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Previewing Mountain West Softball: Boise State Broncos
As February quickly approaches, so too does the 2026 Mountain West Conference softball season. This season is set to be arguably the most competitive in MWC softball history, with multiple teams receiving votes in the recently released preseason Top 25 polls, and former WAC power Grand Canyon joining the conference as an immediate favorite. Prior […]
Canal Street Chronicles: AFC and NFC Championship Bold Predictions
We’re now down to the final four teams for this weekend’s AFC and NFC Championship Games with the Broncos and Patriots (AFC) and Seahawks and Rams (NFC) playing for the opportunity to represent their conferences in two weeks in Super Bowl LX in San Francisco. So, let’s jump right in and take a look at […]
Drake Maye adjusting to Denver air, not aggressive style, in AFC Championship
When the Patriots team plane lands in Denver on Saturday, it will mark the first time Drake Maye has stepped foot in Colorado. As the quarterback then gets ready to take on the Broncos in the AFC Championship Game, he’ll quickly have to learn the effects of throwing a football in altitude. “I haven’t thrown […]
Patriots Mailbag: How to beat Jarrett Stidham and the Broncos defense?
For the first time since 2018, the New England Patriots are on to the AFC Championship Game. After a win over a top ranked Texans defense, Drake Maye and Co. will have another tough task against Denver’s unit while New England’s defense will look to keep their hot streak going against Jarrett Stidham. With that, […]
Patriots defense ready for anything against Broncos’ new-look offense
Unless it specifically plans to prepare for Denver’s victory formation, the New England Patriots defense will not encounter much tape of the opposing quarterback this week. Jarrett Stidham, who will lead the Broncos into this week’s AFC Championship Game, played just four snaps all season and none of them can be classified as particularly revealing. […]
Patriots vs. Broncos weather forecast for AFC Championship Game
The New England Patriots better pack an extra layer of clothes for their trip to Denver, because the upcoming AFC Championship Game against the Broncos projects to be a cold one. In fact, if the current forecast turns out accurate it will be their coldest game of the season. According to NFL Weather, the kickoff […]
Kayshon Boutte, Sean Payton engage in tamest trash talk ever before Patriots vs. Broncos
The New England Patriots remain focused on the task at hand rather than engaging in any war of words with the Denver Broncos ahead of the AFC Championship Game. It’s not for a lack of opportunity, though. On Wednesday, Broncos head coach Sean Payton told his team’s fans that they are “going to have plenty […]
Patriots vs. Broncos Thursday injury report: Garrett Bradbury joins New England’s sidelined
The New England Patriots ramped up work on the Denver Broncos without Garrett Bradbury. The starting center, who has amassed 1,191 offensive snaps from September into January, did not practice on Thursday due to an illness. Outside linebacker Harold Landry III and inside linebacker Marte Mapu also remained sidelined as the AFC Championship Game closes […]
Silent count preparation could pay dividends for Patriots vs. Broncos
Playing at Denver’s Mile High Stadium presents a challenge to visiting teams not just because of its elevation of 5,280 feet. The Broncos’ home arena also is one of the loudest in all of football, which in turn puts considerable pressure on opposing offenses: communication will be vital, one way or another. The New England […]
Patriots vs. Broncos: Who has the edge in the AFC Championship Game?
In the 2010s, the New England Patriots making the AFC Championship Game was literally an annual occurrence. In the last few years, however, the team has been absence from the conference title round: since 2019, the team has either not advanced that far in the playoffs or failed to qualify for the tournament entirely. This […]
Discussion: Is there any NFL playoff team still worth rooting for?
The NFL playoff field is down to just four teams. In the AFC, the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos will fight for a spot in the Super Bowl. While in the NFC, it’s between the Seattle Seahawks and Los Angeles Rams. With no NFC North rival team to root against, Detroit Lions fans no […]
Mile High has been a house of horrors for Patriots in the NFL playoffs
Advancing to the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2018, the New England Patriots will face off against a fairly familiar playoff opponent — at least from a historical perspective. The Denver Broncos, after all, have stood in the team’s way on five previous occasions. In those five postseason meetings between the Patriots […]
Is Rams-Seahawks the real Super Bowl?
