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Fox Gets Conservative: Did The Denver Coach's Risk-Averse Strategy Cost The Broncos A Playoff Victory?

Brian Burke, deadspin.com

NFL coaches will often refer to "playing the percentages." But if there's one thing I've learned by studying strategic decisions, it's that coaches don't have a firm grasp of those percentages. And when anyone is uncertain of the odds, he'll f…

Associated Press, ESPN.com

Danilo Gallinari scored 21 points, Ty Lawson had 20, and the Denver Nuggets rallied to beat the Golden State Warriors 116-105 on Sunday night for their season-high fifth straight win.

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Amid reports that the Cardinals hope to hire Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy to be Arizona’s latest head coach and to keep Ray Horton as the team’s defensive coordinator, that plan is news to Horton. A source with knowledge of the situation t…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

It was believed that Peyton Manning would get the gang back together in Denver, with guys like Reggie Wayne, Dallas Clark, and Jeff Saturday joining Peyton as members of the Broncos. In the end, the Indy connection was limited to the likes of Jacob Tamm…

ESPN.com

In a season-ending team meeting Sunday, Denver Broncos coach John Fox told his players to be ready to make another playoff run in 2013 after a classic double-overtime 38-35 loss at home to Baltimore. Fox meets the media to wrap up the season on Monday a…

Mike KlisThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

In a quiet moment outside the Broncos' locker room Sunday, Peyton Manning revealed a peek inside his ever-whirring mind. Not surprisingly, much of his thoughts were on Denver's upset loss.

Don Banks, CNNSI.com

FOXBORO, Mass. -- Musings, observations and the occasional insight as the most riveting weekend of NFL playoff action in memory winds to a breathless close....

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Two seasons ago, when Carmelo Anthony was still playing for Denver, Ball Don't Lie's Kelly Dwyer pulled some averages from a 12-game stretch of the Nuggets' season: More »

Patrick SaundersThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

The day after the Broncos' chilling 38-35 double-overtime playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, they didn't hold a wake at Dove Valley.

Jeff LegwoldThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

When fans reflect on the Broncos loss to Baltimore, it will be big plays that get most of the attention. But how the Broncos fared on some of the smallest plays of the day, also had a lot to say about the loss.'

Sean Newell, deadspin.com

Broncos fans should be used to this by now: a big time, Super Bowl-winning quarterback lost to an obviously lesser quarterback in an overtime classic in Denver. The comparisons have been as inescapable as they are stupid: More »

Isaac Rauch, deadspin.com

Before Justin Tucker made the field goal that ended the the fifth longest game in NFL history yesterday, he jogged onto the field between the two overtimes and had an assistant coach hold the ball for him while he practiced his kicks. Champ Bailey was d…

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Broncos offensive coordinator Mike McCoy, who arguably did a better coaching job with Tim Tebow in 2011 than with Peyton Manning in 2012, given that Peyton pretty much ran the show, is expected to receive his reward via a head-coaching job. So who will …

ESPN.com

Now, that the Denver Broncos’ season is suddenly over after an epic playoff loss to the Baltimore Ravens, they may soon lose offensive coordinator Mike McCoy. With Denver out of the playoffs, teams can now hire McCoy. He is a hot head-coaching candidate…

Matt Loede, broncosgab.com

It was a play that will live in Broncos history forever. But not in a good way. The play was a 70-yard touchdown in the final seconds of regulation that wound up tying Saturday’s AFC Divisional Playoff game between the Broncos and Ravens at 35. As we al…

ESPN.com

The Denver Broncos’ season suddenly ended Saturday in an epic double-overtime 38-35 home loss to Baltimore. The No. 1 seeded Broncos’ season ended at 13-4. Recap: We can go on and on. So much had to happen for this to result -- and it all did. Denver …

Mike Florio, profootballtalk.com

Yes, Peyton Manning’s first season with the Broncos didn’t result in the team going any farther than it did a year ago.  Still, Denver was good enough to nail down the No. 1 seed in the AFC — before becoming the latest No. 1 seed to be bounced in t…

nydailynews.com

Peter Tebow couldn’t help himself. As soon as Tim’s brother watched Peyton Manning throw the interception that handed Saturday’s divisional playoff game to the Ravens, his true feelings hit the Twitter world. “Am I the only one in Denver who’s h…

Patrick SaundersThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

The end of the Broncos' dream season was as numbing and brutal as the minus-2 wind chill at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.

Tom KenslerThe Denver Post, denverpost.com

Denver's Trindon Holliday, who missed recent practice time because of an ankle problem, looked like his speedy self.

The Denver Post, denverpost.com

A trip to Hawaii has never sounded so awful. By losing 38-35 in the second overtime to the Baltimore Ravens, John Fox and the Broncos' coaching staff will soon be heading to Honolulu for the Pro Bowl.

Stuart Zaas, denverbroncos.com

Third-and-2 from the Baltimore 38, 12:32 to play in first quarter: The Broncos defense stuffed Ravens running back Ray Rice on a third-down carry, forcing Baltimore to punt on the first possession of the game. Returner Trindon Holliday capitalized on th…

Tyler Everett, denverbroncos.com

HEAD COACH JOHN FOX On the season ending too soon “Yeah, I think you always feel that way. Unless you’re hoisting that Lombardi Trophy at the end, yeah it is disappointing. So is that game, this game, next week’s game, that has been my experience. W…

Frank Schwab, yahoo.com

DENVER - The best thing that can be said about the officiating crew for Broncos-Ravens, headed by referee Bill Vinovich, was that they didn't seem to play favorites. There were really baffling calls against both sides. But the final pair of questionable…