On the other hand, the Patriots entered the game without Julian Edelman and Danny Amendola, before losing Rob Gronkowski with a knee injury in the fourth quarter.
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The two AFC starting quarterbacks are another story.
The Patriots head to Denver for this weekend’s AFC Championship Game, which means, yes, Tom Brady and Peyton Manning will face off for the 17 time – and possibly the last time. For one, the debate as to which quarterback is better has been put to rest by now. Altogether, Denver owns the all-time series at 3-1. If the Broncos win on Sunday, Manning will take home a $2 million bonus. It was Manning’s first game action since November 15.
Coming off of a painful neck surgery, no one expected Peyton and the Denver Broncos, to stand-up against the pressure of the Patriots dominating defense. Despite this, the Patriots are actually favored to win. Getting tickets wasn’t easy for anyone in New England.
Back when the Patriots and Broncos met in Week 12, Aqib Talib and the Denver secondary essentially matched up with New England’s backups. Sometimes I only need like one (laughter). It’s just, ‘Hut, ‘ and boom, right now. His average time before pass is 2.26 seconds. “He’s doing most of it himself”.
Anderson said his mom told him to, “Just go back and play C.J”. “I’m wondering, ‘Will you be able to watch the game Sunday and not think of that or is it all about whether they win or lose and earn the trip to the Super Bowl”. He didn’t play much starters reps – Bradley Roby got those reps.
“I don’t know if it’s more fun as much as it is tricky”, Hightower said. “I idolised the quarterbacks who have been in this position, and you dream about the opportunity”.
“I think his legacy is, for me personally, it’s bigger than I thought it would be”, said Daniel Price, a sports marketing expert and president of Adrenalin Inc. Larry Fitzgerald rushed into the end zone on the opening drive in overtime to deny Aaron Rodgers from putting on another display of the “Hail Mary” magic that kept the game going.
Both teams were a bit banged up in the first meeting.
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While all four of the remaining teams in the postseason have strong defenses, only Denver has an offense outside of the Top 3 in the National Football League in scoring, ranking 19th during the regular season with 22.2 points per game. The Panthers got up big on Seattle last week before holding off a Seahawks comeback attempt in order to advance.
