Denver Broncos CB Chris Harris Jr. (shoulder) will be a game-time decision Sunday, Jan. 24 in the AFC Championship game, according to executive vice-president and general manager John Elway.

Carolina Panthers RB Jonathan Stewart (ankle) was limited in practice Thursday, Jan. 21, and head coach Ron Rivera said Stewart ‘looked pretty good.’ Rivera said Stewart is expected to play in the NFC Championship against the Arizona Cardinals.

Carolina Panthers DE Jared Allen (foot) is being evaluated on a minute-to-minute basis and is expected to be an 11th-hour decision for the NFC Championship against the Arizona Cardinals, according to defensive coordinator Sean McDermott.

New England Patriots QB Tom Brady averaged 2.8 seconds from snap to throw during the regular season.

The Cleveland Browns are in ‘no panic’ to make a quick decision on the future of QB Johnny Manziel, according to new vice president of football operations Sashi Brown. The Browns will also asses the future of suspended WR Josh Gordon once they know if he’ll be reinstated by commissioner Roger Goodell.

The Denver Broncos ran 83.7% of their plays out of the shotgun formation during the regular season when QB Peyton Manning played. However, against the Pittsburgh Steelers last week, the Broncos only ran 52.1% out of the shotgun with Manning.

Footballguys View: We’ll see how the pass rush changes that. Manning is not someone we trust in fantasy lineups this week, so avoid him no matter what the formation is.

Free-agent offensive coordinator Pat Shurmur (Eagles) will interview with the Minnesota Vikings in the coming days. Shurmur is expected to be interviewing for the running backs coaching job.

Denver Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas had just one catch for 36 yards against New England Patriots CB Logan Ryan in Week 12. The matchup is expected to be the same for the AFC Championship game, and Patriots CB Malcolm Butler will likely match up against WR Emmanuel Sanders.

Footballguys View: Thomas is doing a good job of shutting himself down lately, considering the case of hand yips he seems to have contracted. The Broncos need him to pull it together soon though, and he’ll get plenty of targets this week. His struggles with drops and thel ikely focus on him from the defense keeps him as a WR2 though.

In 12 meetings since 2000, Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak’s rushing offenses have averaged 28.3 carries for 122.4 yards (4.3 yards per carry) per game with 19 total touchdowns against New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.

In 12 meetings since 2000, Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak’s rushing offenses have averaged 28.3 carries for 122.4 yards (4.3 yards per carry) per game with 19 total touchdowns against New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick.