Few teams in the league entered Week 16 as hot as the Denver Broncos. Even though it looked as if Sean Payton's team were pulling off Houdini acts with their exploits in close games of late, the AFC's ...

The 11-game winning streak Denver was riding came mostly against teams who won't be making the playoffs. There has been quiet slippage from the Broncos' previously elite defense, which had given up an ...