DENVER — What the Broncos did to the Patriots in the AFC Championship Game was one of the single most impressive examples of team defense you’ll ever see in a single game. In a 20–18 win that put the franchise in its eighth Super Bowl, Denver’s defense terrorized the man who may be the best quarterback in NFL history. Tom Brady completed 27 of 56 passes for 310 yards, one touchdown and two picks in the game, he was sacked four times, and Denver’s defense put 20 hits on him—the most any team had hit an opposing quarterback in a game in a decade.
How a Super Bowl loss helped Elway build NFL's best defense in Denver
