It happened to Elway the quarterback after the 1996 season when Denver lost to Jacksonville 30-27. It occurred again for Elway the executive in January when the Broncos were beaten 38-35 by Baltimore in the divisional round.
Elway rebounded the first time to win back-to-back Super Bowls,Nike Air Max Sko Dame. He said the pain of that pratfall against the Jaguars was the impetus to make them into champions.