Only one of the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks can earn a trip to the Super Bowl out of the NFC. Whichever team claims victory on Sunday evening is likely to become the presumed favorite over the entrant from the AFC conference—either the Denver Broncos or the New England Patriots. As of today, these […]
Patriots vs. Broncos Wednesday injury report: Carlton Davis III among New England’s limited
The New England Patriots began preparations for the AFC Championship Game without two. Linebackers Harold Landry III and Marte Mapu stayed sidelined during Wednesday’s practice inside the WIN Waste Innovations Field House. But a handful were limited as sights set on the Denver Broncos, including cornerback Carlton Davis III, who entered the NFL’s concussion protocol […]
NFL Conference Championship picks: Super Bowl rematch incoming
Conference championship is just a few days away. The New England Patriots will travel to Mile High to face the Denver Broncos for the Lamar Hunt trophy for the AFC Championship, while the George Halas trophy of the NFC Championship will be played at Lumen Field between the Los Angeles Rams and Seattle Seahawks. Who […]
Bills news: What to make of Sean McDermott firing, Brandon Beane promotion
It’s been a whirlwind 72 hours for fans of the Buffalo Bills. First, the Bills can’t overcome five turnovers and suffer another disappointing playoff loss to the Denver Broncos. Then, just as the magnitude of the loss is setting in, owner Terry Pegula sends shock waves through Bills Mafia by firing head coach Sean McDermott. […]
After free agency pursuit, Jarrett Stidham now stands in Patriots’ way
As Mike Vrabel and the Patriots’ staff were deciding who would back up Drake Maye this past offseason, the group looked at free-agent quarterback Jarrett Stidham. Nearly 10 months later, Stidham — who ultimately re-signed with the Denver Broncos — will be under center Sunday against the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. “It was […]
Patriots vs. Broncos preview for AFC Championship Game
The top two playoff seeds going against each other with a Super Bowl berth on the line, the upcoming AFC Championship Game between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos is a true marquee matchup. That is, on paper it is. After all, the game’s nature changed within an hour of the Broncos’ divisional round […]
Examining the roster ties between Patriots, Broncos ahead of AFC Championship Game
Linebacker brothers Jonah Elliss and Christian Elliss will meet again at Mile High. So will familiar faces on the coaching staffs ranging from Josh McDaniels to Evan Rothstein. And so will a group of players who have been both New England Patriots and Denver Broncos. Between the active rosters, practice squads and the reserve lists, […]
NFL assigns referee for Patriots vs. Broncos AFC Championship Game
The New England Patriots will travel to Denver this week to take on the top-seeded Broncos in the AFC Championship Game. As was announced by the NFL in the lead-up to the game, Alex Kemp will serve as the referee. Officiating website Football Zebras had to say the following about Kemp: Kemp, 52, is an […]
Ravens expected to interview Broncos STC Darren Rizzi for HC job
The Baltimore Ravens are expected to interview Denver Broncos special teams coordinator Darren Rizzi for their head coaching position, according to Mike Klis of 9News. Since the Broncos are playing in the AFC Championship Game this weekend, the interview cannot take place until next week. Rizzi does not seem like a legitimate candidate for the […]
Patriots outline simple strategy to prepare for Denver altitude
Located at 5,280 feet above sea level, Empower Field at Mile High offers a unique home field advantage for the Denver Broncos. Whereas their players are in a familiar environment, visiting teams will have to get ready not just for the Broncos themselves as well as a hostile fanbase but also the effects of the […]
A reminder of a great Raiders playoff moment
It’s no secret, I enjoy reminiscing about Raiders history. I do every chance I get. I got another chance this week. Saturday, during the television broadcast of the Denver Broncos’ thrilling overtime home victory over the Buffalo Bills, a stat was shown that the Bills became the 85th team to play on the road have […]
Buffalo Bills sign 12 players to reserve/future contracts in January
The Buffalo Bills have begun the offseason process in earnest in the wake of their season-ending 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos on Saturday. The team fired head coach Sean McDermott after nine seasons at the helm. The Bills also announced that they have signed a dozen players to reserve/future contracts. Most of these names […]
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