What loss bugs you most?

[Jens1893]

The game in New York surely was the most heartbreaking loss of the season, but it doesn´t really matter as it "only" was a NFC game. I can´t decide between the Miami game and the Chiefs game especially as we´d have had a shot to win both had they been at a different time. Had we won one of those we´d have a shot at staying home during the playoffs today!

The schedule did us no favors ... we had to play in Miami in September when it was hot down there, we had to go to Arrowhead in December when the Chiefs are almost unbeatable there and we had to go to Buffalo in the cold month of December.

[bpc]

well i'm going to write the KC game because honestly, we had that game in the bag in Arrowhead! So if we don't make some boneheaded moves like throwing a pick in the endzone and so fourth, we are walking out of KC having ended any chance of KC making the playoffs. We could have put the nail in their coffin a month ago.

I have to say it is a tie though... we were beating the Giants down... up by 13 points in the 4th and we gave it up. That to me is sad and on one of the last plays of the game too...

[TexanBob]

For me, it was the Giants game because I felt all along we would win it and we should have won it. The Dolphin game was a blowout and we were fighting uphill against the Chiefs so I'm not as perplexed by them. Losing to Miami didn't turn out to be the shame it appeared to be back in September. If anything, it might have awaken the team into playing harder against SD and KC.

[SAGE]

New York.

Elam misses a game winning Field Goal to put us up 9.
Then the Defense lets the Giants go 70+ plus yards into the endzone.
We needed to pay the Giants back for 98.
Giants were the media darlings that month.

[Clockwork Orange]

I'll say the Miami game simply because it was such a poor showing by the offense. It was one of only two games this season the Broncos were held to less than 20 points (Baltimore being the other).

But something this team has been great about this year is rebounding from their losses. No prolonged slumps at all. They lost to Miami and the ran off five straight wins. They lost to the Giants and then won four straight. They lost to KC and now have won their last three. A short memory is a great thing for a team to have, they don't get too full of themselves after wins or too down after a loss. Once each game is over it's on to the next one. I credit that to excellent coaching and strong team leadership.

[Odysseus]

Miami - This was kind of an ugly one. An anomoly in a beautiful season.

New York - We stole one in Dallas. Karmic justice or something. I didn't mind it because we played good football. We learned from this.

Kansas City - We could have put the division away with this game and we didn't do it. As hard as we played we should have taken this game. This one sticks in my craw. Think about it. Tiki Barber runs all over this team and we can't beat them because of what? They were in Kansas City? Screw that! I wanted the sweep of Kansas City AND the Raiders.

[Rock Chalk]

The Miami game was a disaster. Utter horrid football by all aspects of the game except perhaps Saurbrun. It bugs the **** out of me that we cannot win in Miami ever. Just pisses me off to no end.

They have a decent team and its likely they finish 9-7, much better than any of us thought they would, but Denver should have stomped their ass, period.

[Sassy]

All losses bug me...but if that's what happens before you become AFC WEST CHAMPS and get a home game and a bye...I'll take it.

[watermock]

New York by far, mainly because the OF1 crew drove a zillion miles and we blew a 13 point lead late. That had to be a brutally long drive back to Denver, all pissed off to boot. That's when Meck told me that was over the top to drive that far, even for him. I thought he was crazy to drive that far, but it's his bizzness. The loss itself wasn't devestating as much as stupid. Wasn't that the game where Elam could of iced the lead late as well and missed a chip shot FG?

[BritBronco Maniac]

Has to be NY.
Losing in Miami in September and Arrowhead in December isn't a big surprise.
Denver had the NY game won.

[errand]

I'm with ya on the every loss pain there...but if i had to choose one loss....I'd pick....

The KC game...because late November and December is where you weed out the pretenders from the contenders. We lost a game we should have won, except our D surrendered a gazzillion rushing yards to Johnson...and you win in the post season by being able to run the ball, and stopping your opponent from running it.

[Blueflame]

A division loss always bothers me more than a non-division one, so KC it is. Not only that, but it meant more Chef fans (and more ultra-lame efforts at smacque) on the Mane.

[errand]

The loss itself wasn't devestating as much as stupid. Wasn't that the game where Elam could of iced the lead late as well and missed a chip shot FG?

...no, that's the game where our D gave up a 80-90 yard TD drive in the last 3 minutes, and blew a 13 point 4th qtr lead.

