The former Alabama All-American still has his eyes on Super Bowl LX despite the loss of quarterback Bo Nix.
Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II tackles Buffalo Bills tight end Dalton Kincaid during an NFL playoff game on Jan. 17, 2026, at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver.The Denver Broncos have had a season to remember.
The Broncos tied a franchise record with 14 regular-season victories, tying the 1998 team, which won Super Bowl XXXIII. Denver has reached the AFC Championship Game for the first time since 2015, another Broncos team that won the Super Bowl.in a Divisional Weekend game last week, Denver will face the New England Patriots on Sunday for the AFC’s spot in Super Bowl LX without quarterback, but an ankle injury sustained on the game-winning drive against Buffalo won’t allow Nix to add to his total. He had surgery for the injury on Tuesday.. “I feel for him, just the work that he put in consistently and having a season end like this. Obviously, after the game, emotions running high, then when I heard that news, it felt like my energy was drained a little bit.”. “So we realize that we have a lot on the horizon to look forward to, and, I mean, this is championship football now, so we got to lock in and buy into the process.”of Stidham, who has taken four snaps this season. “He’s got a type of mojo with him, a type of confidence with him that you rarely see. And I’m excited for him for this opportunity. He’s got everything it takes to shine on this level, and I’m looking forward to it.”Stidham’s mojo as “just the way how he operates, man. He’s just cool, calm and collected. He come into the building every day with a smile on his face, and, you know, he talks a little trash here and there, and you got to enjoy that and you look forward to that when you see that confidence. It definitely resonates with the whole team, for sure.”During the regular season, the Denver defense yielded the second-fewest yards and the third-fewest points in the NFL and led the league with 68 sacks, 11 more than any other team. “We always feel like every time we step out there on the field that we could change the game and always make game-changing plays,”, “and that’s what we put on our shoulders. We just have full trust in each other to make plays throughout the game and to change the outcome of the game.”New England also won 14 regular-season games, but the Patriots had to play an extra postseason contest by placing as the No. 2 seed in the AFC field. The Broncos got a bye as the No. 1 seed.. “Obviously, Drake , he’s a great quarterback. He’s got a lot of playmakers on the perimeter. They got a great run game. So we got to find a way to eliminate the explosives on their side and find a way to contain them, so looking forward to the matchup.”The Broncos and Patriots square off at 2 p.m. CST Sunday at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver. CBS will televise the game.The 2025 season is the 12th that Mark Inabinett has covered players with Alabama football roots in the NFL. Inabinett's byline appeared in a newspaper for the first time in 1976. The intervening years have...
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