Tag: Jarrett Stidham
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Mark Kiszla: Take the points, knucklehead. Worst call of Sean Payton’s career cost Broncos a trip to Super Bowl.
When the going gets tough, Broncos coach Sean Payton gets cute. And football is a game where cute gets you beat. This 10-7 loss to New England will forever be haunted by words as bitter as the snow that swirled around Payton on a wintry Sunday afternoon. Take the points, knucklehead. The Broncos won’t be…
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Magical Broncos season ends with devastating loss in AFC Championship Game
Denver’s Super Bowl hopes disappeared into thin air like snowflakes drifting through the wind. Broncos fans headed toward the exits with under two minutes left in regulation when a winter wonderland at Empower Field turned into a frozen hellscape. An otherwise magical season ended with despair Sunday in the AFC Championship Game. Flakes continued swirling…
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Paul Klee: The Broncos would have won AFC Championship with healthy Bo Nix
What a Stiddy pity. The Broncos would have won with Bo. Would Sean Payton have called a pass play on a key fourth-and-1? Nix is an elite runner, and sneaker, among NFL quarterbacks. Would Nix have panicked and tossed a lateral the Patriots later turned into their lone touchdown? We’ll never know. Shoulda, woulda, what…
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Broncos QB Jarrett Stidham owns crucial turnover that led to Patriots’ only touchdown in AFC Championship loss
Jarrett Stidham knows he should’ve just let Jeremy Crawshaw do his thing. On what turned out to be one of, if not the most, pivotal plays in the game, the Broncos quarterback had to quickly abort after a designed screen pass to Tyler Badie was not there and as he tried to get rid of…
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Could AFC Championship vs. Patriots have been the last snowy Broncos playoff game? | Cheers and Boos
Cheers… to maybe the last epic, outdoor Broncos home playoff game. If this game takes place in 2031 and in the new stadium at Burnham Yard, is the retractable roof opened or closed? Those decisions are typically made before kickoff. Considering the snow doesn’t start swirling around Mile High until halftime, maybe the roof is…
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Broncos vs. Patriots grades: Denver fumbles away Super Bowl chance
The Broncos’ season ends on Sunday against the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game. Here are the grades from the 10-7 loss at Empower Field at Mile High that sends New England to Super Bowl LX. Offense Except for one drive in the first quarter, the Broncos’ offense struggled without Bo Nix. Jarrett…
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QB Jarrett Stidham chats with high school coach ahead of Broncos’ AFC title game: ‘Go have fun’
A familiar source gave Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham advice before the biggest moment of his football life. Stidham’s former head coach back in Texas’ Stephenville High School. Joe Gillespie shared a snippet of their recent phone conversation with The Denver Gazette leading up to the AFC Championship game. Gillespie said: “Remember, this game is meant…
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Kickin’ It with Kiz: Why the Broncos have more than Stiddy and a prayer in AFC Championship Game
By my count, coach Sean Payton has a 17-4 record in games with backup quarterbacks Taysom “Running Man” Hill, Teddy “Two Gloves” Bridgewater and Jameis “Lord, Please Deliver Me from a Pick-6” Winston. I see the Broncos beating New England 24-16 with backup QB Jarrett Stidham. – Danny, the sports rabbi Kiz: Amen, brother. But…
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Broncos fans excited for Patriots matchup at chilly Larimer Square rally
As the Denver Broncos prepare for Sunday’s AFC Championship game, hundreds of orange-clad fans filled Larimer Square to support the hometown team. Featuring a DJ, a simulated tunnel and Denver’s three Lombardi trophies on display, Saturday’s fan rally drew an energized crowd that easily filled the pedestrian roadway, despite temperatures in the high teens. Along…
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Tomasson’s scouting report: Broncos vs. Patriots
The Denver Gazette’s Chris Tomasson gives his scouting report for Sunday’s AFC Championship Game between the Broncos (15-3) and Patriots (16-3) at Empower Field at Mile High. Offense All eyes will be on Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham, who takes over after Bo Nix broke his right ankle in overtime of last weekend’s 33-30 playoff win…