Another week, another heartbreaking loss.
For the third time this season, the Broncos lost in the final minute of the game as Adam Vinatieri lifted the Colts over the Broncos, 15-13, on Sunday in Indianapolis. The loss drops Denver to 2-6 for just the third time in the last 36 years. It’s crazy to think that these Broncos could just as easily be 5-3 at this point.
Six days until Cleveland comes into town. Here’s what you may have missed from Sunday’s game:
- Denver squandered a 10-point lead in its loss, Ryan O’Halloran writes in his analysis of the game.
- “Hey, John Elway. You can bury Broncos, the NFL’s best 2-6 team, in roses. They still stink,” Mark Kiszla writes in his latest column.
- Should Broncos have targeted Courtland Sutton more in his debut as the unquestioned No. 1 receiver? “We probably wish we would have.”
- With trade deadline on Tuesday, Chris Harris and Derek Wolfe hope to stay with the team, Ryan O’Halloran reports.
- Rough day for right tackle Ja’Juan James — he returned to the lineup for the first time since Week 1 only to suffer another injury to the knee that kept him sidelined, Kyle Newman reports.
- Broncos QB Joe Flacco: “Feels like we’re kind of afraid to lose a game.”
- Broncos Status Report: A lousy loss to cap a lousy first half to season.
- Broncos up-down drill: Here are the best and worst performances against the Colts, Kyle Newman writes.
- There were a pair of highlight: That stiff arm from Courtland Sutton and Royce Freeman’s touchdown run.
- And in the latest First and Orange podcast, Ryan and Kyle take a look at who’s to blame in the Broncos’ latest loss.
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What’s on Tap?
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Scoreboard
NFL: Colts 15, Broncos 13
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World Series: Astros 7, Nationals 1
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Must-Read
Nuggets guard Malik Beasley talks Kobe Bryant camp, contract year: “I have no pressure at all”
Malik Beasley’s brain cramp against Phoenix was exactly the type of play he and Kobe Bryant had worked to eliminate. Beasley had earned one of the coveted invites to Bryantap Mamba Sports Academy camp in late August. It was the same camp that Jamal Murray, Beasley’s close friend and teammate, called the “highlight” of his summer. There, Beasley soaked up Mamba’s message about mental acuity, Mike Singer reports. Read more…
Nathan MacKinnon has been good. But the Avalanche center is looking for spectacular.
He’s been good enough to become the only player in franchise history to begin a season on an 11-game points streak. And, he’s the NHL’s only player to produce a point in every game. But MacKinnon seeks the kind of greatness that goes beyond numbers, Mike Chambers writes. Read more…
Saunders: One passionate man is determined to land Larry Walker in Hall of Fame
Manny Randhawa is on a mission to land Rockies great Larry Walker into the Baseball Hall of Fame. Itap an admirable, albeit difficult, quest, but Randhawa is determined to see Walker honored in Cooperstown, Patrick Saunders writes. Read more…
Quick Hits
+ How Andre Burakovsky, Joonas Donskoi and Nazem Kadri turned the Avalanche into a tsunami.
+ CU Buffs’ Mel Tucker: “I believe in this football team.”
+ Tight end Noah Fantap rookie year has had some speed bumps. But the Broncos aren’t losing faith in the first-round pick.
+ Tiger Woods wins Zozo Championship to tie Sam Snead’s PGA Tour record of 82 victories.
+ Astros retract statement that accused Sports Illustrated reporter of fabricating story.
+ AP college football poll: LSU No. 1 ahead of Alabama, Ohio State in close vote.
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By The Numbers
300
How many wins Bill Belichick has as an NFL head coach after the Patriots beat the Browns on Sunday. Read more…
Parting Shot
Kiszla: Is NFL football worth wrecking a man’s health? After Andrew Luck answered no, Broncos defender Derek Wolfe began to wonder.
Broncos defensive lineman Derek Wolfe wants to get out of football before the game he loves maims him for life. Read more…
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