The Drive

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil hear and react to Jarrett Stidham's comments on his performance in the Broncos game yesterday, the backwards pass which led to a New England touchdown, and more. Did Stidham prove enough to be the Broncos backup quarter back moving forward? Zach shares about his experience at yesterday's Broncos' game and braving the weather. How were the Patriots able to possess the ball for so much of the game? How are Zach and Phil feeling after yesterday's loss? How much of the blame goes on Sean Payton for deciding to not kick a field goal on 4th and 1 during the second quarter? How impressive was the Broncos defensive performance yesterday? Would the result of the game be different if Bo Nix was healthy and available to play? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos and Patriots AFC championship. Just how special was the Broncos defensive performance in yesterday's loss? What was the biggest play of the game? We hear from Sean Payton after the loss and his thoughts on his decision to not kick a field goal on 4th and 1 in the second quarter. Was Sean trying to put his backup quarterback on display when deciding to pass the ball on 4th and 1? Today's "Three Count" features the guys initial impression of the Patriots and Seahawks Super Bowl matchup, the Avalanche bouncing back with a 4-1 win after getting blown out 7-3 on Friday, and Aaron Gordon going down with a hamstring injury in the Nuggets win over the Bucks. We debate if the Broncos new stadium should have a roof after the weather interfered in yesterday's game so much.  

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys breakdown Sean Payton's decision to go for it on 4th and 1 in the first half of yesterday's AFC championship. Should Sean Payton have run the ball in this situation? Zach shares about his experience at yesterday's Broncos' home game from the tailgating to preparing for the weather. Should Sean Payton have had a better feeling for the game and known that turning down a field goal in the first half could come back to bite the Broncos? How would the game have gone if Bo Nix was available to play? Phil explains why the rest of the Broncos offense let Jarrett Stidham down in yesterday's loss and Zach explains why he believes the result of the game would have been different with a healthy Bo Nix.

The Drive is live from Sportsbook Bar and Grill in Parker. In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil share what their biggest key to victory is for the Broncos. Would the guys rather have Jarrett Stidham or the Broncos defense play their game of the season on Sunday? Will the Broncos defense be able to continue to pressure Drake Maye, after Maye has already eben sacked 10 times this postseason? Zach explains why he would rather have Sean Payton as the coach in this situation than any other coach in the NFL. How will Payton ease Jarrett Stidham into the game? Which team will be the more physical team? Who from the Patriots strikes the most fear into Zach and Phil? The guys pick their x-factor for the Broncos on defense. Who will step up in the big moment? We wrap up the show with Zach sharing the history of the Broncos impressive record when hosting playoff games and conference championship games in general and the guys' predictions for this weekend's massive game. 

The Drive is live from Sportsbook Bar and Grill in Parker. In hour 3 of The Drive, we go behind enemy lines and Zach and Phil react to Mike Vrabel's comments on keys to winning on the road, preparing for Jarrett Stidham, and Drake Maye's recent turnovers. We also hear from Drake Maybe and his confidence in throwing the ball down field. 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? Former Bronco and Super Bowl champion Brandon Marshall joins the show to discuss how Sean Payton will handle Jarrett Stidham during the game, how many points the Broncos defense needs to hold the Patriots under, and much more. 

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. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach, Phil and the guys compete in our weekly trivia competition against the morning show. Can we keep up our hot streak after going 4-0 last week and beating the morning show two weeks in a row? We dive into the Patriots daunting defense that might not be getting enough credit. Zach shares the deep numbers on the Patriots defense and Phil explains how important it will be to keep the Patriots pass rush away from Jarrett Stidham. Who has the coaching edge between Mike Vrabel and Sean Payton? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on the toughness Vrabel brings to organizations. Will the Broncos be able to match the Patriots in the run game without Bo Nix? Will Sean Payton commit to the run game after abandoning it for most of last week's game?

In hour 2 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 how long it's been since Stidham last threw a pass in the NFL. Which situation in NFL history most closely resembles what the Broncos are attempting to do on Sunday? We hear from Jarrett Stidham and his thoughts on starting on Sunday. We debate if there would be a quarterback controversy in Denver if Stidham is able to lead the Broncos to a Super Bowl victory. Today's "Three Count" includes the NFL history of a home team being 4+ point underdogs, the Avalanche losing 2-1 in a shootout last night, and Jesse Mintor getting hired to be the next head coach of the Ravens. We react to Peyton Manning's time on the morning show earlier today and his thoughts on Jarrett Stidham and Bo Nix.