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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Zach Allen stared at his shoelaces and searched for words that just wouldn’t come. The hulking Broncos defensive lineman slowly tied one knot and then the other. Then, there was only reality to confront. “This is the worst loss I’ve ever had in my life,” the sixth-year pro told The Denver Post, his voice barely reaching above a whisper in the stunned silence of the Denver locker room. Take Our Poll (function(d,c,j){if(!d.getElementById(j)){var pd=d.createElement(c),s;pd.id=j;pd.src='https://www.denverpost.com/wp-content/plugins/polldaddy/js/polldaddy-shortcode.js';s=d.getElementsByTagName(c)[0];s.parentNode.insertBefore(pd,s);} else if(typeof jQuery !=='undefined')jQuery(d.body).trigger('pd-script-load');}(document,'script','pd-polldaddy-loader')); He sat on a tiny wooden stool, one of which accompanies each locker in the cramped visiting accommodations at Arrowhead Stadium.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — It is getting hard to explain the incalculable pain brought on by the Kansas City Chiefs. The Broncos lost for the ninth straight time at Arrowhead Stadium, and the psychological toll threatens to shake the faith of not only the team but Broncos Country. How many times can you swirl a heart in a blender before yanking the cord from the outlet?

KANSAS CITY — P. J. Locke didn’t want to be bothered. Sitting inside the visiting locker room in Kansas City, the Broncos safety was trying to piece together the final moments of Sunday’s 16-14 loss to the Chiefs. His emotions ranged from frustration to sadness to flat-out disbelief over how the football gods were not on Denver’s side on Sunday. At GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium, the Broncos did everything they could defensively to limit quarterback Patrick Mahomes and the reigning Super Bowl champions.

Colorado’s Johanna Teder, right, drives against Boise State’s Teryn Gardner during a women’s basketball game on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024, at ExtraMile Arena in Boise, Idaho. (CU Athletics) Fast break Why the Buffs lost: The Buffs struggled to score throughout the day, especially from beyond the arc, going 0-for-17 on 3-pointers. Three stars: 1.

Oregon was the No. 1 team in The Associated Press Top 25 college football poll for the fourth straight week on Sunday as Penn State and Indiana climbed into the top five, Georgia and Miami dropped out of the top 10 and losses by four other ranked teams shuffled the rankings with a month left in the regular season. No team this season has held the top spot for more consecutive weeks than Oregon, which pulled away from Maryland over the weekend to improve to 10-0 and is a unanimous No.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. — When Audric Estime’s opportunity arrived, he ran with it. The rookie running back provided punch to the Broncos’ ground game Sunday in his most extensive work to date. It might signal just the start of an expanded role for the fifth-round draft pick out of Notre Dame. “We keep wanting to get him involved,” head coach Sean Payton said.