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Seattle is heading to a conference championship game for the fifth time in franchise history and for the first time in 11 years. The Seahawks are 3-1 in conference championship games, having lost their first appearance when they were in the AFC.
Denver’s last AFC Championship victory came in Peyton Manning’s final season. The Broncos defeated the New England Patriots 20-18 on january 24, 2016. Denver then went on to win Super Bowl 50, defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-10, fueled by a stifling defense that shut down Cam Newton.
Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills (13-6) were again denied a chance to win the franchise’s first Lombardi Trophy. Buffalo has been eliminated in the divisional or championship rounds in six consecutive seasons under Allen and coach Sean McDermott.
Allen and Broncos safety Justin simmons traded go-ahead touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, and Buffalo’s Matt Prater kicked a 50-yard field goal to send the game to overtime.
After the Broncos punted on the opening drive of overtime, Allen threw a deep pass to Brandin Cooks that would have put the Bills in field-goal range, but Ja’Quan McMillian intercepted the pass as both players fell to the ground.
Officials reviewed the play and upheld the call, a decision that McDermott criticized after the game. The Broncos took over at their own 20-yard line.
“It was a rather rapid unfolding of the review, if there was a review, and so I called a timeout to try to slow it down,” McDermott said. “It would seem logical to me and make a lot of sense that the head official would walk over and want to go and take a look at it. … That’s too big of a play, in my estimation, too big of a play in a game that decided the game, perhaps as well, to not even slow it down. … I’m standing up for us. What went on, that is not how it should go down in my estimation. These guys spend three hours out there playing football, pouring their guts out to not even say, ‘Hey, let’s just slow this thing down.’ That’s why I’m bothered.”
Two pass interference penalties on Buffalo gave the Broncos 47 yards and set up wil Lutz’s game-winning 41-yard field goal. Tre’Davious White, who was called for the second penalty that moved the ball to Buffalo’s 8-yard line, threw his helmet down in disgust while arguing and received an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
Since the NFL expanded the playoff field to 14 teams in 2020, only one team in each conference receives a bye.Those No. 1 seeds are now 9-3 in the divisional round. The 2022 Kansas City Chiefs are the only No. 1 seed to win the Super Bowl in that span.
AP NFL: https://apnews.com/hub/NFL
Key changes & Verifications Made:
* Denver’s AFC Championship Date: Corrected to January 24, 2016.
* Super Bowl 50 Opponent: Corrected to the carolina Panthers.
* Broncos Safety: Corrected the player who traded touchdowns with Allen to Justin simmons.
* Lutz’s Field Goal Distance: Corrected to 41 yards.
* Minor wording adjustments for clarity and flow.
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