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The Broncos victory set up another matchup with the defending Super Bowl Champions. The New England Patriots will come to town next Sunday ready to avenge their Week 12 30-24 overtime loss. The Patriots made triumphed over the Kansas City Chiefs on Saturday, winning by a score of 27-20.
Manning will meet Tom Brady for the 17th time, but was concentrating on the big win last night when asked about the upcoming AFC Championship.
“Obviously, we’re excited to be in the game. We knew we were going to have to beat a good football team tonight in order to get there. We’ll try to enjoy this one tonight and then get a jump start on preparing for that game on Monday and then we’ll talk about who we’re playing on Wednesday,” he said plainly Sunday night.
The defense played a battered Patriots offense in late November and with several key offensive players back for Brady, Derek Wolfe understands the challenge ahead.
“Well, it’s always harder to beat a team twice in the same season. If anything, we’re at a disadvantage. We’re going to have to really be on top of our game.”
Von Miller was also watching their game closely Saturday and echoed Wolfe’s sentiments after Sunday’s victory saying, “They looked good. Having Julian Edelman back is just another plus for those guys, but you know, tonight, we played a great game tonight. I’m happy for all my guys. We’re going to celebrate tonight and get right on the Patriots tomorrow … That’s what we got. I wouldn’t want it any other way. They’re one of the best teams in the AFC, let’s go out and play and see who wants the Super Bowl.”
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