[ozomulsion]

All of the above. I must admit the loss to the g-men made me vomit. :TJnPopps:

[Blueflame]

Oh, yeah... and I just thought of another reason why the KC loss bugs me more than the others.... if the Broncos had taken care of business in Arrowhead, Hotrod wouldn't be sporting that highly-obnoxious Quitterson avy.... :pfbbt:

[Jens1893]

...no, that's the game where our D gave up a 80-90 yard TD drive in the last 3 minutes, and blew a 13 point 4th qtr lead.

You mean the game where Champ Bailey got an interception at our own 42 yard line with 4:56 left and set up the offense, that only needed about 30 yards to kick the game winning field goal, and went 3 and out? ;)

And there were some bull**** calls as well. You see, errand, there´s 2 ways to look at this loss. One blames the defense for giving up that late game winning the drive, the other blames the offense for doing fcuk all after the TD just after HT.

[Jens1893]

Oh, yeah... and I just thought of another reason why the KC loss bugs me more than the others.... if the Broncos had taken care of business in Arrowhead, Hotrod wouldn't be sporting that highly-obnoxious Quitterson avy.... :pfbbt:

you can turn off avatars somewhere, blue ... (you´re really banned from rka?)

[Blueflame]

you can turn off avatars somewhere, blue ... (you´re really banned from rka?)

Yeah, I know I could turn them off... or put Hotrod on iggy (like that's gonna happen LOL) but I think the mods probably would be less effective if any images are disabled.

Yeah... I really did get a 30-day ban at RKA... it's kinda amusing when I think of all the stuff I got away with on that other Fade board a few years back (without being banned). Hilarious!

[Odysseus]

New York by far, mainly because the OF1 crew drove a zillion miles and we blew a 13 point lead late. That had to be a brutally long drive back to Denver, all pissed off to boot. That's when Meck told me that was over the top to drive that far, even for him. I thought he was crazy to drive that far, but it's his bizzness. The loss itself wasn't devestating as much as stupid. Wasn't that the game where Elam could of iced the lead late as well and missed a chip shot FG?

Are you crazy? If it were possible to go to every Bronco game both home and away I would do just about anything for one year of that. Meck could not have picked a better year to do this and everybody on that crew is to be lauded. You need a driver? Sign me up.

[Spider]

1996 Playoff game vs the Jags , That one still hurts I believe we would have 3 sb wins in arow ........ As for this season...Blah....... 12-3 ..... I guess the Chiefs game

[Jens1893]

Yeah... I really did get a 30-day ban at RKA... it's kinda amusing when I think of all the stuff I got away with on that other Fade board a few years back (without being banned). Hilarious!

the blackboard, wasnt it? when you started one thread a day with a reason why we were going to sweep the raiduhs. getting banned for being called names is erm quite funny.

[Blart]

New York because Broncos outplayed them and deserved to win. I'd like to see a rematch.

[orinjkrush]

the heartbreak was the NY game. the most perplexing was the miami game. we looked totally under prepared for that and that fell to shannyhanman. and being underprepared is NOT something he does.

[Garcia Bronco]

Ny won, but they didn't beat us.

[phillybroncosnut]

The Giants game simply because i was there. I also had to deal with my son hysterically crying after we lost and the fact that Disco got tossed out by security in the 2nd quarter. To make matters worse, it ran my record of seeing the Broncos live to a disgusting 1-11.
We had that game won. Half the damn stadium started to empty out with Giant fans with 6 minutes remaining. Nicky and I were dancing a jig with just a couple minutes left. All of a sudden, Elam misses a 44 yarder and the Giants march down the field with a winning TD with 5 seconds left.
That was a heart crushing loss.

[Blueflame]

the blackboard, wasnt it? when you started one thread a day with a reason why we were going to sweep the raiduhs. getting banned for being called names is erm quite funny.

Yeah... for a while there, TDRulez and I were major pains in the arse on that board. Fun times... rofl

[Jens1893]

The Giants game simply because i was there. I also had to deal with my son hysterically crying after we lost and the fact that Disco got tossed out by security in the 2nd quarter. To make matters worse, it ran my record of seeing the Broncos live to a disgusting 1-11.
We had that game won. Half the damn stadium started to empty out with Giant fans with 6 minutes remaining. Nicky and I were dancing a jig with just a couple minutes left. All of a sudden, Elam misses a 44 yarder and the Giants march down the field with a winning TD with 5 seconds left.
That was a heart crushing loss.

