Denver Broncos lament lapses in AFC championship that cost them a trip to the Super Bowl | National Sports

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Denver’s defense did all it could to carry the offensively challenged Broncos to Super Bowl 60.

Vance Joseph’s unit sacked Drake Maye five times, limited him to 65 net yards passing, allowed just two sustained drives that netted three points, and the only touchdown the Broncos allowed came on a 12-yard drive following Jarrett Stidham’s panicked chest-pass turnover when he should have taken the sack and allowed punter Jeremy Crawshaw to flip the field on an opponent that hadn’t yet crossed midfield.

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