Brady disagrees with Knighton's Super assessment. (Getty)
After the Broncos toppled the Chargers on Sunday, clinching the AFC West for the fourth-straight year, Denver defensive end Terrance Knighton decided to guarantee the Broncos would win the Super Bowl.
"It doesn't matter what happens. At the end of the year, we're hoisting that trophy. I don't care if New England doesn't lose again," Knighton told the Denver Post. "I don't care where we have to play. I don't care who our opponent is. We're not going to be satisfied until we hoist that trophy. So if we've got to go to New England [in the playoffs] and win somewhere we're not used to winning, we're going to make it happen. Write that. And put a big period after that one."
Worth noting: if New England doesn't lose again they will technically win the Super Bowl. Just saying.
Asked about that proclamation this week, Tom Brady declined to anger Knighton by firing back at him, but politely threw out a quote from his dad designed to talk a little smack.
"Pot Roast is a big man, so I would never say anything that would get him mad at me," Brady said. "But I will just say there is a lot of football left to be played. [The Broncos will] have their chance and we'll have our chance, and we will do our talking on the field. ...
"And my dad always told me, 'Well done is better than well said.' In the meantime, we have a lot of football left to play, and it starts this weekend Sunday at the Jets, and nothing is really clinched at this point. There's still two very important games remaining on our schedule, and that's what my focus is on."
Bonus points to Brady for the "Pot Roast well done" culinary pun, whether he meant it or not.
The Patriots have the Jets and Bills left to lock down the No. 1 seed in the AFC and, quite frankly, they should do so easily.
Also quite frankly: the Pats already beat the Broncos. This year. In New England. Quite handily.
Knighton's confidence is a good thing because confidence is never bad. But he would probably be best not giving the Pats free bulletin board material.
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This is a situation that could come down to a game-time decision. Week 16 brings a juicy matchup for all Falcons WRs in a must-win game against the New Orleans Saints, who have allowed the 10th-most fantasy points to the position. Douglas shined in Jones' absence in Week 15, catching 10 of his 14 targets for 131 yards. Check back with Scout Fantasy throughout the week for updates on the league's second-leading wideout.
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