Broncos stall on offense
Broncos WR Brandon Stokley opts not to watch the final minutes of Denver's third consecutive loss. (Washington Post photo)
LANDOVER, Md. — Before strictly adhering to his self-imposed 90-second time limit for interviews following Sunday’s game, Brandon Marshall pulled on a blue T-shirt with this message emblazoned across the front: “I’m livin’ out my dream. Please don’t pinch me.” (ESPN)
Consider the Denver Broncos’ star wide receiver pinched. And his suddenly slumping team is in an uncomfortable squeeze, too.
The plummeting Broncos lost their third straight contest, dropping a 27-17 decision here Sunday to the previously struggling Washington Redskins, and the loss tightened things considerably in the AFC West. The Broncos, winners of their first six games of the year, fell to 6-3, and face a division showdown with surging San Diego next week. The Chargers, also 6-3, won their fourth straight on Sunday, beating the Eagles 31-23.
The two teams are now tied for the division lead, which would’ve been unthinkable at one point.
“I’m still trippin’, man,” offered puzzled tailback Correll Buckhalter, whose first-quarter fumble at the Washington 39-yard line halted a promising drive. “I mean, in this league, you find out you can lose to anybody, OK? But there are games that, if you’re a championship team, you shouldn’t lose. We’re just in a [funk] right now.”
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