How old is Nicky? He can´t be older than 5 surely. Bit surprised he actually understands the game at that age. (I don´t think he´s stupid, so don´t get me wrong, buddy)

[phillybroncosnut]

How old is Nicky? He can´t be older than 5 surely. Bit surprised he actually understands the game at that age. (I don´t think he´s stupid, so don´t get me wrong, buddy)


He will be 5 in May. The irony of that game was that, in 1986, My Dad took me to my very first Broncos game. That game happened to be at the Meadowlands and the Broncos opponent were the very same New York Giants.
I thought it would be very sentimental to take my son to his first Broncos game in the same exact location against the same opponent almost 19 years to the day I saw my first game.
Unfortunately, both games had a similar outcome. A Broncos loss on virtually the last play of the game.
I became a Bronco fan when I was 4. He's right around the age I was when I started cheering for the Broncos.

[Swedish Extrovert]

Everyone is saying "The Scedule did us no favors"

But arent we in the playoffs? And aren't we better prepared now, for the playoffs, in case we have to play an AFC champinship game in the cold?

[Garcia Bronco]

The Giants game simply because i was there. I also had to deal with my son hysterically crying after we lost and the fact that Disco got tossed out by security in the 2nd quarter. To make matters worse, it ran my record of seeing the Broncos live to a disgusting 1-11.
We had that game won. Half the damn stadium started to empty out with Giant fans with 6 minutes remaining. Nicky and I were dancing a jig with just a couple minutes left. All of a sudden, Elam misses a 44 yarder and the Giants march down the field with a winning TD with 5 seconds left.
That was a heart crushing loss.


You know what you need to do from now on, don't you?^5

[watermock]

...no, that's the game where our D gave up a 80-90 yard TD drive in the last 3 minutes, and blew a 13 point 4th qtr lead.

I know that, but I am pretty sure Elam also missed a FG that would of put us up 16.

[Hogan11]

A division loss always bothers me more than a non-division one, so KC it is. Not only that, but it meant more Chef fans (and more ultra-lame efforts at smacque) on the Mane.

Bingo. The KC loss, followed closely by the NY one.

[orinjkrush]

He will be 5 in May. The irony of that game was that, in 1986, My Dad took me to my very first Broncos game. That game happened to be at the Meadowlands and the Broncos opponent were the very same New York Giants.
I thought it would be very sentimental to take my son to his first Broncos game in the same exact location against the same opponent almost 19 years to the day I saw my first game.
Unfortunately, both games had a similar outcome. A Broncos loss on virtually the last play of the game.
I became a Bronco fan when I was 4. He's right around the age I was when I started cheering for the Broncos.

1-11? please please please get NFL Direct TV!!!!

[Bronco_Beerslug]

None of them really "bug" me because we only lost 3 this year and no way did I think that would happen.

Which game pissed me off the most.....the Giants game by far!!!
I watched in utter disbelief, play after play in the 4th qtr) where Pryce and Brown were being tackled and literally drug to the ground and no call.

Took me a few hours to calm down after that game.

[terry251973]

all 3 hurt because if we could have won them we would be looking atr home field thruout playoffs.

[broncos love]

The Giants game by far for me.

[rbackfactory80]

being at the giants game magnified the loss

[Ratboy]

Giants.. That loss had my tv out the window. I was so angry we let that go.

[crazyhorse]

well i'm going to write the KC game because honestly, we had that game in the bag in Arrowhead!

When you get outplayed for 60 minutes, at what point did you have the game "in the bag"?

[Kaylore]

New York game. We owned them all game long and then the refs gave them that game.

[~Crash~]

the maimi game I hate cheaters !!! but I am glad Mike Shanahan figured out what had been happening for years and now puts a peice of paper up in front of his mouth piece when making his calls !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! yahooooooo!!! I hate CBS ofr there BS in this matter.

[~Crash~]

then the gaints because of ref's were blind that day for one side!

[Bronco Bob]

The game in New York surely was the most heartbreaking loss of the season, but it doesn´t really matter as it "only" was a NFC game. I can´t decide between the Miami game and the Chiefs game especially as we´d have had a shot to win both had they been at a different time. Had we won one of those we´d have a shot at staying home during the playoffs today!

The schedule did us no favors ... we had to play in Miami in September when it was hot down there, we had to go to Arrowhead in December when the Chiefs are almost unbeatable there and we had to go to Buffalo in the cold month of December.

If we would have had the Chiefs in September and Miami in December we might have won both of those games. Why does it always seem we have to go to KC in December?
???

