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Robert Zeglinski

NFL fans learned to appreciate the awful Broncos-Colts TNF game with Bears-Commanders next

Just a quarter into their Thursday night matchup, NFL fans couldn’t believe that the Broncos (-3.5) and Colts were actually selected for a primetime game against one another.

After one quarter, the two teams — with Russell Wilson and Matt Ryan at quarterback, mind you — combined for 88 total yards, six punts on seven possessions, five three-and-outs, and just one third-down conversion. If that sounds terrible just reading from afar, it was even worse to see play out live and in real-time.

Of course, as it often does with poorly-played pro football, it can always get worse. And if you thought the Broncos and Colts setting offense back decades was terrible, the horrific mess also known as Bears-Commanders — scheduled for next Thursday night’s game — truly might be even worse.

That upcoming terrible (and worse) game between Chicago and Washington is how NFL fans made themselves feel better about Denver and Indianapolis “playing” football.

NFL fans made themselves feel better about Broncos-Colts on TNF with Bears-Commanders on the way

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