3. Wins like this make the close losses even worse

The Broncos started this season 0-4 and it’s just about impossible to recover from that. But professional football is often called a game of inches and that’s for good reason.

What if the team didn’t start 0-4? What if losses to the Chicago Bears, Jacksonville Jaguars and Indianapolis Colts were wins instead? Beating a team as easily as the Broncos did on Sunday, particularly one that is leading its division and just beat the New England Patriots a week ago, makes one wonder things like this.

The Broncos are not going to be a playoff team, but you have to wonder if they could have been.

4. There is a lot to be excited about

Just as you hear about football being a game of inches, you have also likely heard that the NFL is a week-to-week league.

That’s because one week a fanbase can be completely down on its team and after just one big win, all is right with the world again.

That’s kind of how things are for fans of the Broncos right now, but there is a lot to look forward to in years to come.

Lock throwing to Courtland Sutton and Noah Fant for the next handful of years sounds really good and seeing young defensive players such as Justin Simmons and Alexander Johnson play as well as they have this season gives plenty of reason to believe that the team’s future is bright.

Maybe we can calm down on all those “fire John Elway” takes?

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