Scenes from the 2016 AFC Championship Game

Scenes from the 2016 AFC Championship Game

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Peyton Manning and Tom Brady speak after Denver's 20-18 victory in the AFC Championship game.

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A dejected Tom Brady got the Patriots within a two-point conversion attempt of sending the AFC Championship game to overtime.

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Peyton Manning holds the Lamar Hunt Trophy after defeating the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship game.

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John Elway has a team headed to the Super Bowl for the second time in three years.

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Thanks to the Broncos defense, the franchise is headed to its eighth Super Bowl.

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Rob Gronkowski converted this fourth-and-10 play into a 40-yard catch on the Patriots final drive.

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Rob Gronkowski broke free from double coverage in the back of the end zone on fourth down to score a touchdown that brought the Patriots within a two-point conversion of forcing overtime.

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Brandon Bolden of the New England Patriots is tackled by T.J. Ward after a 20-yard run.

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Peyton Manning is sacked in the second quarter by Alan Branch.

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Derek Wolfe celebrates a sack of Tom Brady.

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Owen Daniels scores a 21-yard first quarter touchdown.

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Tom Brady is sacked by Von Miller in the second quarter.

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Owen Daniels celebrates the second of his two first-half touchdown receptions.

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Tom Brady runs for an 11-yard scramble in the second quarter.

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Tom Brady is tackled by Aqib Talib after an 11-yard scramble in the second quarter.

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Jordan Norwood fails to make a catch in the endzone in the second half.

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Darian Stewart makes an interception in the second quarter.

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Tom Bradylooks to pass in the third quarter.

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Peyton Manning is sacked by Jamie Collins in the second half.

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Derek Wolfe celebrates with Von Miller after a sack on Tom Brady.

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Rob Gronkowski is tackled by Josh Bush #20, Shiloh Keo and Danny Trevathan in the fourth quarter. Images)

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Emmanuel Sanders makes a catch for a first down over Malcolm Butler in the first quarter.

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Steven Jackson rushes for a one-yard touchdown in the first quarter.

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Aqib Talib tackles Rob Gronkowski after a first down in the third quarter.

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Brandon McManuskicks a 31-yard field goal in the fourth quarter.

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Head coach Gary Kubiak speaks to Peyton Manning.

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Patriots coach Bill Belichick switched into one of his trademark hoodies for the second half.

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Cody Latimer tackles Danny Amendola in the third quarter.

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Stephen Gostkowski kicks a 46-yard field goal in the second quarter.

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Tom Brady passes in the first quarter.

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Peyton Manning exchanges greetings with Patriots owner Robert Kraft during warmups.

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A Broncos fan with her sign supporting the Denver defense.

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Broncos fan Joshua Pugh has his hair done in a Mohawk.

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The Denver Broncos cheerleaders perform.

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A Denver Broncos fan and New England Patriots fan look on before the AFC Championship game.

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Zac Barnett of American Authors performs at halftime of the AFC Championship game.

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A Denver Broncos fan with a Brady-centric sign before the AFC Championship game.

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A Denver Broncos fan holds a sign.

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Denver Broncos fans wait to enter the stadium before the NFL AFC Championship game.