The Denver Broncos broke a few streaks when they beat the Green Bay Packers 19-17 on Sunday.
It was head coach Sean Payton's first win at home. The Broncos also broke a 10-game streak of losing games that they led at halftime.
Will the game prove to be the turning point of another lackluster season? That seems to be highly unlikely. It probably only served to hurt their draft position, but a win is a win and Broncos Country will take it.
However, the Rocky Mountain region does have some exciting things to look forward to beyond the football field, and yes, I realize how insane that sounds.
Don't look now, but your World Champion Denver Nuggets tip off their title defending season tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers.
Not that you would know that if you watch TNT, the station that is dedicated to showing NBA games.
They chose to show Golden State's Stephen Curry, Los Angeles Lakers star LeBron James, Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant, and Boston Celtics guard Jayson Tatum.
Has there ever been a less respected NBA Champion than the Denver Nuggets? They couldn't even make it on the preview screen for their prime-time opener.
Don't let that slight fool you, the Nuggets should be in the thick of things again. Nikola Jokic is the most valuable player in the league despite what the NBA voters did last year. Jamal Murray seems to be at his best in the most clutch moments. The surrounding cast of Aaron Gordon, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope, Christian Braun and Michael Porter Jr. could be even better.
Do I wish they had been able to keep Bruce Brown? Of course, but that can be overcome.
It isn't just the Nuggets. Don't look now, but the Colorado Avalanche have started the season red hot by winning their first five games of the season.
Mikko Rantanen, Cale Makar, Artturi Lehkonen and Logan O'Connor already seem to be in midseason form, and goaltender Alexandar Georgiev has been dominant at times.
Oh, and Nathan MacKinnon is doing insane things like this.
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