Bah, humbug. The Broncos made it a dreary Christmas, losing 26-23 Saturday night to New England.
What appeared to be a miraculous fourth-quarter rally by Denver was turned into defeat when Patriots kicker Chad Ryland drilled a 56-yard field goal in the final two seconds that will matter to Denver this NFL season.
“A disappointing finish,” Broncos coach Sean Payton said.
“Our margin for error isn’t what we need it to be and we end up on the losing end of the game.”
Playoffs? Playoffs! Playoffs? They’re out of the question.
“We’re not going to insert the Jim Mora playoff press conference,” Payton said.