After a 1-5 start, Sean Payton and Russell Wilson have turned Denver’s season into an unexpected cliffhanger.
An 18-week NFL schedule creates a plethora of nexus points where the season diverts from its expected path. Aaron Rodgers tearing his Achilles four plays into the season, the New England Patriots crashing, CJ Stroud flying out the rookie gates, Frank Reich being fired after 11 games and two rookies leading the entire NFL in passing yardage are prime examples of unexpected plot points. However, the Broncos have been an M. Night Shyamalan pitch come to life.
From starting 1-5 to subverting expectations a second time by releasing high-priced defensive players Frank Clark and Randy Gregory before embarking on a five-game winning streak, the NFL writers assigned to Denver have afflicted us all with whiplash. The Mile High City has seen more ups and downs this season than a skylift operator. Bad elevator jokes aside, the Denver Broncos have rebounded from a start that would make a grown man cry Knowshon Moreno tears. Early in the season, they were a strictly first-half team that never fully returned after halftime.
