I can't wait for championship Sunday.

I wish it was here in the New York area, but a factoid about the AFC championship game,

which isn't a surprise when you think about it, but is historical in nature.

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The Denver Broncos are five and a half point underdogs at home against the Patriots.

It is an unprecedented point spread for a home team to be as big of an underdog as the Denver Broncos are in a championship game.

That's why Jared Stidham was my

player to watch this weekend. No, it makes sense. He's the, he is the, the key factor. He's also

the reason. Yeah. He's the reason. And so it's not a surprise, but I started doing research,

and I wanted to know the other championship games where the home team was the underdog. Now, it's never been five and a half, and I'm keeping it to the last 25 years because it had happened in the early 80s. It's a different sport. Different sports. So I kept it to the last 25 years, and there were three other examples. Were we dogs? In recent modern history. Were we dogs? That's a great question. I don't even think I ever got to you guys. Hold on. Because that was outside of 20, uh, it was exactly 25. We had to be dogs. Yeah, hold on a second. We had. There's no way we were favorites in that game. No way you were favorites. I have the answer. Even though we beat that ass. You are correct, but it was minus one. Oh, yeah. So it was close. True. But you're right. You guys were underdogs in a championship game at home. You're on the short list. I guess I didn't register you because it was such a small spread. Right, right. The other ones I have are field goal or more. So I guess I'll leave it at that. Are there three games that jump out at you guys? It's all modern history. It's all in the last less than 25 years. It's all in the last like 15 years, to be perfectly honest with you. Championship games in which the home team was underdogs? I can't even think of one. Well, there is one you should think of it. I'll tell you why. Backup quarterback.

Oh, the Eagles.

There you go. Yeah, obviously with Nick Foles. Nick Folles. I just wasn't sure because Case Keenham started against him. You're right, but he wasn't, I guess at that point, kind of viewed the way Nick Foles was. Oh, so then in that same year. But Nick Volz had a good seasons before that, didn't he?

Yeah, but not to the point.

Didn't he have like a ridiculous streak?

I forget what it was. event in that same year. But Nick Foles had a good seasons before that, didn't he? Yeah, but not to the point.

Didn't he have like a ridiculous streak? I forget what it was now. This was prior before he came back.

I feel like Nick Foles had success. We just hadn't seen him play at a high level for a while.

And then he has to play and after Carson Wins gets hurt. Yeah, I think the

difference, though, is Case Keenum, even though we think of him as a backup, started 14 of the 16

games. So he was the starter. They were 11 and 3 when he played. It was almost because of him.

Correct. And Nick Foles took over so late in the season that very similar to Phil and Hostelder.

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