| Broncos are 9th top seed to stumble since '05 |
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| Written by Admin |
| Monday, 14 January 2013 00:08 |
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(Eds: APNewsNow. With AP Photos.) By ARNIE STAPLETON AP Pro Football Writer DENVER (AP) - No one should be surprised that the Super Bowl favorites are already out of the playoffs. With their 38-35 loss in double-overtime to the Baltimore Ravens on Saturday night, the Denver Broncos became the ninth No. 1 seed in the last eight years to go down in the divisional round. On Sunday, the Atlanta Falcons nearly became the 10th before escaping Seattle's upset bid in a 30-28 thriller and becoming just the seventh top seed since 2005 to advance to the conference championship. Among the top seeds to have fallen flat in the first playoff game are a 15-1 team, three 14-2 teams and five 13-3 teams - all at home, coming off a bye and facing an opponent that had to travel following a win on wild-card weekend. |
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