The Drive is live from Sportsbook Bar and Grill in Parker. In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil share what their biggest key to victory is for the Broncos. Will the Broncos pass rush be able to frustrate Drake Maye and force him into making mistakes? Is there a way the Broncos can win without creating turnovers on defense? We have breaking news as JK Dobbins has been officially ruled out of the game. Who strikes the most fear in the guys from the Patriots? Which team will be the more physical team? Who will Stidham target the most throughout the game? Today's "Three Count" features John Elway serving as the honorary captain during the game and Champ Bailey firing up the crowd, Peyton Watson going for a career high 35 points in last nights Nuggets win, and the Bills interviewing Phillip Rivers for their head coaching vacancy. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss if Jarrett Stidham can play well enough for a Broncos win, if the Broncos can win without winning the turnover battle, and much more.

The Drive is live from Sportsbook Bar and Grill in Parker. Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil preview the massive AFC championship game between the Broncos and Patriots this upcoming weekend. Zach shares the history of the Broncos impressive record when hosting playoff games and conference championship games in general. The guys emphasis how important Nik Bonitto will be in this matchup going against a rookie left tackle. We hear from Vance Joseph and his thoughts on Bonitto taking his game to the next level by creating turnovers. Who will be the Broncos' "x-factor" on Sunday? Will Evan Engram finally have a breakout game? We hear from Drake Maye and his thoughts on the Broncos home crowd noise and his turnovers the past two weeks.

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil give Broncos Country reasons to be optimistic with Jarrett Stidham starting for the Broncos. Zach shares all the times in NFL history that a backup quarterback has led their team to the Super Bowl and the crazy coincidence that the Broncos have never had a quarterback start an AFC championship that was drafted by the team. Phil emphasizes how important this game will be for Stidham's career to determine if he gets a shot at being a starter or goes on to be a career backup. We go "behind enemy lines" and welcome Morey Hershgordon, sports anchor at 7 News in Boston, to the show to discuss how seriously the Patriots are taking Jarrett Stidham, how important the Patriots defense is to their success, and much more. We react to Peyton Manning's time on the morning show earlier today and his thoughts on Jarrett Stidham and Bo Nix. We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Will Petersen joining the show to discuss the "slight" the Patriots are taking to Sean Payton saying Broncos' fans will have two weeks to rest after the game this upcoming weekend.