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Denver Broncos: The best of Aqib Talib

By Shelby Manning

CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 25: Aqib Talib #21 of the Denver Broncos celebrates after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 29-17 at Paul Brown Stadium on September 25, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 25: Aqib Talib #21 of the Denver Broncos celebrates after defeating the Cincinnati Bengals 29-17 at Paul Brown Stadium on September 25, 2016 in Cincinnati, Ohio. (Photo by Joe Robbins/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – JANUARY 24: Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots fails to make a catch in the fourth quarter against Aqib Talib #21 and Shiloh Keo #33 of the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – JANUARY 24: Rob Gronkowski #87 of the New England Patriots fails to make a catch in the fourth quarter against Aqib Talib #21 and Shiloh Keo #33 of the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 24, 2016 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images) /

Talib’s Pivotal Performance in the AFC Championship 

While Talib had many stellar and noteworthy performances in the Super Bowl 50 season, none were probably as memorable as his performance in the 2015 AFC Championship game against the New England Patriots in Denver.

In the year that he was ranked 34th amongst his peers on the NFL Top 100 list, Talib came in majorly clutch to send the Broncos to the Super Bowl. In a game that was neck and neck until the very end, it would come down to Tom Brady and the Patriots to make one more play to keep the game alive.

Broncos Country was holding their breath. They knew that worst case scenario was Tom Brady having the ball at the end of the game.

They had seen this movie before.

However, Talib used his biggest dose of Mile High Magic. Talib would tip Brady’s pass to Rob Gronkowski on the two-point conversion, tipping it right to teammate Bradley Roby who got the interception, ending New England’s Super Bowl aspirations.

The rest is history.

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