NFL Championship: New England Patriots vs Denver Broncos & Mike Stephs 1 Big Thing (Buffalo...What?)

About this episode

The episode discusses the AFC Championship game between the New England Patriots and Denver Broncos, along with insights on the Buffalo Bills' recent struggles.

Who will represent the American Football Conference in this years SuperBowl? The final game to get into THE GAME is now. The #2 seed New England Patriots will head to Denver to play the #1 seed Broncos. The Patriots are coming off a hard fought somewhat ugly win versus the Houston Texans. In the game MVP candidate Drake Maye threw for 3 touchdowns but also fumbled 4 times (2 lost). However New Englands defense were up to the task, intercepting Chris Stroud 4 times. Meanwhile, Denver got a big win last week, but it came at a considerable cost. The Broncos defeated the Buffalo Bills in overtime to get to the AFC Championship. Unfortunately, quarterback Bo Nix suffered a broken ankle in that overtime. He was able to finish the game, but surgery is needed to fix his ankle and he is done for the rest of the post season. Their attempt at making the Super Bowl will now be lead by career back up Jarrett Stidham. Stidham has not thrown a NFL pass since the 2023-24 season. Mike and Mo have some ideas on how they expect this game to play out. But the do not agree this week! But before they get into breaking down the AFC Championship Mike Steph takes on the BIlls, and offers his perspective…

People in this episode

Hosts: Mike Steph, Mo

Topics covered

• NFL Championship
• New England Patriots
• Denver Broncos
• AFC Championship
• Buffalo Bills
• football analysis

Keywords

• NFL
• AFC Championship
• New England Patriots
• Denver Broncos
• Buffalo Bills
• football analysis
• Drake Maye
• Bo Nix
• Jarrett Stidham

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: New England Patriots, Denver Broncos, Buffalo Bills, 19 Media Group

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