The AFC Championship Game will be decided on Sunday as the No. 1 Denver Broncos host the No. 2 New England Patriots. The winner will be moving on to play in the Super Bowl in San Francisco, but there are a few complications for the Broncos, particularly QB1 Bo Nix being out with a season-ending injury. So, who will be the starters for this game?
Broncos vs. Patriots Projected Starting Lineup
Denver Broncos
| Starter | |
| QB | Jarrett Stidham |
| RB | RJ Harvey |
| WR | Courtland Sutton |
| WR | Troy Franklin Q |
| WR | Pat Bryant |
| TE | Evan Engram |
| FB | Adam Prentice |
| LT | Garett Bolles |
| LG | Ben Powers |
| C | Luke Wattenberg Q |
| RG | Quinn Meinerz |
| RT | Mike McGlinchey |
| LDE | Zach Allen |
| NT | D.J. Jones |
| RDE | John Franklin-Myers |
| WLB | Jonathon Cooper |
| LILB | Alex Singleton |
| RILB | Dre Greenlaw |
| SLB | Nik Bonitto |
| LCB | Pat Surtain II |
| SS | Talanoa Hufanga |
| FS | P.J. Locke |
| RCB | Riley Moss |
| NB | Ja’Quan McMillian |
| PK | Wil Lutz |
| P | Jeremy Crawshaw |
| H | Jeremy Crawshaw |
| PR | Marvin Mims Jr. |
| KR | Tyler Badie |
| LS | Mitchell Fraboni |
New England Patriots
| Starter | |
| QB | Drake Maye |
| RB | Rhamondre Stevenson |
| WR | Stefon Diggs |
| WR | Kayshon Boutte |
| WR | Kyle Williams |
| TE | Hunter Henry |
| FB | Jack Westover |
| LT | Will Campbell |
| LG | Jared Wilson |
| C | Garrett Bradbury |
| RG | Mike Onwenu |
| RT | Morgan Moses |
| LDE | Christian Barmore |
| NT | Khyiris Tonga |
| RDE | Milton Williams |
| WLB | Harold Landry III O |
| LILB | Robert Spillane |
| RILB | Christian Elliss |
| SLB | K’Lavon Chaisson |
| LCB | Carlton Davis III |
| SS | Jaylinn Hawkins |
| FS | Craig Woodson |
| RCB | Christian Gonzalez |
| NB | Marcus Jones |
| PK | Andy Borregales |
| P | Bryce Baringer |
| H | Bryce Baringer |
| PR | Marcus Jones |
| KR | TreVeyon Henderson |
| LS | Julian Ashby |
Broncos vs. Patriots Depth Chart
Denver Broncos
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Sam Ehlinger | Bo Nix IR | – |
| RB | Jaleel McLaughlin | Tyler Badie | J.K. Dobbins IR |
| WR | Marvin Mims Jr. | Michael Bandy | – |
| WR | Lil’Jordan Humphrey | – | – |
| WR | Elijah Moore | – | – |
| TE | Adam Trautman | Nate Adkins | Lucas Krull IR |
| FB | Michael Burton IR | – | – |
| LT | Matt Peart IR | – | – |
| LG | Alex Palczewski | Matt Peart IR | – |
| C | Alex Forsyth Q | Sam Mustipher | – |
| RG | Nick Gargiulo IR | – | – |
| RT | Alex Palczewski | Frank Crum | – |
| LDE | Jordan Jackson | Matt Henningsen IR | – |
| NT | Eyioma Uwazurike | – | – |
| RDE | Malcolm Roach | Sai’vion Jones | – |
| WLB | Jonah Elliss | Que Robinson | – |
| LILB | Karene Reid | Jordan Turner | – |
| RILB | Justin Strnad | Drew Sanders IR | – |
| SLB | Dondrea Tillman | Johnny Walker Jr. IR | – |
| LCB | Kris Abrams-Draine | – | – |
| SS | JL Skinner Q | – | – |
| FS | Devon Key | Brandon Jones IR | – |
| RCB | Reese Taylor | – | – |
| NB | Jahdae Barron | – | – |
| PK | – | – | – |
| P | – | – | – |
| H | – | – | – |
| PR | Riley Moss | Jahdae Barron | – |
| KR | RJ Harvey | Marvin Mims Jr. | Jaleel McLaughlin |
New England Patriots
| 2nd | 3rd | 4th | |
| QB | Joshua Dobbs | Tommy DeVito | – |
| RB | TreVeyon Henderson | D’Ernest Johnson | Terrell Jennings IR |
| WR | DeMario Douglas | – | – |
| WR | Mack Hollins Q | – | – |
| WR | Efton Chism III | – | – |
| TE | Austin Hooper | CJ Dippre | – |
| FB | Brock Lampe IR | – | – |
| LT | Vederian Lowe | Thayer Munford Jr. | – |
| LG | Ben Brown | – | – |
| C | Ben Brown | – | – |
| RG | Caedan Wallace | Yasir Durant IR | – |
| RT | Marcus Bryant | – | – |
| LDE | Leonard Taylor III | Joshua Farmer IR | – |
| NT | Eric Gregory IR | Jaquelin Roy IR | – |
| RDE | Cory Durden | – | – |
| WLB | Elijah Ponder | – | – |
| LILB | Jack Gibbens | Marte Mapu Q | – |
| RILB | Jahlani Tavai | Chad Muma | – |
| SLB | Anfernee Jennings | Bradyn Swinson | – |
| LCB | Charles Woods | Kobee Minor | – |
| SS | Brenden Schooler | – | – |
| FS | Dell Pettus | – | – |
| RCB | Alex Austin | Marcellas Dial Jr. IR | – |
| NB | – | – | – |
| PK | – | – | – |
| P | – | – | – |
| H | – | – | – |
| PR | Efton Chism III | – | – |
| KR | Rhamondre Stevenson | Kyle Williams | Efton Chism III |
Veteran backup QB Jarrett Stidham will be stepping up for the injured Bo Nix, but this may seal the Broncos’ fate, as they will be without their best player.
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