Updated Feb. 8, 2026, 11:14 p.m. ET
The Denver Broncos might still be processing their heartbreaking loss in a Denver snowstorm in this season’s AFC title game. Truthfully, they might not yet be ready to handle this and move on in a healthy way. That’s at least according to the reaction of one of their star players to the New England Patriots’ dreadful loss in Super Bowl 60.
After the Seattle Seahawks stuffed Drake Maye and the Patriots’ offense into a locker in a decisive 29-13 win, Surtain posted a curious “thinking” emoji. Hmm. The assumption is that the 2024 Defensive Player of the Year was making an apparent reference to the Broncos missing a genuine Super Bowl opportunity, especially at the hands of this New England team, and thanks to Bo Nix’s season-ending ankle injury, inclement weather, and good old-fashioned bad luck.
Honestly, it’s only been a few weeks after what was undoubtedly one of the worst losses of Surtain’s career. I don’t blame him for seemingly still feeling this way. It’s too soon. Plus, I bet a great player like him will try to use it as motivation for himself and a Broncos team that ultimately fell short of a magical season, but probably isn’t going anywhere. And they’ll likely see the Patriots again, too.
That is, if Surtain’s reaction to Super Bowl 60 says anything, anyway.
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