DENVER -- Pat Surtain II admitted he had lost hope.
The Denver Broncos hadn't scored until the fourth quarter Sunday, trailed the New York Giants by 18 points with just over 10 minutes left and then by two with 37 seconds to go. But they somehow sprinted into the locker room at Empower Field at Mile High with a thrilling 33-32 win that left Surtain and his teammates amazed.
"We fought to the end," Surtain said. "In this league, no matter how much you're down, there's always a will, and there's always a way."
Before Sunday, teams had lost 1,602 consecutive games when trailing by at least 18 points with six minutes to play. Denver, though, changed that with 33 points in the fourth quarter, its most in a quarter in franchise history and tied for the second most in a quarter in NFL