New England Patriots, Jarrett Stidham
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One QB had an MVP-caliber season. The other hasn’t thrown a pass for over two years. Yet, the difference in money earned in 2025 is insane.
Despite leading Seattle to the NFC's No. 1 seed, we've all seen how Darnold performs in the playoffs. In 2024, when he was a Minnesota Viking, Darnold fell flat in the Wild Card round after a 4,300-passing yard season. Who did he lose to in that matchup? Matthew Stafford and the Los Angeles Rams.
Coach Mike Vrabel admitted that the Patriots "did a lot of work" on Broncos quarterback Jarrett Stidham in the offseason.
The AFC Championship will take place with two teams evenly balanced on offense and defense. This is who you can use, or bench in Fantasy Football and DFS.
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Predicting Drake Maye’s stat line in AFC Championship Game against Broncos’ ferocious pass rush
Patriots are road favorites over Broncos in AFC title game, but they must play a conservative game to have best chance to win
NBA’s Larry Bird vs Magic Johnson. Boxing’s Joe Frazier vs Muhammad Ali. Soccer’s Cristiano Ronaldo vs Lionel Messi. Likewise, the NFL has Denver Bron.
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Denver backup QB and ex-Patriot Jarrett Stidham is all that’s keeping New England from Super Bowl
All that stands between the New England Patriots and their first trip to the Super Bowl since Tom Brady left is a backup quarterback that they already know pretty well.
The Patriots opened as 4.5-point road favorites over the Broncos for the AFC championship, while the Seahawks opened as 1.5-point home favorites over the Rams for the NFC championship, according to DraftKings lines.