US EditionBroncos Defense Must Carry Team Again as Backup QB Stidham Set to Start AFC Championship Game
Jarrett Stidham starts AFC Championship after Broncos' Bo Nix broke ankle; only six Patriots players recall Stidham from his 2021 season in New England.
- On Sunday, Jarrett Stidham will start at quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game at Empower Field at Mile High, with a Super Bowl trip at stake.
- Broncos starting quarterback Bo Nix fractured his right ankle late in overtime on Saturday and will undergo season-ending surgery on Tuesday in Birmingham, Alabama.
- Despite limited snaps this year, Jarrett Stidham appeared in three Denver Broncos games without throwing a pass, and Sportradar reports he will be the seventh quarterback since 1950 to start a playoff game without regular-season starts.
- Facing his former team, Jarrett Stidham will start against the Patriots in the AFC Championship, with six current Patriots recalling him from his final Foxborough season.
- Coaches point to past backup successes as Sean Payton praised Stidham and said Denver will plan around his strengths, citing Nick Foles and Jeff Hostetler examples, Payton said.
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Chicago Tribune
Independent EspañolBy ARNIE STAPLETON ENGLEWOOD, Colorado (AP) — Denver's defense carried Peyton Manning to the finish line in Super Bowl 50, and Vance Joseph's group will almost certainly have to lead the way for the Broncos to return to Levi's Stadium in the San Francisco Bay Area for Super Bowl 60. The Broncos (15-3) will host the New England Patriots (16-3) in Sunday's AFC Championship Game with a veteran backup quarterback making his first start in more than …
East Idaho News
Stidham set to join Staubach, Reich and 4 other QBs to make first start of season in playoffs
FILE – Buffalo Bills quarterback Frank Reich passes against the Houston Oilers in a game at Rich Stadium in Orchard Park, N.Y., Jan. 3, 1993. | John Hickey, Associated Press, File. Bo Nix’s broken ankle has placed Jarrett Stidham into most unusual territory. After throwing no passes and taking four offensive snaps all season, Stidham will now take over as starting quarterback for the Denver Broncos in the AFC title game against New England on Su…
Patriots, Mike Vrabel provides injury update on starting wide receiver
FOXBORO -- Patriots starting wide receiver Mack Hollins is eligible to return to practice and be activated off injured reserve ahead of Sunday's AFC Championship Game against the Broncos. Head coach Mike Vrabel was non-committal when asked if Hollins, who's on IR with an abdominal injury, will return to practice this week.
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