Jamie Collins Expected To Play In AFC Championship Game

The Patriots’ ground game was better than only San Diego’s and Detroit’s this season, and Denver’s top-ranked defense was third in the league against the run. “The fact that he only has one ties him with Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson”, said Myers, referencing QBs who won Super Bowls with the defensive-minded Ravens and Buccaneers.

It all seems entirely familiar, nearly preordained: America takes one glance at Sunday’s AFC Championship game – Broncos vs. Patriots – and shrugs.

There was defensive lineman Antonio Smith critiquing Brady’s habit of working the game officials, even labeling the future Hall of Famer a crybaby. The Patriots drove to the Denver 16, only to be stopped on a fourth-and-1 when Julian Edelman was tackled short of the first line after catching a floating pass. “The difference in these two is Tom can threaten you down the field, whereas Father Time has taken that away from Peyton, that’s all”, Joe Theismann said. “We already were talking about that as a group of receivers that we don’t want to just go out there and work on our drops we’ve had”. “That’s what we’re going to do”. Bill Belichick’s a great coach.

The Broncos will need to force several turnovers and get consistent production out of the running game to have a chance.

Maybe, but it’s never a good idea to give Brady & Co. added incentive.

“I’ve got a ton of respect for the whole organization”, he said.

If the Patriots are to win, they will have to go through a familiar face on the other side of the ball, Peyton Manning. However, Brady has played much better at Sports Authority Field than the Denver QB.

As for Brady’s bid to repeat as Super Bowl champion after last season’s controversy over the Patriots using under-inflated footballs in the AFC title game, Myers is not surprised. A 43-8 loss to Seattle two years ago. Then he hit Gronkowski for a touchdown with 12 seconds left. Watch Patriots vs Broncos online free live streaming for the first of two NFL Playoffs games today.

Offensively, Brady will have his choice of receivers as the teams meet Sunday. “Our fans are great to play for. [Trevathan] was a big part of that”, Giardi said. Hightower is back for the rematch although he’s still bothered by the knee injury and linebacker Jamie Collins has a bad back.

“Quarterbacks and coaches are really judged by how many rings they have”.

Chris Harris was limited because of a shoulder injury the past two games.

For as good as Arizona’s offense is, I think they’re going to struggle running the football against Carolina’s front seven on the road, which will make them one-dimensional and that’ll play right into the Panthers hands. In a game that came down to one play, that may have made a difference. They’ve got another guy that’s the same way. “So we all have to share our load, do a good job of it”.

Twice in the fourth quarter, the Patriots attempted and failed to make fourth down conversions as they chased a second touchdown before Brady’s late drive resulted in a Gronkowski touchdown which set up the thrilling finale. Accordingly, the Broncos’ formula has been to minimize mistakes on offense and keep things close until their play-making defenders come through. The duo has won four Super Bowls and has appeared in six.