The Broncos made it infinitely harder on themselves to make the playoffs after losing to the Chargers. And the rest of the AFC did them no favors. Perhaps a little Christmas magic can bring some extra gifts this coming weekend.
Merry Christmas Eve, Broncos Country!
I am in the Florida Keys this week pretending the Broncos didn’t lose to the Chargers last Thursday and that Denver’s path to the playoffs is no problem.
Of course neither is true, but my Christmas wish is certainly that the latter does come true (with Sean Payton pulling his head out of his tuchus) and getting the team AND HIS PLAYCALLING ready for a Week 17 game that is now likely the hardest on the schedule.
So while I bask in the sun and drown my tears i pina coladas, areferee has come through with a fantastic Christmas Eve poem for us all to enjoy.
Thanks, Ref! And happy holidays to all!
‘Twas the Thursday before Christmas, when all through the den, not a Bronco was cheering, since I don’t know when.
The brewskis were poured by the bar rail with care, in hopes that Bo Nix soon would score there.
The cheerleaders were nestled all snug in their threads, while visions of touchdowns danced in their heads.
And Mamma in her ‘kerchief, and I in my cap, had just paid for this gear and more Broncos crap.
When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter, I sprang from the Tube to see what was the matter.
Away to the window I flew like a stud, tore open the shutters and fell in the mud.
The moon on the breast of the newly brown grass, gave the luster of Thursday as I fell on my ass.
When, what to my wondering eyes should I see, but a miniature John Elway, with memories of glee.
With the little old QB, not so lively and quick, I knew in a moment it can’t be Bo Nix.
More rapid than raiders, his dreams they came and he whistled and shouted, and called out our name!
“Now, Laurie! Now, Tim! Now, all of MHR and Stink! Oh, Jon! Oh, Mase! Oh, Ref, have a drink!
To the top of the scoreboard! To the top of the wall! Now shut up! Just shut up! Just shut up you all!”
As I left that locker room at SB 32, I knew you’d be pissed at only winning a few.
So up to the rooftop my career and I flew, with the sleigh full of ideas, but Bo Nix? I had no clue.
And then, in a twinkling, I heard with a poof, I was out on my ass with George as the proof.
As I drew in my 401K, and was driving my cars, up in the draft Bo Nix was chosen, must not have been hard.
He was dressed all in orange, from his head to his toes, and his clothes were all Nike and free, I suppose.
A bundle of pressure he had flung on his back, and he looked like a rookie, right after a sack.
His eyes-how they gazed! His jersey, how wrinkled! His voice was angered, with expletives sprinkled!
His droll little coach said: “Don’t worry young Bo, I call all the plays and it’s mostly MY show.”
With a smile on his face as he gritted his teeth, betrayed the confusion he felt underneath.
His coach’s face and little round belly shook Broncos Country as they watched on the telly!
He was chummy but glum, an odd little fellow, but Bo got in his face and boy can he bellow!
The steam from his eye and a twist of his head, soon gave us to know we had nothing to dread.
He yelled several words, but went back to work, and filled all the wishes of that quaint little jerk.
And laying his finger aside of the ball, from that day to this, Bo pleases us all… (Well, mostly)
He sprang up this way, to his team tossed a missile, and away they all flew ‘til the ref’s frigging whistle.
But I heard him exclaim, though the game came up short,
“Happy Christmas to all, try to be a good sport!”
“If you’re from Denver, you love the Broncos more than anything else.”
Behind the scenes of a gameday with @DJSquizzyTaylor pic.twitter.com/eJrjM2Wkkq
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 23, 2024
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