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. All of that wasn't enough to prevent New England's 10-7 win in the snow Sunday that was fueled partly by Broncos coach Sean Payton's decision to go for it on fourth-and-1 from the Patriots 14 instead of kicking a field goal for a double-digit lead before the blizzard arrived at halftime.
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