Who is singing the national anthem for Patriots-Broncos?

Story byCaroline Darney, For The WinSun, January 25, 2026 at 2:47 PM UTC·1 min readWe are one step closer to finding out the Super Bowl matchup for this NFL season with the conference championships this Sunday. Drake Maye and the New England Patriots are first up, squaring off with the Denver Broncos, who now find themselves without a starting quarterback after Bo Nix left last week's game with an injury. Denver is trying to make it back to the Super Bowl for the first time since they won it all a decade ago, and the Patriots are hoping to end a Super Bowl drought dating back to 2019. AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementWith the game at Mile High Stadium on Sunday, the Broncos are leaning on some local talent to get things started on the right foot. Colorado singer Nathaniel Rateliff of the band The Night Sweats will be singing the national anthem as part of the pregame festivities. Patriots-Broncos kicks off at 3:00 p. m.