Why Broncos’ Chris Harris Is the Hidden MVP of NFL’s Conference Championships

January 26, 2016   ·   Kristopher Knox   ·   Jump to comments

The NFL's conference championship weekend is now in the rear view. The Denver Broncos have been crowned lords of the AFC, while the one-loss Carolina Panthers reign supreme over the NFC. In a couple of weeks, the two will meet for the ultimate prize in Super Bowl 50 at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. 
For one of these teams, the path here was a bit of a challenge.
The Panthers walloped the Arizona Cardinals 49-15 on Sunday, and they were clearly the better team by a wide margin. There were valuable players for Carolina, to be sure, but it's difficult to say that any one player deserves the credit for such a display of total team domination. Cam Newton is the Panthers' MVP, but the team might have been able to rest him for three quarters and still win that game. 
The Broncos, however, narrowly escaped with a two-point win over the AFC-rival New England Patriots. If not for one or two individual performances in that contest, Denver could have lost.

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