It was during that win over the Broncos that Luck lacerated his kidney and tore an abdominal muscle, ending his season.
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“Von played phenomenal today”, safety T.J. Ward said. “I saw in all the guys’ eyes how they felt, what they felt, because I felt the same way”. “Man, [Newton is] super unique”, he said.
Daniels brought pedigree to a position where Peyton Manning had lost Julius Thomas and his two dozen TD catches from 2013-14 to free agency. “He had a hell of a speech for us”. He’s a pro, he works at it, it’s important to him and I knew he’d fit in.
DeMarcus Ware added seven hits on Brady, including a sandwich sack with Miller, and Derek Wolfe set the early tone with a huge, jaw-rattling hit, a batted down pass and a sack.
“They were grateful. They rolled down their windows and said thank you, waved, all of them waved, thumbs up”. “Some of my experiences in coaching, you get to certain experiences like the playoffs, and sometimes you get a little bit of panic”. But you can’t be happy with that.
He will be chasing a second Super Bowl ring to crown one of the most successful careers in National Football League history. The Seattle Seahawks hammered the Broncos 43-8 that night. You try to lift everybody up. “It means a lot to me to share that with him”. I wanted to get him back there. I’m scarred for life just knowing this happened. “I keep saying it: We’re not finished. That’s a true blessing”. No one forced more turnovers than the Panthers, and only five clubs gave up fewer points (the Broncos were one, naturally). “The Sheriff” ended the game with a 90.1 total QBR and for the second straight game, did not turn the ball over.
In the AFC Championship game on Sunday afternoon, the Denver Broncos’ number one-ranked defense was the star of the show.
The AFC championship also beat FOX’s NFC championship game between the Arizona Cardinals and the Carolina Panthers by 17 percent in viewers (53.3 million vs. 45.7 million).
The Broncos offence will need to be ideal when it comes to turnovers against the Panthers, who had a league best 39 takeaways in 16 regular season games. Belichick could have opted to kick a field goal there, but on Monday he explained the eight-point deficit and the situation dictated his decision-making. But Brady’s short pass up to the middle to Rob Gronskowski was incomplete. The Orange and Blue practically lived in the backfield and were able to get to the Golden Boy 20 times in 60 minutes.
Though Brady threw for almost twice as many yards as Manning, the bottom line is touchdowns, not stats, and the bottom line is that the best team won.
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Belichick maintained he made the right call at the time.
