The frustration and disappointment were clear as day inside the Broncos’ locker room late Sunday night.
A loud scream echoed from the showers. Outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper stood in front of his locker, shaking his head and at a loss for words. Quarterback Russell Wilson walked off the podium before the final question was asked.
“We had everything to play for and we were at home,” Cooper said in disbelief after Denver fell, 26-23, to the New England Patriots on Christmas Eve. “It sucks.”
On Sunday night, the Broncos’ Christmas miracle turned into a nightmare in an instant.