Tough loss to Chiefs shows Broncos' limited margin for error

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- The Denver Broncos' locker room on Sunday at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium was a collection of raw nerves and emotion. The Broncos learned a painful lesson -- that their wiggle room is still so limited that doing almost everything right still might not be enough to beat a top team.

After an afternoon when the Broncos felt they controlled the Kansas City Chiefs, the two-time defending Super Bowl champions blocked Broncos' kicker Wil Lutz's 35-yard game-winning field goal attempt on the final play. So instead of Sean Payton getting the signature win of his two-season Broncos tenure, Denver was left with the empty feeling of being painfully close but…