DENVER -- The Denver Broncos just wanted the math to matter for one more week, they just wanted one more chance to make it right.
Over and over in this on-again, off-again season they had hoped the “grit" (their word) that they had shown would turn into more than lost opportunities and unrewarded effort.
But when cornerback Jamar Taylor, who was signed Dec. 4, was ejected late in the third quarter Saturday night for throwing a punch at Cleveland Browns wide receiver Breshad Perriman, it seemed like fitting end to any real postseason chance in a season when the Broncos often just couldn’t overcome themselves.