DENVER -- On a cloudless December day, the Denver Broncos may have gotten a sunshine reprieve from their frustrated faithful and then they got a football reprieve for coach Vance Joseph.
Coming into Sunday’s game with the New York Jets, the Broncos were a one-point underdog, at home, and with an eight-game losing streak in hand. And there was plenty of drive-time discussion over the past week about exactly how many empty seats would be waiting for the home team.
But then the sun came out for a postcard-worthy 60-degree day and 70,332 fans made it through the gates -- 5,186 unused tickets -- to see the Broncos re-discover the only tempo that has really worked for them this season in a 23-0 victory over the Jets.