The Denver Broncos have an incredibly bizarre omen for their remaining chances of winning the Super Bowl, now with backup QB Jarrett Stidham starting in place of the injured Bo Nix.

From that point forward, Payton discussed Stidham as a starting-caliber No. 2 quarterback. Out of the gates, Stidham backed up Russell Wilson in 2023, and just like his 2022 season in Las Vegas, he closed it out as the Broncos' starter in the final two games.

With Jarrett Stidham set to make his first start of the season for the Broncos in the AFC Championship, we look back at Stidham's first career start.

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Speaking as one No. 8 to another, Gary Kubiak, who coached the Broncos to the franchise’s last Super Bowl win a decade ago, offered Jarrett Stidham eight simple words of advice.

Denver Broncos coach Sean Payton is confident his backup quarterback is "ready to go" now that he's thrust into starting duty ahead of the AFC championship game.

After throwing no passes and taking four snaps all season, Jarrett Stidham will take over as the Denver Broncos starting QB in the AFC title game.

"Next man up" is often heard when an NFL player suffers an injury, but Broncos right tackle Mike McGlinchey knows things aren't quite that simple for his team this week.

Injuries and depth chart changes make for these six sleepers to be of lucrative value in NFL Conference Championship DFS contests.