[errand]

You mean the game where Champ Bailey got an interception at our own 42 yard line with 4:56 left and set up the offense, that only needed about 30 yards to kick the game winning field goal, and went 3 and out? ;)

And there were some bull**** calls as well. You see, errand, there´s 2 ways to look at this loss. One blames the defense for giving up that late game winning the drive, the other blames the offense for doing fcuk all after the TD just after HT.


We had the lead at the 4:56 mark right? So how could Jason's FG attempt been the game winner.....unless of course you knew in advance that our D would surrender the game winning TD?

Now had Jason missed that Fg after our O had driven the ball downfield after our d surrendered that late TD...you would have a point....but that's not how it happened now is it?

[Jens1893]

We had the lead at the 4:56 mark right? So how could Jason's FG attempt been the game winner.....unless of course you knew in advance that our D would surrender the game winning TD?

Now had Jason missed that Fg after our O had driven the ball downfield after our d surrendered that late TD...you would have a point....but that's not how it happened now is it?

Game winner as in probably putting the game out of reach. We´d have had a 9 point lead with say 3-4 minutes on the clock. Offense and defense are to blame for this loss. That´s my point.

[Blueflame]

We had the lead at the 4:56 mark right? So how could Jason's FG attempt been the game winner.....unless of course you knew in advance that our D would surrender the game winning TD?

Now had Jason missed that Fg after our O had driven the ball downfield after our d surrendered that late TD...you would have a point....but that's not how it happened now is it?

Are you seriously suggesting that the Giants' late-4th-quarter gameplan would not have been modified (even slightly) if they needed 3 scores (16 pts) as opposed to two (13 points)?

[errand]

Are you seriously suggesting that the Giants' late-4th-quarter gameplan would not have been modified (even slightly) if they needed 3 scores (16 pts) as opposed to two (13 points)?

Two TD's and two 2 pt. conversions would have tied the score....so either way they would have been only two scores down Blueflame.

[watermock]

WTF? The odds of them converting two two point conversions is 15%.You can argue that each attempt is seperate...it's like a dice roll...you can roll snake eyes, and the odds of rolling snake eyes is exactly the same every roll, even if you roll them ten times in a rolw.

It's an odd thing about odds. if each event is independent, the odds are the same each time. Still...we get up 16 that game is iced IMO. Not only that, it wouldn't of won the game even if they had the luck to convert two two point conversions, It just would of tied.

[Taco John]

For the life of me, I can't understand how the Miami game isn't winning this thing almost unanimously... I don't even give a second thought to the Giants game.

[MajikMan7]

For the life of me, I can't understand how the Miami game isn't winning this thing almost unanimously...
you've got a really good point there

[Taco John]

When you get outplayed for 60 minutes, at what point did you have the game "in the bag"?



Wow, you're not much of a homer, are you?

[watermock]

For the life of me, I can't understand how the Miami game isn't winning this thing almost unanimously...

I can't remember that game. Ha! I tell ya what tho...after that Miami game and watching the first two quarters of the SD game, I was about to mail in the season...they looked terrible those first 6 quarters. I was freakin' out.

[Taco John]

We lost the tie breaker with Indy due to conference record. New York plays in the other conference.

[Gcver2ver3]

The game in New York surely was the most heartbreaking loss of the season, but it doesn´t really matter as it "only" was a NFC game. I can´t decide between the Miami game and the Chiefs game especially as we´d have had a shot to win both had they been at a different time. Had we won one of those we´d have a shot at staying home during the playoffs today!

The schedule did us no favors ... we had to play in Miami in September when it was hot down there, we had to go to Arrowhead in December when the Chiefs are almost unbeatable there and we had to go to Buffalo in the cold month of December.


honestly...at the time nothing compared to feeling i had from the miami loss...i can't even put into words how upset i was....

but in hind sight...i'm actually glad it happened...reminded us that we need to bring it for 60 minutes and that teams won't bow down to us because we're better on paper...humbling experience....oh plus the dolphins turned out to be a pretty good team...they're 8-7

the giants loss hurt the most as i think about it now.....i know it was a non-divisional/non-conference game....but we were up 13 in the 4th and blew it...

we were the better team....but we made some bonehead mistakes...

[24champ]

I was never as pissed off after the miami game, you could include me as one of those that imploded after the game. I just could not believe we got outplayed like that to a team that really wasnt great by any means. I think that was the first time I was embarrassed to be a bronco fan. Anyway that all changed the next week when Champ sealed the game, he is my nominee for MVP on the broncos.

[Northman]

Giants game, cause it came down to the wire and we didnt make the plays we needed too to secure the win.

