DENVER, CO - DECEMBER 18: New England Patriots fans celebrate during a game against the Denver Broncos at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on December 18, 2011 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
Can two second-year quarterbacks, the Patriots’ Jarrett Stidham and the Broncos’ Drew Lock, breathe new life into an idle rivalry that used to rock the AFC?
When you think of rivalries within the NFL, you often also have to think of time period.
Outside of Bears/Packers, most of the best rivalries in professional football are defined by when they actually occurred.