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Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

AFC Championship Preview: Jarrett Stidham stands between the Patriots and the Super Bowl

Tom Curran’s Patriots Talk Podcast

NBC Sports Boston

Patriots Nation, News, Ja'lynn Polk, Football, Jerod Mayo, New England Patriots, Afc East, Afc, Mike Vrabel, Sports, Tom E. Curran, Sports News, Phil Perry, Nfl

4.5803 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2026

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

The Patriots are one win away from a trip to the Super Bowl. Tom and Phil preview the upcoming AFC Championship Game between New England and Denver, discussing Drake Maye’s approach, what to expect from Jarrett Stidham and how the environment in Denver could impact the Patriots. Plus, 9News sports reporter Mike Klis joins the podcast to share insight on the Broncos ahead of their matchup with the Pats.

Transcript

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0:00.0

Hey, what's up everybody.

0:14.6

Welcome into Tom Carnes Talk podcast, Phil Perry alongside.

0:19.2

We have a great show for you today.

0:20.4

Not only is there, Phil,

0:21.8

we also have Mike Kliss from Nine News in Denver. You've probably heard him in the past when we've

0:26.7

done Denver games. He is a gumshoe reporter. He gets in there. He gives you details. He's going to

0:32.2

take us in depth on the Denver side of things in this AFC championship game. But one of the things we haven't spoken about enough this week is the noise.

0:45.6

Drake may talk about it.

0:47.5

Talked about it.

0:48.5

You know, we use the sound kind of every road game.

0:49.8

Really, I think really every road game this season we've used it.

0:51.6

So just, you know, I think the loudness of the stadium for this week will be different than what we've kind of heard just because of the AFC championship at a road opponent that has had history of, you know, win Super Bowls and playing in playoff games and has a great team. So it'll be the magnitude of the noise will be probably something we haven't, you know, seen this year yet. But, you know, the Silent Council, council we've been working all year and we've been in Buffalo and Baltimore you're

1:13.8

using silent counsel where it's tough to you know here in the huddle and and tough to for the

1:17.8

line you hear me so we just go on the silent and we've done a good job you know Phil the Grinch

1:22.1

made a great point on his program back in well I would say probably the late 60s when

1:27.3

it first

1:27.7

aired, it was, uh, all the noise, all the noise, noise, noise, noise.

1:35.3

If there's one thing I hate, it's the noise, noise, noise.

1:40.0

It's the loudest stadium in the National Football League, Phil, and it's a problem.

1:45.3

And the Patriots are going to have to deal with that.

1:48.0

Concern level for you that this team hasn't had to deal with it against really anyone in the same extreme level they're going to deal with it on Sunday.

1:57.1

Yeah, they probably haven't.

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