Broncos four downs: Sean Payton’s costly fourth-down call probably cost Denver Super Bowl trip

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Initial thoughts from the Broncos’ 10-7 loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship at Empower Field: 1. That fourth-and-1 call : Hindsight makes geniuses of us all, but man, you’d hope Sean Payton would like that fourth-and-inches at the New England 14 back. With Nix behind center, up 7-0, you’d have No. 10 fall forward, deep the clock running, and give yourself four more downs to play with. Instead, Stidham rolled right and threw a short pass...