After four weeks of the regular season, Stephen questioned my enthusiasm for the Broncos' then 3-1 record, arguing that they would not be able to maintain that form to end the season 12-4.
They went into tonight's Thanksgiving game against Dallas 8-2, and came out of it 9-2 a few moments ago. In regulation, they traded touchdowns - three each. In overtime, Jason Elam converted a 24-yard field goal following an impressive 55-yard run from Ron Dayne to set it up. 24-21 Broncos.
Jake Plummer's franchise record of unintercepted passes came to an end at 229, short only of Bernie Kosar's 308 for the Browns.
Last week, we achieved our first shut-out (albeit against the Jets) since 1997.
We have three relatively tough away games remaining, against the Chiefs next week (Arrowhead is always a daunting place to go), Buffalo and at San Diego on New Year's Eve. I would hope that the two home games, against Baltimore and Oakland, will be more straightforward.
The music that closed the match was the Verve's Bitter Sweet Symphony. Not sure why, but it was nice to hear.
