The Providence Journal's top sports stories for the week ending Jan. 24

Watch: Mike Vrabel speaks with media ahead of the AFC Championship Watch as Mike Vrabel speaks with media on Wednesday ahead of the AFC Championship. Here are the top Sports stories for the week ending Jan. 24 as determined by readers of providencejournal.com. Patriots remain the favorites in Sunday's game The New England Patriots are road favorites in the AFC Championship Game, The Journal's Jacob Rousseau began his big-game preview on Wednesday, Jan. 21. With Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix out for the year, the betting odds are in the Patriots’ favor and it is unfamiliar territory. National media picked the Houston Texans and their defense to win at Gillette Stadium in the Divisional...