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In the wide world of sports, everyone is always searching for the “next”. Could Patrick Mahomes and Josh Allen’s rivalry be the next Tom Brady vs. Peyton Manning? Could a similar rivalry between Erling Haaland and Kylian Mbappe be the next Lionel Messi vs. Cristiano Ronaldo? Could Victor Wenbanyama be the next Kevin Durant-- but taller and even better? We as fans seldom appreciate the greats in the latter parts of their career as much as we should; just look at how LeBron James has more than worn out his welcome in the minds of most NBA fans, for instance. Instead, we savor witnessing their downfall paving the way for the next generation of heroes, like a phoenix erupting into flames so that another can be born from its ashes. Sometimes, though, we have no choice but to sit and marvel at both the elder statesmen and their bright-eyed successors-to-be when they’re both just playing so damn well. Think of that 1998 All Star Game battle between Michael Jordan and a young Kobe Bryant, or ...

The Denver Broncos have been an unmitigated disaster so far this season. There’s no need to sugarcoat things; they currently sit at 2-3, which still keeps them in the Wild Card hunt in the AFC, but had they not been playing opponents who so desperately wanted to lose even more than they did, the Broncos could easily be at 0-5. They’ve just put up two of the worst primetime performances in recent NFL history, and their offense currently ranks 26th in EPA/play and 29th in Success Rate, per RBSDM. Despite coming into the season supposedly being just a quarterback away from true contention, and despite the acquisition of a Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowler, Russell Wilson, at said quarterback position, the Broncos offense flat-out sucks. This was never more apparent than last Thursday night, where the Broncos and Colts played out one of the worst NFL games of all time. Neither team scored a touchdown, each committed two turnovers and many more frustrating blunders, drew a combin...