The Broncos may have just been eliminated from the playoffs in their loss to the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday, but fans know that they were likely eliminated at the start of their five-game slide that begin in Tennessee against the Titans. Since losing to the Titans the Broncos have lost to the Las Vegas Raiders, the Carolina Panthers, the Baltimore Ravens and now the Kansas City Chiefs.
The Broncos currently sit at the bottom of the AFC West with a dismal winning percentage of .231 with 3 wins and 10 losses. Only the Houston Texans have a worse AFC record at 1-11 after losing their 8th straight on Sunday against the Dallas Cowboys.
The first quarter and part of the second quarter of Sunday’s game that featured the AFC West rivals was a tough one for Bronco fans to watch as the Chiefs jumped out to a 27 – 0 lead over the Broncos before Russell Wilson begin to show glimpses of the quarterback he once was.
The Broncos were able to score a couple of touchdowns before the half and a couple more in the second half but Kansas City’s touchdown in the third quarter was the difference in the game.
The Broncos offensive line gave up 6 sacks and Wilson and backup quarterback Brett Rypien both threw interceptions. While the Broncos may have lost Sunday’s matchup the fact that they kept it close in the end provides a glimmer of hope to fans for next season.
In other sports the Denver Nuggets have won their last two games since losing to the Dallas Mavericks in a close game last Tuesday. On Thursday, the Nuggets were in Portland to face the Trail Blazers in a close win (121-120) before returning home to Ball Arena to host the Utah Jazz where the Nuggets beat the Jazz 115-110.
This week the Nuggets host the Washington Wizards on Wednesday night (results not available at the time of this writing) before heading to L.A. to face the Lakers on Friday night. The Nuggets are currently in third in the Western Conference behind both the Memphis Grizzlies and the New Orleans Pelicans.
The Colorado Avalanche have had a terrible start to the month of December losing four of their last six (not including their blowout loss to the Winnipeg Jets on November 29th) to the Boston Bruins (1-5), the Philadelphia Flyers (3-5), the Boston Bruins (0-4), and the New York Rangers (1-2). The Avalanche’s only two wins came against the Buffalo Sabres (6-4) back on December 1st, and Sunday night in St. Louis against the Blues (3-2).
This week the Avs kick off a five-game home stretch where they hope to make up ground from their recent loses. The Avs will face the Philadelphia Flyers (results not available at the time of this writing), the Buffalo Sabres on Thursday night (at 7 p.m.), the Nashville Predators Saturday (at 7 p.m.), the New York Islanders on Monday (at 7 p.m.), the Montreal Canadiens next Wednesday (at 6 p.m.) and the Nashville Predators next Friday (at 6 p.m.).
