Carolina Panthers C Ryan Kalil (knee) is questionable to return against the Arizona Cardinals in the NFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 24.

Carolina Panthers LB Thomas Davis (arm) is having X-rays on his right arm and is questionable to return to the NFC Championship Game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Jan. 24.

Denver Broncos QB Peyton Manning earned a $2 million bonus with a 20-18 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 24.

Carolina Panthers SS Roman Harper (eye) is questionable to return to NFC Championship Game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Jan. 24.

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady was hit a season-high 23 times in a 20-18 loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 24. Entering the game, Brady hadn’t been hit more than 12 times.

Footballguys View: The amount of pressure Brady was under was simply astounding. The Broncos were not afraid of blitzing Brady even though he gets rid of the football quickly. Brady passed for over 300 yards in the losing effort.

Denver Broncos RB C.J. Anderson finished with 16 carries for 72 yards and three catches for 18 yards in a 20-18 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 24.

Footballguys View: The Broncos are undefeated this year when Anderson gets 14 or more carries in a game. Ronnie Hillman may be the starter, but Anderson is clearly the better and more trusted back when the team needs to close out a game.

Denver Broncos TE Owen Daniels had two catches for 33 yards and two touchdowns in a 20-18 win over the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 24.

Footballguys View: Daniels started out hot for the Broncos. He only hauled in three catches overall, but two were for scores and he was doing a good job of getting open underneath.

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady completed 27 of his 56 pass attempts for 310 yards, a touchdown and two interceptions in a 20-18 loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 24.

Footballguys View: Brady is only the second quarterback this year to toss for over 300 yards against the Broncos defense (Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger did it twice). He stood strong against a fierce pass rush and did the most he could do. Brady was under duress for most of the game and fought valiantly to the end.

New England Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski finished with eight catches for a game-high 144 yards and a touchdown in a 20-18 loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Championship Game Sunday, Jan. 24.

Footballguys View: The Broncos struggle against the tight end position, and Gronkowski is arguably the best in the game at that spot. It’s no surprise that he was able to come through for the Patriots.

The Carolina Panthers have declared RB Brandon Wegher, WR Brenton Bersin, RB Cameron Artis-Payne, S Dean Marlowe, DL Jared Allen, WR Kevin Norwood, CB Louis Young inactive for Week 20.