Frei: Avalanche Again the Best Show in Town

At Empower Field at Mile High, the Broncos were finishing off a desultory 7-10 season, at least having the character to show up and give a professional effort in their 28-24 loss to the Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs.

If anyone with tickets to both games had gotten the boos out of their system at the football game, hoping they were considered part of a fan referendum on the state of the franchise, and then made the short walk over to Ball Arena, the contrast they witnessed was jarring.