Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 12:35 p.m. MT<\/p>\n
The\u00a0Denver Broncos<\/a>\u00a0(14-3) are set to host the New England Patriots<\/a>\u00a0(14-3) in the AFC Championship game at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver, Colorado, on Saturday, Jan. 25.<\/p>\n Kickoff for the conference title game has been scheduled for\u00a01:00 p.m. MT\u00a0(3:00 p.m. ET), and the game will be nationally televised on\u00a0CBS. NFL fans can stream the\u00a0Broncos<\/a>–Patriots<\/a>\u00a0game on\u00a0FuboTV<\/a>.<\/p>\n Denver’s considered a home underdog<\/a> after losing starting quarterback Bo Nix to a season-ending ankle injury<\/a> in the divisional round of the playoffs. Jarrett Stidham will start in Nix’s place against New England.<\/p>\n Follow along below for live game updates.<\/p>\n Bo Nix is in the building<\/p>\n Bo Nix is attending today’s AFC title game.<\/p>\n Need a news break? Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!<\/a> Broncos take the field<\/p>\n It’s almost game time!<\/p>\n Peyton Manning is in the house<\/p>\n Ten years ago, Peyton Manning and the Broncos<\/a> defeated the Patriots in the 2015 AFC Championship game ahead of a win at Levi’s Stadium in Super Bowl 50.<\/p>\n Champ Bailey’s here<\/p>\n Champ Bailey is attending today’s game.<\/p>\n Jarrett Stidham leading today’s prayer<\/p>\n With Bo Nix sidelined, Jarrett Stidham is leading today’s prayer with wide receivers and running backs.<\/p>\n Broncos inactives: 7 players won’t play vs. Patriots<\/p>\n Denver has announced its list of inactive players<\/a> for the AFC title game. Of note, running back J.K. Dobbins (foot<\/a>) was ruled out on Friday, and he remains on injured reserve. Dobbins might be able to return for the Super Bowl if the Broncos get an upset win today.<\/p>\n Jarrett Stidham warming up<\/p>\n Jarrett Stidham’s set to make his first start since 2023.<\/p>\n Beautiful day for football<\/p>\n We’re getting closer to kickoff!<\/p>\n The stage is set<\/p>\n Are you ready for some football?<\/p>\n Jarrett Stidham arrives in style<\/p>\n Jarrett Stidham is set to become the first quarterback in NFL history<\/a> to make his first start of the season in a conference championship game after not attempting a single pass during the regular season.<\/p>\n Don’t count out the Broncos<\/p>\n We’ve seen backup quarterbacks win Super Bowls.<\/p>\n The locker room is set<\/p>\n Denver will wear orange jerseys with white pants and blue socks<\/a> today.<\/p>\n Antonio Pierce backs Jarrett Stidham<\/p>\n Antonio Pierce thinks Jarrett Stidham could play “out of his mind” against the Patriots.<\/p>\n Steve Wyche’s pregame report for NFL Network<\/p>\n Sean Payton will aim to do it again on Sunday.<\/p>\n Good news on the Bo Nix front<\/p>\n Bo Nix’s surgery revealed “no joint surface damage<\/a>,” which is a good sign. He’s expected to be sidelined for 12 weeks, which means he could return in time for the team’s offseason program in the spring.<\/p>\n Gardiner Brothers perform at Empower Field at Mile High<\/p>\n The Broncos have the Gardiner Brothers on their side today.<\/p>\n The winner of Sunday’s conference title game will advance to Super Bowl LX at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California, on Sunday, Feb. 8 at 4:30 p.m. MT on NBC.<\/p>\n Social: Follow\u00a0Broncos Wire<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Twitter\/X<\/a>!\u00a0Did you know:\u00a0These 25 celebrities are Broncos fans<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Updated Jan. 25, 2026, 12:35 p.m. MT The\u00a0Denver Broncos\u00a0(14-3) are set to host the New England Patriots\u00a0(14-3) in…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":704650,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[95878,791,7,6,95879,95880,95882,95887,99191,97108,99690,96054,96115,95886,97714,96211,95893,97240,98651,96209,96056,95896,95888,95895,95899,95906,96109,96071,95883,96210,95894,95881],"class_list":["post-704649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-accessfree","tag-co","tag-football","tag-nfl","tag-sstssportsnflbroncos","tag-sstsnbroncos","tag-tagamerican-football","tag-tagamerican-football-conference","tag-tagantonio-pierce","tag-tagbo-nix","tag-tagcolorado","tag-tagcontains-commerce-or-affiliate-content","tag-tagdenver","tag-tagdenver-broncos","tag-tagdo-not-syndicate","tag-tagexclude-from-paywall-logic-testing","tag-tagfacebook","tag-tagj-k-dobbins","tag-tagjarrett-stidham","tag-taglive-coverage","tag-tagmodular-story","tag-tagnational-sports","tag-tagnfl","tag-tagnfl-hub","tag-tagoverall-neutral","tag-tagoverall-positive","tag-tagpeyton-manning","tag-tagsmg-timely","tag-tagsports-news","tag-tagttp-live-blog","tag-tagtwitter","tag-typestory"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":"Validation failed: Text character limit of 500 exceeded"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704649","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=704649"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/704649\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/704650"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=704649"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=704649"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=704649"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}