INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Ja’Quan McMillian still couldn’t believe his misfortune after the game.
He thought he had a touchdown.
No, not thought.
“I know I did,” he said with a smile.
The grin, of course, came easily despite the fact that he’ll never watch tape of this game and believe Easton Stick’s hand was moving forward when McMillian rocked him, jarred the ball loose, picked it up on his own and ran it into the end zone.
The grin came easily because the Broncos’ bottle rocket of a nickelback is writing himself a starring role in this defense’s Hollywood turnaround story.