And next we’ll take an opening remark from Rodney Harrison. I just think it’s going to be a lot of fireworks and definitely looking forward to it.Ĭhris McCloskey: Thank you Tony. I was very impressed with New England last night and their offense coming around playing against a great defense on the road. I’m sure the Broncos are looking at that the same way – the big challenge of going in and dealing with a Bill Belichick coached team with Tom Brady on their home turf and what’s that going to be like, but should be a very good game. For me it brings back memories of going into New England with playoff positioning at stake and a lot on the line. Tony Dungy: Well obviously going to be a great game Sunday night. We’ll go to opening remarks first, and we’ll start with Tony Dungy. So large audiences associated with that team and hopefully the same again on this Sunday night as the Broncos take on the Patriots. We’ve had three Broncos games this year with 26.9 million viewers for Chiefs-Broncos, 26.9 million viewers for Broncos-Colts, and in NBC’s kickoff game, Ravens-Broncos did 25.1 million viewers. Some of you may have seen the game did roughly 26.9 million viewers. Just before we get started, a quick note – we just sent out the press release regarding this past Sunday’s game between the Broncos and the Chiefs. Joining us today will be former head coach Tony Dungy, who obviously was head coach with Peyton Manning for many years in Indianapolis, and two time Super Bowl winner with the Patriots, Rodney Harrison. If he keeps it up, it's going to be hard to leave his name off the top of the list.Chris McCloskey: Thank you everyone for joining us today for our call to preview this Sunday night’s game between the Broncos and the Patriots. We’re going to have to play our best game of the year.Ī Patriots win would be yet another accomplishment to consider when debating whether Brady is the greatest quarterback of all time. It’s a team that we obviously know very well. It’s going to take a great week of preparation. Hopefully our team is ready to step up and take the challenge head on. But this is going to be a huge challenge for us. It’s a great accomplishment for our team. The last time they played in a conference championship game on the road, which came during the 2013 season, the Patriots lost at Denver, 26-16.īrady talked about what it will take to overcome that hurdle, per WEEI: The biggest challenge for Brady could be the fact that New England will be on the road. It will be the 17th time the two future Hall of Famers meet on the field, with Brady winning 11 of the first 16 matchups. New England is 6-3 in conference championship games with Brady and 4-2 in the Super Bowl.ĮSPN's Adam Schefter put the feat into perspective:īrady's counterpart Sunday is none other than Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. When you play with teammates like I have and you see what they go through over the course of the season, what they deal with in their lives personally, how that reacts to them professionally, kind of the blood, sweat and tears you put into it, you never take it for granted.Īfter a 27-20 victory over the Kansas City Chiefs in the divisional round, Brady and the Patriots tied an NFL record with their fifth straight conference championship game appearance.
I just knew that I loved the game, and I played with so many great teammates who have, like I said, sacrificed so much. It was the first time it really felt like, wow, this is a big deal.įifteen years later, to be a part of 10 of those, I never imagined that any of this was ever even possible.
I missed Friday of practice so I could do a press conference at the site of the game. It’s beyond what I’d ever imagined in my wildest dreams. I remember the first one I ever participated in, which was in Pittsburgh. 24, and even he is impressed by the feat, per Boston radio station WEEI (via Shalise Manza Young of Yahoo Sports): He will be playing in his 10th AFC Championship Game on Jan. New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady continues to impress football fans everywhere, whether they like him or not.
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