The NFL Conference Championships are today.
In the NFC, West Division rivals, the Los Angeles Rams and the Seattle Seahawks, square off in the Pacific Northwest where Seattle’s vaunted 12s will, no doubt be a factor (game time, 6:30 p.m. EST).
Meanwhile, in the AFC, the New England Patriots visit the Denver Broncos in what will be the team’s third all-time meeting in the AFC Championship. Like this one, each of the previous two have been played in Denver’s mile high elevation (game time, 3 p.m. EST).
The Broncos won each of the previous two meetings (26-16 on January 19, 2014, and 20-18 on January 24, 2016) with a certain Hall of Fame quarterback (and current pitchman for various products!) named Peyton Manning leading the way.
That will, decidedly, not be the case this year, as the Broncos’ will be led into their – potentially – penultimate game of the season by Jarrett Stidham, a sixth year pro with a total of 20 games played and just four starts (the last coming in 2023).
This week’s #FanTeaser image was captured immediately following the Broncos’ 2016 victory over the Patriots when Manning and Tom Brady were visiting near midfield.
Just to review, The Fan Teaser was the creation of former Ann Arbor News Sports Editor Geoff Larcom. Longtime friend and fellow Ann Arbor News alum, Pat Schutte, took it to heights previously unknown. We aim to keep it alive here at The Sports Fan Project. The cropped photo and the accompanying clue give you an idea as to who or what the image is of. We invite you to use the Comment option to take a crack at solving the Teaser and, if you’re so inclined, participate in some good-spirited banter with your fellow sports fans. The Fan Teaser will appear each Friday morning with the reveal coming to you Sunday.
I was at least on the “right track” with my guess.