The Broncos and Patriots will meet in the AFC championship game next Sunday. Here's an early prediction and pick for the game.

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The AFC Championship Game will be played next Sunday at 3 p.m. in Denver, with a spot in the Super Bowl on the line.

The Broncos and their newly-named starting quarterback, Jarrett Stidham, will face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game next weekend. Denver will host its first AFC championship game in a decade.

The NFL playoff bracket continues to take shape. Two wins separate eight teams from reaching Super Bowl 60, which is slated for Sunday, Feb. 8. The games might be winding down, but they are ramping up in importance as we move through the postseason.

The Denver Broncos are heading to the AFC championship game for the first time since winning their last Super Bowl 10 years ago, but they won’t have Bo Nix under center after the second-year quarterba

Drake Maye, Mike Vrabel and the New England Patriots are back in the AFC championship game for the first time since Tom Brady and Bill Belichick led them to eight in a row from 2011-18. Maye threw three touchdown passes and a tenacious defense forced five turnovers in a 28-16 victory over C.

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