What channel is Patriots-Broncos on? Time, TV information for AFC championship

In what may end up being the final installment in the Tom Brady/Peyton Manning rivalry, the Denver Broncos defeated the New England Patriots by the score of 20-18 in the 2015 AFC Championship Game.

Denver’s top-ranked defense picked off Brady twice and Manning threw a pair of touchdown passes to tight end Owen Daniels.

A Patriots defense that allowed the Broncos only 244 yards and 12 first downs forced a three-and-out, giving New England a second chance to tie the score with a touchdown and 2-point conversion.

The Patriots had to go for 2 after Brady hit Rob Gronkowski in the back of the end zone because Stephen Gostkowski missed his first extra point in 524 tries in the first quarter. In the NFC Championship Game at 5:40 p.m. Sunday, the Carolina Panthers host the Arizona Cardinals.

And Brady at last looked like the Brady of old, needing only two plays – a 20-yard screen pass to Brandon Bolden (with an extra yard tacked for an unsportsmanlike-conduct penalty) and a one-yard run by Steven Jackson – to convert.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady throws the ball as he is brought down by Denver Broncos outside linebacker DeMarcus Ware during the second half of the AFC Championship game today in Denver.

Added Denver coach Gary Kubiak: “Defensively we played our tails off all year long and found a way to win another close one”.

Von Miller is in his contract year, so seeing him make two significant plays in a row is great to see. Those are the guys who make plays for you on offense.

That play helped flip the field early in the second half for the Broncos (14-4).

Manning didn’t do anything special as the Broncos held on to a 23-16 win against the Pittsburgh Steelers.

The New England Patriots are coming from a 27-20 win over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday.

The AFC Championship title is on the line, and a trip to Super Bowl 50 for one of these two legendary quarterbacks; to his name, Manning has one title.

The Patriots’ offensive line lost the battle at the line of scrimmage that day, and the same was true against the Broncos on Sunday.

What it means: Any season that falls short of a Super Bowl in New England is a disappointment. The move worked. The Broncos went back to winning again, and then two losses, and then while struggling in the crucial season finale against the San Diego Chargers, Manning came back to seal the win, while Osweiler was pushed out to be forgotten, at least during the playoffs before the turmoil of the offseason will begin.

Manning threw two touchdown passes and committed no turnovers in the latest chapter of Brady vs. Manning, while Brady threw two interceptions, plus the pick on the two-point attempt.

The Broncos improved to 8-2 in AFC title games, and 4-0 in home games against the Patriots in the postseason.