The highly anticipated 17th meeting between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady had all the drama football fans could ask for.
And yet they were robbed of more. The AFC championship could have been — and should have been — decided in overtime.
Instead, Sunday's conference title game came down to a two-point conversion attempt with 12 seconds left in the fourth quarter. The Denver Broncos picked off Brady's potentially game-tying pass to seal a 20-18 victory over the New England Patriots and secure a trip to Super Bowl 50.
The Patriots were forced to go for two because their kicker Stephen Gostkowski missed an extra point after a first quarter touchdown.