Bruising Defense, ‘Jackhammer’ Run Game Helps Broncos Defeat Patriots

By Jason Keidel
Not even Tom Brady — who has reached the Mt. Rushmore of quarterbacks and is still climbing the rungs of immortality — can win without decent players around him. The mushrooming Patriots triage now includes Dion Lewis, Julian Edelman, Danny Amendola and, perhaps, Rob Gronkowski.
Even still, the Patriots were up 21-7 last night, then lost the lead and then a thriller in overtime to the Denver Broncos, 30-24. It proved the Pats are human, and the Broncos aren&rsquo