Published 11/25/2008
by Sayre Bedinger
at Bleacher Report - NFL
The Denver Broncos just suffered their worst loss of the season. Not by point margin, but by lack of effort against a mediocre team at best, and so one fan has to ask: What happened to the Mile High Magic?
Denver has lost their last three home games, and in case you didn't catch the 40-second clip on ESPN their most recent defeat came in the form of a 31-10 beatdown courtesy of the Oakland Raiders.
Granted, if you follow football at all, you will know that the Raider defense has been fairly stingy of late, and have been playing some good solid football. But the Broncos were 10-point favorites at home, and should have played like it.
Long story short, they didn't.
To this befuddled fan, it seems as though when the Broncos win a big game they grow complacent and feel as though they can coast through teams like the Chiefs and Raiders. Memo to all Bronco players: YOU CAN'T!!
The Raiders are still an NFL team, and the way you played can't be described in a PG-13 way.
For this fan, who spends ...
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