[broncoblue]

couldnt vote because ANY defeat hurts like crap....but the chiefs one was a bad for me because my blackburn rovers lost that weekend as well...oh i was sulking

[Odysseus]

I can't believe everyone is stuck on the New York game.

[broncogary]

My personal conspiracy theory is the League conspired to help the Giants win that game as they knew that Wellington Mara was on his death bed (he died several days later). There's no other way the ref's could be that blind.

[broncogary]

you've got a really good point there

Great minds must think alike, eh, Taco? Ha! :poke:

[ol number 7]

A division loss always bothers me more than a non-division one, so KC it is. Not only that, but it meant more Chef fans (and more ultra-lame efforts at smacque) on the Mane.

The Giants game. I had 40 people at my house, OF1 was there and Elam kicked the ball like it was a bag of bolts. Defense should have held. That was dissappointing to say the least. That game sure burned the roast at my party.

[bendog]

KC. I figured the giants as a loss before the season started. Eli hit the two soph wall, and cost us with the skins no1 pick, but the giants have the best team in that div, imo. Sweeping the chorfs would have been very nice, and Den should have won the game. Mia .... I dunno. Before the season started I thought maybe Den would have a shot, but thing was they had a new coach, first game, cedric was in the best shape he'll be in ever, Gus can get hot, and overall their talent wasn't as bad as last year's record.

[TUG]

The K.C. loss hurts the most because we lost to the Chiefs. I don't like the fish and I don't like the Giants, but I hate the Chiefs. How sweet would it have been to go into K.C. and put the nail in the coffin in their own backyard.

[Billy Clyde Puckett]

good thoughts by all but my pick is Miami because of the way the Broncs played. I headed into the season fairly optimistic and that was like the rug was pulled out from under my feet.

NY was tough the way it happened and to have the refs give the squaws another one in KC is sick.

[MajikMan7]

Voice of Reason

None of the losses bug me. All 3 of the losses serve the purpose of making this team stronger mentally. In recent years the Broncos have folded as the season came to an end. Not this team. They lose and bounce right back.

[Old Dude]

Miami, because they beat the daylights out of us.

And they were not a strong team. That was the weakest effort by the Broncos all year.

The other two losses could have gone either way.

[Raidersbane]

The circumstances alone of the Giants loss make it the most frustrating to me but also it kept the Broncs from sweeping the NFC east which is the most favored media darling of all the NFL divisions....

[BMF Bronco]

The Chorfs loss, because THEY'RE THE CHORFS!!!!!!!!

[sirhcyennek81]

all 3.

:Broncos:

[REB]

Easily the KC game for me because thier a division rival.

[Beantown Bronco]

NY game bugs me the most....but if I could turn any of them into a "win" it would be the KC game because it would give us a shot at the #1 seed this weekend.

[watermock]

colts have clinced the seed

How ironic that the Colts clinch home field and Tony loses his son. That is just so messed up. I want to know why the girlfirnd didn't take his pills away. Especially after he OD'd in september. and she takes a "walk" at 1 AM? She propbably panicked when she should of called 911. WTF was that?

Someone OD's, you don't take a stroll for 10 minutes...that sounds like she paniced...call 911...oh never mind...something doesln't click in this story.

[Beantown Bronco]

colts have clinced the seed

I know. I'm saying they wouldn't have if the Broncos won the KC game.

[FADERPROOF]

We lost the tie breaker with Indy due to conference record. New York plays in the other conference.

We weren;t going to have the same recod as Indy though no matter what, they would be at 15-1 IMO if they really needed to keep the starters in.

[terry251973]

the loss that hurts most is superbowl 22 when we clearly should have won giving us 3 wins out of 6 superbowls.i dont count superbowl 12 because that was before my time and was pre elway.Nnyah!

[FADERPROOF]

NY game bugs me the most....but if I could turn any of them into a "win" it would be the KC game because it would give us a shot at the #1 seed this weekend.


Again that hypothetical since the Colts only played their starters for a few series in the Seahawks game. If that was on the line still, I'm sure Indy would've came out with a little more fire in them with all of their starters out on the field as well.

[terry251973]

actually being serious and all.the giants game hands down because i dont count playing in that brutal heat and humidity and also first game of year.the kc game was just a shootout and poor playcalling by shanny by trying to throw for 300 yards instead of running and controlling clock.but the giants game hurt so bad because it happened so late on last play where if the pass falls incomplete then we probably win.giving up a 13 pt lead in 4th hurts.just be thankful you are not a dallas fan asking that question.the losses to washington and seattle at end would be enough for me to put my foot thru the tv set.