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Horse Tracks: Battle of the worst, Broncos edition

Really who is the worst?

By Jess Place@jezru Oct 16, 2023, 5:48am MDT

One of the things I have always loved about the Denver Broncos is that, until not so recently, they’ve always been competitive enough to at least be considered a dark-horse outlier, a disruptor at the top of the NFL hierarchy. Teams used to fear coming into Mile High. They knew it was never an easy ‘W’, and as a fan that always felt amazing.

Of course, recent Broncos teams have stomped the life out of that feeling, but being this bad for so long has opened the door on a new type of prideful boasting:

“Our team sucks worse than yours.”

“No, way. Have you seen us play?”

“I guess we all know it was more Tom and not so much Bill, don’t we?”

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With the Green Bay Packers and the New England Patriots looming on the schedule, their fans are feeling those competitive juices. Which team features the biggest band of incompetent nincompoops? Is there a team that consistently excels not only at not stopping the run but also not the pass? Which team can dig deep within itself to quit on each other when it matters most?

“You think you’re bad? You haven’t seen our offense.”

“We have, like, no line whatsoever... On either side of the ball.”

“They can’t even get a play off in time.”

It’s fair to look at the Patriots and Green Bay and not be worried. Winless Carolina is currently showing all of us up, but they’re young and could screw around to win a couple game at the end of the season.

These 2023 Broncos are world-class awful and I hope they realize their potential to bring home that #1 overall 2024 pick, a pick that Denver has never had in their history of participating in the NFL draft. The glory usually reserved for the Lions, Browns, and Cardinals is within our grasp. All we have to do is reach out, bang our head on a lamp, fall down the stairs, and catch fire along the way. We are a third of the way there with just 11-games to go. It’s important these Broncos finish the season with a meek little lifeless whimper. Just like I know this squad is capable of.

HORSE TRACKS

Week 7 NFL Lines: Packers open up as 2-point favorites vs. Broncos - Acme Packing Company
Look at how far the expectations for this Broncos team has fallen. Who know if they’ll be sellers on the trade market before the game, too.

How the Denver Broncos Can Make the Playoffs: Through Week 6 - The New York Times
The Broncos have a less than 1% chance to make the playoffs.

Time management issues are continuing to plague Denver Broncos | 9news.com
Head coach Sean Payton and the Denver Broncos have unnecessarily burned a timeout in all six games this season, 11 total.

Mac Jones says he's confident he can help turn things around with Patriots - NBC Sports
The Patriots had another poor offensive performance against the Raiders, netting just 259 yards in the 21-17 loss.

Baker Mayfield: I sucked today - NBC Sports
Baker Mayfield had gotten off to a strong start in 2023.

'Difficult' stretch continues for Bryce Young, 0-6 Panthers - ESPN
Carolina rookie quarterback Bryce Young, the top pick of this year's NFL draft, and the Panthers fell to 0-6 on Sunday after a 42-21 loss to the Miami Dolphins, a defeat that kept his club the NFL's lone winless team.

Trevor Lawrence to have testing on knee, says he feels OK - ESPN

49ers' Deebo Samuel, Christian McCaffrey go down in loss to Browns - ESPN
49ers stars Deebo Samuel and Christian McCaffrey went down with injuries in Sunday's loss to the Browns.

Raiders' Jimmy Garoppolo (back) leaves victory over Patriots - ESPN
Playing against one of his former teams, Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo suffered a back injury late in the second quarter of his team's 21-17 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday and did not return for the second half.

Jets earn first-ever win over Eagles, leave Jalen Hurts latest QB 'embarrassed' by defense
After a surprising, come-from-behind 20-14 victory over the previously Philadelphia Eagles -- their first-ever win in 13 tries over their NFC neighbors to the south -- the Jets are entering their bye at 3-3.

Bills survive another slow start, scare from Giants on last-second pass breakup in end zone
The Bills played without a lead for the first 56 minutes of Sunday Night Football. They almost lost it on the final play of their 14-9 win over the Giants.

Global American football family reacts to confirmation of flag football's inclusion in the Olympic Games Los Angeles 2028
IFAF, the NFL and USA Football -- the national governing body of American football in the United States -- have joined forces to welcome today’s vote of the IOC Session in Mumbai, India, which will see American football feature on the official program of

Jets' Aaron Rodgers throws passes, walks without crutches before Week 6 vs. Eagles amid Achilles recovery - CBSSports.com
The QB hasn't ruled out playing again this year

Browns shocker: Cleveland hands 49ers first loss of 2023 season as P.J. Walker fills in as Week 6 QB starter - CBSSports.com
Only one team remains unbeaten

Colts QB Anthony Richardson strongly considering season-ending shoulder surgery, per report - CBSSports.com
Richardson's rookie season could already be over

Jets vs. Eagles score: New York upset marks franchise's first-ever win over Philly; last unbeaten team falls - CBSSports.com
The Jets earned a historic win in Week 6