ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Special teams: The stepchild of the three phases of football, often forgot and rarely talked about. That is until something goes astray.
Unfortunately, and rightfully so, special teams was the talk of the town in the Mile High City after the Broncos 30-27 overtime loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday night.
The list of miscues on special teams was obscene: Two Jordan Norwood muffed punts (one lost), an illegal formation penalty on a field goal attempt that allowed the Chiefs offense to comeback on the field and eventually score a touchdown, a free kick returned for a touchdown and finally the missed 62-yard field goal with 1:08 left in overtime.