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Sean Payton, Broncos frustrated by losses to Bills, AFC elite

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ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. -- As the crowd sang along to "Shout'' each time the Buffalo Bills scored Sunday, the Denver Broncos were left with a clear and painful football message ringing in their collective ears about a season in which an eight-year playoff drought came to an end.

The Bills' 31-7 win in Sunday's AFC wild-card game in Highmark Stadium was the last, and perhaps most resounding, statement that while the Broncos were indeed back in the postseason, the gap between them and the AFC's elite is still fairly wide.