieved a Facebook message from WJAR in Providence, Rhode Island asking if I could participate in an interview to speak about what it’s like being a Broncos fan living in New England. Apparently, they found me via a long dormant Broncos Fans in Boston facebook group, that I had joined years ago.
I immediately accepted.
Then, later that evening, I received a different Facebook message from WCBV in Boston asking me for the exact same type of interview. It turns out they also found me...
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And then, there were four.
With the divisional round in the rear view, we have just four teams left in the NFL’s tournament to see who gets to play in Super Bowl LX on Sunday, February 8. The NFC Championship game is a particularly interesting pier-sixer in that it has two teams that have already faced off twice this season, with the Seattle Seahawks and the Los Angeles Rams splitting the series in the regular season — both times in thrilling fashion.
*When we look at X-Factors for each team in these games, for the Denver Broncos, it’s obviously quarterback...
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I can’t truthfully say that at the beginning of the season I thought we’d still be writing these key to victory articles this late into the season, but here we are. The Broncos keep proving everyone wrong, and they’ll have even more doubters heading into this penultimate game that they get to play at home.
It’s a rivalry renewed this weekend as Denver and New England have met many times before in the playoffs. Included in their 55-game all-time series against each other (that Denver leads 31-24) are five previous playoff matchups, three of which were Divisional Round games, and...
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The Denver Broncos are trying to do something few teams have ever done by winning a title with a backup quarterback. The first step will come at home against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. The hopes and dreams of Broncos Country now rides on the shoulders of Jarrett Stidham.
With that in mind, we need to see what we got in him and the tape is better than you’d think from a backup quarterback in the NFL.
Two really good breakdowns dropped this week. The first I’ve got here is from Chase Daniel who played under...
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Welcome to the first installment of our AFC Championship Game roundtable discussions. Everything is on the line for the Denver Broncos who host the New England Patriots on Sunday. The winner of this ultimate gridiron battle will earn the right to represent the AFC in Super Bowl 60.
This is certainly the biggest matchup for the Broncos in a decade. Can they defy the odds and find a way to advance to Santa Clara? With Bo Nix out due to injury, they will need Jarrett Stidham to have an efficient game leading Denver’s offense. That’s why the first burning question...
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Welcome to the Championship Round of the 2026 NFL Playoffs. Just like with Wild Card Weekend, I only picked half of the winners right for the Divisional Round. There are only two games left remaining that will decide who represents the AFC and NFC in Super Bowl 60. Let’s see how I fare with my Championship Round picks.
There weren’t many fans or analysts that predicted both the Patriots and Broncos would have the seasons they did. They both embarked on incredible gridiron campaigns in 2025. Each secured their...
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Good morning, Broncos Country. Ten years ago, the Denver Broncos defeated Tom Brady and the New England Patriots to represent the AFC in Super Bowl 50. After a decade of struggles, the Broncos have found their way back to the AFC Championship Game. They say history doesn’t repeat itself but often rhymes. That appears to be the case with the Patriots trekking to Empower Field at Mile High to battle the Broncos on Sunday afternoon.
Both teams had banner seasons in 2025. Earning division titles and impressing with fourteen wins. Very few teams were as consistent as they were throughout...
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With the brutal news after the Denver Broncos divisional round win over the Buffalo Bills of Bo Nix being done for the year with an ankle injury, the need to get healthy for the AFC Championship Game became a critical need. Two names are on that list for us to watch for: J.K. Dobbins and Luke Wattenberg. With Nix out, those first two are probably code red needs for this game. Surprisingly, both wide receivers Troy Franklin and Pat Bryant were at practice today as well.
Great news there on all injury fronts. First, Dobbins was practicing today for the...
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The Denver Broncos are heading into the AFC Championship Game without their star quarterback Bo Nix guiding them. That’s a tough break, but the game still has to be played. Nix had surgery on Tuesday and today he made his first statement since. I shared this over in The Feed section first, but felt this was news that warranted all the channels.
The last few days have been hard to put into words.
What started as one of the most exciting games I’ve ever been a part of ended with some of the most devastating football news...
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The Denver Broncos (15-3) have climbed their way all the way to the Super Bowl doorstep and will host the New England Patriots (15-3) to see who will represent the AFC in the big game. They’ll need to win this game without Bo Nix, who had his season cut short with injury last week. Can Jarrett Stidham guide this team to the final game of the 2025 season? We find out Sunday.
Kickoff is set for 1:00 p.m. Mile High time on Sunday, January 25, 2026 at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado. The game will be called...
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The Denver Broncos announced earlier today that they have opened center Luke Wattenberg’s 21-day practice window. He returned to practice today, and if all goes well, he could be activated off the injured reserve and back into the lineup this Sunday for the AFC Championship Game vs. the Patriots.
Wattenberg has been sidelined for the past four weeks and three games due to a shoulder injury, and backup center Alex Forsyth started in his place. They also signed veteran center Sam Mustipher off the Los Angeles Chargers practice squad and added him to their 53-man roster. If Forsyth is healthy,...
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