The 16-point curse is still alive and in effect for the Denver Broncos. Sure they looked competent and more efficient, but the results under Sean Payton were exactly the same as it was under Nathaniel Hackett — 16 points.
They missed extra point by Wil Lutz in the first half came back to bite them as did the missed 55-yard field goal. The first is a given, but the latter is anything but. The result was the same — 16 points. Sixteen freaking points.
This 17-16 defeat to the Las Vegas Raiders is their seventh-straight loss to their hated AFC West rival and yet another one-score loss.