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Instead Minnesota Vikings Jerseys 2019 , he was the careless one who made Broncos fans wonder why John Elway had spent $36 million to replace the much cheaper and just as effective Trevor Siemian.The Broncos (6-8) were eliminated from playoff contention Sunday, marking the third consecutive year they've failed to reach the playoffs since winning Super Bowl 50.Keenum threw two costly interceptions in Denver's 17-16 loss to the Cleveland Browns on Saturday night when he topped 200 yards passing for the first time in a month, but didn't throw any touchdown passes.It was his first game since coach Vance Joseph called him out publicly for agonizing so much over avoiding interceptions that he was passing up opportunities downfield.Ball security had topped Keenum's to-do list after he started the season with 10 interceptions in his first eight games with his new team, especially after injuries and a trade robbed him of his top two tight ends, top two receivers and three starting interior offensive linemen.But these weren't the chances Joseph wanted him to take.Jabrill Peppers picked off Keenum's floater into the end zone to rookie Courtland Sutton from the Cleveland 29 late in the second quarter"First one, it was man coverage. Heck, when we're in field-goal range, I've got to be more careful with the ball," Keenum said after the Broncos' second straight loss to a sub-.500 team. "Trying to give them a chance and the kid made a heck of a play, coming from the middle of the field, intercepting that one. I need to get that ball up and down a little bit sooner."The other interception , by T.J. Carrie, proved even costlier.It came one play after Von Miller's franchise record-breaking sack of Baker Mayfield got Denver's defense off the field to regroup one play after they lost their fourth and fifth cornerbacks when Bradley Roby left with a cut in his mouth and newly signed Jamar Taylor was ejected for throwing a punch.What the Broncos needed right then was a long drive chewing up yards and clock so defensive coordinator Joe Woods could assess and settle his scrambled secondary.Instead, Keenum's awful throw sent Miller & Co. right back onto the field with safeties in coverage and Mayfield led the Browns 48 yards in six plays, hitting Antonio Callaway with what proved to be the game-winning touchdown from the 2 with safety Justin Simmons in helpless pursuit ."The second was just a really poor read by me," Keenum said. "We were feeling good, wanted to take a shot, and they did a good job disguising the coverage. They rolled to a different form of cover-2 Olisaemeka Udoh Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , and I didn't see the corner. It's not an excuse, but it's ultimately what lost us the football game because they went down and scored right after that."The Broncos were driving for the go-ahead touchdown when they stalled at the Cleveland 6 when Phillip Lindsay, who gained 2 yards on second-and-3, was stuffed for no gain on a third-and-1 toss.Instead of going for it on fourth down, Joseph trusted his depleted defense more than his inept offense.He sent Brandon McManus out for a short field goal that made it 17-16 with 4:35 remaining, trusting that his defense, which was down to one healthy cornerback, another spitting up blood, three sidelined with injuries and one ejected for throwing a punch, would get the stop.Keenum wanted Joseph to go for it on fourth-and-1."I felt confident. I wanted to convert third down, that's what I wanted to do," Keenum said. "But he felt like the defense could get a stop and get the ball back, and they did. They got a stop, we got the ball back. So, I can't complain because I had the ball in my hands with a chance to win the game. It's all I can ask for."The Broncos got the ball back at their 13 with 1:49 left when the Browns went all in, but Nick Chubb was stuffed on fourth-and-1 by Adam Gotsis.The Broncos reached the 50-yard line with 52 seconds left, but Keenum spiked the ball on first down, then threw two incompletions before getting sacked by Peppers to seal Denver's first loss to Cleveland since 1990.The Broncos will have to win at Oakland on Christmas Eve and beat the Chargers on Dec. 30 to avoid the franchise's first back-to-back losing seasons since 1971-72. The Green Bay Packers lost at Washington on Sunday Youth Alexander Mattison Jersey , and Mike Daniels lost one of his "buddies" when fellow defensive lineman Muhammad Wilkerson sustained a season-ending ankle injury."You never want to see anybody go down. You don't want to see your worst enemy go down out there," Daniels said Monday. "When you see one of your buddies go down, that makes it even worse. Mo and I are pretty close. He sits right next to me on the plane. I'm like, fudge. It's just all bad."Wilkerson underwent surgery on his left ankle after the game in the Washington area, with Packers coach Mike McCarthy saying Monday that Wilkerson's injury was "significant.""There was a procedure that he needed before he could travel," McCarthy said.Wilkerson was engaged with one of Washington's offensive linemen on a running play to Chris Thompson late in the first half. Safety Kentrell Brice missed the tackle and landed on Wilkerson's ankle, sending the defensive lineman falling backward. He was carted off the field with his hands covering his facemask.Signed as a free agent with a one-year deal worth up to $8 million, Wilkerson, 28, is one of several Packers with injuries. Outside linebacker Nick Perry (concussion), right tackle Bryan Bulaga (back) and right guard Justin McCray (shoulder) also were knocked out of the game."We're beat up coming out of the game," McCarthy said. "You look at the course of these first three weeks, they're battling like hell. We're going to have to see how it sorts out. (The injury report) will be part of our game planning."Wilkerson, Daniels and Kenny Clark had played the vast majority of the defensive line snaps to start the season. Without Wilkerson, who had five tackles in three games, the Packers will lean more on Dean Lowry, a starter last season, and Montravius Adams Super Bowl Alexander Mattison Jersey , a third-round pick last year who missed most of his rookie season with a foot injury."Mo's a really good player and we definitely are going to miss him, but we've got the most confidence in Dean," Clark said. "Dean was a starter last year, played a lot of football and he's played a lot this year. We're not concerned about losing Mo and having Dean come in and replace him."Still, the injury is a setback to a defense that's been plagued by inconsistency through three games. That unit played excellent football during the second half of the comeback win against Chicago, the first half of the tie against Minnesota, and the second half in the loss to Washington. However, Green Bay gave up a combined 50 points in the fourth quarter vs. the Vikings and the first half vs. the Redskins.Tackling and big plays have been major issues. Washington took a 7-0 lead to start the game on a long touchdown pass to Paul Richardson that failed to defend. Brice also was partially to blame on the 75-yard touchdown reception by Minnesota's Stefon Diggs. McCarthy, however, defended the play of his first-time starter."I'm all for Kentrell," McCarthy said. "You've got to look at his whole body of work. I really like the way he's taken his opportunity and what he's done with it throughout the spring and the summer. K.B. will bounce back and I think our defense as a whole, the performance in the second half is exactly what you're looking for. They gave us a lot of opportunities, and so we'll grow from this experience."Meanwhile, playing with an injured left knee, Aaron Rodgers was sacked four times. McCarthy said Rodgers "hopefully" is feeling better than he did at this time last week, but the coach wasn't sure how much Rodgers would practice this week to get ready for Buffalo. The last two weeks, he's only practiced on Saturday.