In Detroit, they are firing coaches. In Denver, they are running newspaper polls asking fans if the Broncos just completed the worst collapse in sports history.

That's quite a claim; the Broncos lost their last three games to squander a three-game lead over the San Diego Chargers and miss the playoffs. Thus, they became the first team since the NFL began divisional play in 1967 to blow a three-game lead with three games remaining. But the worst collapse of all-time? What about, just to name one, the 1964 Philadelphia Phillies, who famously squandered a 6 1/2-game lead with 12 games left?

Broncos fans weren't hearing any of it. By mid-day Monday, a Denver Post online poll showed 66 percent of respondents voting the Broncos as the worst ever. The 1964 Phillies pulled in only 10 percent.