ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos' playoff hopes have been smashed into the smallest of numbers behind a decimal point.
After Sunday's 17-13 loss to the Las Vegas Raiders, when the Broncos gained 158 yards worth of offense, ESPN's Football Power Index gave the Broncos a 0.2% chance of making the AFC's postseason field, or far closer to none than slim. Without absolutely everything going right for the Broncos over the next two Sundays they will miss the playoffs for the sixth consecutive season.
Defensive end Shelby Harris assessed the situation this way: "It's trash.