This has been a season for the Denver Broncos in which positive circumstances have been to hard to come by.
The tides seem to be turning quickly though, as two consecutive wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and Pittsburgh Steelers have vaulted the Broncos back into the playoff conversation. At 5-6, the Broncos now find themselves nipping at the heels of the 6-5 Baltimore Ravens for the AFC’s final wild-card spot.
That’s the good news. The bad news came on Monday when it was reported that linebacker Shaq Barrett will miss 3-4 weeks with an injured hip flexor and tight end Jeff Heuerman will miss the remainder of the season with broken ribs that also caused him to bruise a lung in Sunday’s win.