These are no longer the days of whine and turned-up noses.
The Broncos perch atop the AFC West with a 9-2 record. The No. 1 postseason seed, while complicated by a schedule tougher than New England’s, remains in reach. Everything Broncos Country wanted has returned.
Well, not everything. There is the issue of the red dot on the cashmere sweater.
Until we know this, we can’t possibly answer the biggest question remaining about the Broncos’ season: Is this a Super Bowl team?
Denver is now legitimate. The walk-off victory over the Chiefs turned players into a locker room full of Toby Keiths.