We are just about ready to kick off the first of today’s two Conference Championship Games, and we’re starting out in the AFC, where the New England Patriots are traveling to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Broncos.
The Patriots have gotten here by winning two home games, taking down the Los Angeles Chargers on Wild Card Weekend and the Houston Texans in the Divisional Round. The Broncos, the top seed in the AFC, took Wild Card Weekend off before defeating the Buffalo Bills in dramatic. . .and controversial. . .fashion in the divisional round.
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Denver lost starting quarterback Bo Nix to a broken ankle in their last game, meaning that they will turn to backup Jarrett Stidham in this one. Stidham hasn’t thrown a pass all season to this point. The last quarterback to make his season debut in the playoffs after not throwing a pass in the regular season? None other than Joe Webb, who did so after the Vikings lost Christian Ponder to an injury after getting into the playoffs in 2012. The Broncos are, obviously, hoping that things go better for them than they did for the Vikings in that game against Green Bay.
Kickoff for this one is slated for 2:00 PM Central time, and the game will be broadcast on CBS and Paramount+.
If you’re going to be watching today’s game, here’s a place for you to hang out and talk about it with your fellow Minnesota Vikings fans. We’ll have a separate thread for the NFC Championship Game that will hit the site at around 5:15 PM Central time, so keep your eyes open for that one.
Enjoy today’s first game, folks!
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