Broncos say they’re prepared for shorthanded Steelers

Plagued by eight drops in the game by intended receivers and ragged offensive play, the Broncos were limited to three field goals by McManus, including a 51-yarder kicked through swirling winds as time expired in the second quarter and trailed the Steelers 10-9 at halftime. On snaps from the 25-yard-line or closer, Roethlisberger went 1-for-4 for five yards, was sacked once for a seven-yard loss and had another sack that was wiped off the stat sheet because of a face-mask penalty against Pittsburgh’s Marcus Gilbert.

Dodging pressure from a safety blitz, Manning went down to the ground in a heap but he sensed that Steelers safety Will Allen didn’t touch him while he was on the ground.

Also, for those who are wondering, enjoy some lively commentary with the best Steelers fans across the globe in the open thread available to all BTSC members in the comment section below. Denver is 10-3 in games decided by seven points or fewer, and Manning said being battle-tested helped them on this blustery night.

Sunday’s game will be the fourth AFC Championship game between Brady and Manning, and the 17th meeting overall between the iconic quarterbacks.

“He just hit that right spots like my shoulder pads didn’t do a great job of blocking it at all”, Harris said following the win, per the Denver Post’s Cameron Wolfe.

Carolina, winners of 12 straight at home, made all the right plays in building a 31-0 lead, then were dominated by Seattle in the second half before holding on for a 31-24 victory to advance to the NFC championship game. “You’ve got to give them credit, but in that situation, I put it on myself”. “We know we are playing a good team in a big, big game and we are gonna have to play extremely well”.

“I thought Peyton played really well”, Kubiak said.

How they advanced: After earning a bye week, the Broncos stunned the Steelers in the divisional round. It would take one big break for the Broncos to get things turned around.

Meanwhile, Brown also suffered a concussion in that game, also at the hands of Burfict – the now infamous shoulder to the head with 22 seconds remaining to spark a late winning field goal for the Steelers by Chris Boswell. “It was a field goal football game, turnover was the difference in the game”.

Manning wasn’t the only quarterback dealing with injuries.

■ Daniels was the Broncos’ third-leading receiver with 44 catches of 77 targets for 517 yards and three touchdowns.

Manning completed 21 of 37 passes for 222 yards, including five to Emmanuel Sanders for 85 yards. The Broncos defense has been one of the best defenses when it comes to creating takeaways, and they will need to continue that trend entering this game to keep the other team out of the end zone.