Rank: Symptoms were mild at first. Eyes wide open. Slight confusion. Missing details in tasks. But in 30 minutes, “Broncos” prepared, “Run for that hill” more so than the frightened children in Stranger Things. The Ravens crushed the Broncos in every way, showing the gap between the best in the AFC and the rest, no matter how promising the Broncos’ start to the season has been. Now, Sean, we’re left to make sense of the 41-10 rout and what’s in store for us this week in Kansas City. Did what happened on Sunday expose the Broncos as a fraud, meaning that a loss to the Chiefs would prove they weren’t going to pull off a surprise and still make the playoffs?
Keeler: Tell you what: I’ll make you a promise and I’ll swear on it on my little finger. The Broncos will look so much better in Kansas City that you’ll think they slept through the second half of Denver-Baltimore. For you to dream about it. (For much of the third quarter, it looked like the Broncos were getting the nod, too.) Sean Payton had a secret weapon ready for this one, and I don’t mean another Philly Special. boredom. As well as the boredom of bosses. Patrick Mahomes and co are so good they can flip a switch after the New Year and crank it up for the NFL playoffs like Popeye on spinach. But come November, my friend, those cans of spinach are still sealed.