Tag: Super Bowl
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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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With Broncos and Patriots playing for AFC title, Gene Mingo, others recall historic 1960 game between teams
Sitting in the assisted living wing at Hilltop Reserve Senior Living in Denver, iconic do-everything former player Gene Mingo is trying to remember details from the first game he played for the Broncos. To help with matters, Mingo is shown on a cellphone some video highlights of Denver’s Sept. 9, 1960 road game against the…
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Mark Kiszla: With Bo Nix out, can J.K. Dobbins carry Broncos past Patriots to Super Bowl?
Grinning as mischievously as a Cheshire cat, J.K. Dobbins might be fixing to mess up the New England Patriots. Or maybe he’s merely messing with all our heads and hearts. Either way, Dobbins ain’t saying. Under strict orders from the team, his lips are sealed. How large does the Cheshire smile of Dobbins loom over…
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Can Broncos’ Jarrett Stidham join Plunkett, Foles on exclusive list of backup QBs to win Super Bowl?
When Jarrett Stidham takes the field for the Broncos on Sunday in the AFC Championship Game, he will be trying to join an exclusive list. In place of Bo Nix, who suffered a broken ankle against the Bills and is out for the season, Stidham will attempt to become one of the few backup quarterbacks…
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Get ready, Jarrett Stidham; it’s time for your Nick Foles moment | Broncos cheers and boos
Cheers… to Nick Foles for giving Broncos fans a sense of hope heading into the AFC Championship Game. The 11-year veteran last played in 2022, but his most famous moment was leading the Philadelphia Eagles to a win over Tom Brady and the Patriots in Super Bowl 52 after replacing an injured Carson Wentz late…
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Mark Kiszla: Sean Payton must stop the fuddy-duddy football for his Broncos to win the Super Bowl
In the fourth quarter of his professional life, Broncos coach Sean Payton has slowly learned that playing it conservatively only speeds the clock toward the final gun, when the chance to win a championship will be dead and gone. “They say as you get older, maybe you don’t drive in the rain at night,” Payton…
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Mark Kiszla: How Bo Nix can absolve John Elway of his worst football sin
All that stands in the way of the Broncos doing the impossible is a lone dream killer. The Broncos have nothing to fear in the AFC playoffs except Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen, the last true superhero standing between them and Super Bowl Sunday. Want to know the best reason to believe the football gods…
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Mark Kiszla: Why the Broncos have the advantage on the sideline with Payton, but not under center with Nix
While the Broncos rope-a-doped their way to a 14-3 record, only a fool believes they can win the Super Bowl this way. On a Sunday when Denver earned the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs by beating a poor facsimile of the Chargers 19-3, Broncomaniacs celebrated by smothering the home team with tough love…
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Mark Kiszla: Why the Broncos need Bo Nix to play like Russell Wilson to win the Super Bowl
If Bo Nix grows up fast in the NFL playoffs, he has a chance to be just like Russell Wilson. Yep, I said it. Nix should aspire to be Wilson. Don’t get mad. I know Broncos Country has adopted Nix as a favorite son and holds a forever grudge against Wilson. But before spitting out…
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Mark Kiszla: Frauds? That’s the wrong F word. Broncos flawed in ways that must be corrected to win Super Bowl
Nothing irks Broncos Country like the F word. Frauds? That’s a fighting word, pal. Quarterback Bo Nix and company are definitely not frauds. They’re one victory lap against the no-mas Chargers from earning the No. 1 seed in the AFC playoffs. But right here, right now, the Broncos aren’t good enough to win the Super…