Rocky Mountain addresses only for Broncos vs. Patriots gameday tickets?
The Denver Broncos want a sea of orange for Sunday's AFC Championship Game and it appears gameday tickets are being limited to the Rocky Mountain region. New England Patriots fans trying to buy tickets are apparently getting denied with this message:
Patriots fans are being blocked from buying tickets to the AFC Championship in Denver.
- Only In Boston (@OnlyInBOS) January 19, 2026
Only Rocky Mountain billing addresses allowed. pic.twitter.com/vUkY7juHmc
Many fans didn't understand how this is allowed, but someone tagged GrokAI to clarify and according to that bot, NFL teams, including the Broncos, often restrict playoff ticket sales to local billing addresses to prioritize home fans, limit opposing supporters for better home-field advantage, and combat ticket brokers/scalpers. This practice is legal and has been used in past AFC games, like in 2016."
AI is often wrong, but I couldn't find any clarification outside of that Grok thing and, frankly, I don't care as long as only a handful of Patriots fans are allowed in the building on Sunday.
It looks like you can still pick them up through third-party sellers like Ticketmaster and Stubhub anyway. There were also plenty of Rocky Mountain Pats fans offering up their addresses to pack the stands. Either way, it doesn't matter to me other than I found this to be hilariously funny and wanted to share with my fellow Broncos fans.
Go Broncos!
Update: Saw this from Mike Klis on X. It's definitely on purpose! Sorry, Boston.
Move by Broncos makes sense to me.
- MikeKlis9NEWS (@mikeklis9news) January 20, 2026
Broncos spokesman Patrick Smyth: "As we've done for previous AFC Championship Games, the extremely limited amount of single-game tickets on sale for Sunday was restricted to the Rocky Mountain Region to prioritize Broncos fans. With more than... https://t.co/QHqGM0Rgit