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Krieger: A stunning Super Bowl self-destruction

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — The Super humbling of the highest-scoring team in NFL history began on the first play from scrimmage.

Krieger on the Broncos: A super mawkish true sports story

Sportswriting so often succumbs to the mawkish. If Kevin Costner wrote this script — for himself, naturally — you’d roll your eyes.

Krieger on the Broncos looking back for the win

For two weeks, Manning and the Broncos heard about nothing but history. A digital loop replayed the nightmare from last year's playoff loss, Rahim Moore amazingly still misjudging the ball after all this time.

Krieger: You call that cold?

Half an hour afterward, Peyton Manning was diplomatic about the third 50-point explosion of the season by the Broncos offense he runs.