The road to an AFC West title still runs through Denver, Colorado even with the Broncos out of the postseason for the first time in five years. All the Oakland Raiders had to do was win in Denver to ensure a long-awaited divisional crown but a motivated Broncos team wasn’t going to allow that.
With the team’s postseason aspirations already down the drain and reports circulating Sunday that Gary Kubiak could be coaching his last NFL game, the Broncos appeared loose and eager to spoil the Raiders party with fans left to wonder “what could have been.