The Broncos roared to life late and there’s merit in that. They gave themselves a legitimate chance at winning the game. But they needed to put New England to bed early on Christmas Eve rather than letting them get hyped up on sugar cookies and in the mood to wait up to see Santa. The Broncos had multiple chances to do just that. And they failed in far too many of those. Add another wretched third quarter to the ledger, and it’s hard to see this as any kind of good performance even though the numbers looked closer to season averages by night’s end.
Broncos report card: So many little failures add up to one big stinker for Sean Payton’s team
