{"id":700508,"date":"2026-01-24T03:23:12","date_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:23:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/700508\/"},"modified":"2026-01-24T03:23:12","modified_gmt":"2026-01-24T03:23:12","slug":"j-k-dobbins-ruled-out-for-afc-championship-game-in-huge-broncos-crusher","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/700508\/","title":{"rendered":"J.K. Dobbins ruled out for AFC Championship game in huge Broncos crusher"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>J.K. Dobbins won\u2019t play in Sunday\u2019s AFC Championship game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Broncos had hoped the star running back could return against the Patriots in Denver, but he was ruled out Friday as he recovers from a <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2025\/11\/14\/sports\/broncos-j-k-dobbins-out-for-the-foreseeable-future\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">foot injury he suffered in mid-November<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dobbins, who missed the Broncos\u2019 final seven games of the regular season and <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/22\/sports\/bills-brandin-cooks-on-controversial-broncos-interception-no-brainer\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">divisional-round win over the Bills<\/a>, had logged three straight \u201climited\u201d practices this week, giving Mile High faithful hope that he would return for Sunday\u2019s bout.<\/p>\n<p>In 10 games before the injury, Dobbins ran for 772 yards with four touchdowns while holding down the starting running back job for the Broncos.<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.50146628;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38270881\" width=\"886\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/20251106_ijd_bd3_025.jpg\" alt=\"A Denver Broncos player in an orange jersey and blue helmet running with the football.\" class=\"wp-image-38270881\"  \/>Denver Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins (27) runs the ball in the fourth quarter against the Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High.<\/p>\n<p>RJ Harvey, a second-round pick in last April\u2019s draft, took over the RB1 role with Dobbins sidelined.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The rookie ran for 540 yards with seven touchdowns and became a big part of the Broncos\u2019 pass game, catching 47 passes during the regular season.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Last week against the Bills, Harvey ran for just 20 yards, but went for 46 yards through the air on five catches.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The latest Dobbins injury adds to a long list of ailments he\u2019s dealt with throughout his NFL career.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dobbins has played in just 47 regular-season games since being drafted in 2020 by the Ravens.<\/p>\n<p>In 2021, Dobbins missed the entire season with a torn ACL and two years later played just one game in the 2023 season after suffering a torn Achilles during Week 1.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Dobbins is far from the highest-profile Bronco missing Sunday\u2019s game.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img style=\"aspect-ratio:1.49926794;display:block\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-modal-image=\"38271209\" width=\"885\" height=\"590\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/GettyImages-2245427067.jpg\" alt=\"J.K. Dobbins celebrates after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders in the game at Empower Field At Mile High on November 06, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. \" class=\"wp-image-38271209\"  \/>J.K. Dobbins celebrates after defeating the Las Vegas Raiders in the game at Empower Field At Mile High on November 6, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. Getty Images<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/sports\/broncos-bo-nix-addresses-devastating-season-ending-injury\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Quarterback Bo Nix will be sidelined<\/a> after he fractured a bone in his ankle during the final drive against the Bills.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Backup Jarrett Stidham, who hasn\u2019t attempted a regular season pass since 2023, <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/01\/22\/sports\/giants-jeff-hostetler-offers-broncos-jarrett-stidham-advice\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">will be under center in his place<\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"J.K. Dobbins won\u2019t play in Sunday\u2019s AFC Championship game.\u00a0 The Broncos had hoped the star running back could&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":700509,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[258,7,601,249,6,84,9],"class_list":{"0":"post-700508","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-denver-broncos","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-j-k-dobbins","11":"tag-new-england-patriots","12":"tag-nfl","13":"tag-nfl-playoffs","14":"tag-sports"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/115947936876056310","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=700508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/700508\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/700509"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=700508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=700508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=700508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}