Troy Aikman makes bold claim about Jarrett Stidham ahead of AFC Championship

by: Nick Kosko 3 hours ago nickkosko59

Hall of Famer Troy Aikman is pretty confident in QB Jarrett Stidham in next week’s AFC Championship Game. Stidham will start for the Denver Broncos against the New England Patriots in place of the injured Bo Nix .

A veteran, Stidham has only appeared in one game this season and hasn’t thrown a regular season pass since the 2023 season for the Broncos. Over the course of his career, he’s played for Denver, the Las Vegas Raiders and, ironically, was drafted by the Patriots, playing for them for the first three years of his career.

Nix was revealed to have broken his foot in the win over the Buffalo Bills Saturday, leaving him done for the season. Stidham will have to guide his team in order to get to Super Bowl LX and Aikman stated Sean Payton will have the seventh year quarterback ready.

“I believe Jarrett Stidham is going to come out and have a heck of a game,” Aikman said at the conclusion of the Texans-Patriots Divisional Round game. “I think Sean Payton, we all know him, and what he’s capable of doing within a game plan, I expect he’s going to put something together. And Jarrett Stidham is going to come out and give the New England Patriots all they want. And it’s going to be one heck of an AFC Championship game with both organizations well ahead of their rebuild from when these coaches took over.”

In his career, Stidham is 117-197 passing (59.4%) for 1,422 yards, eight touchdowns and eight interceptions. He is 1-3 as a starter, winning his lone game with the Broncos in 2023.

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