Former Buffalo Bills standout Kyle Williams had barely left the field Sunday afternoon after leading the pregame charge and firing up a sellout crowd at Highmark Stadium, one that really didn’t need it, but happily accepted it.
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The place was electric when the Broncos took the field for their first possession, and there wasn’t a soul in that stadium that expected what was about to happen on Denver’s fifth snap of the day.
Rookie wide receiver Troy Franklin got behind the defense and caught a 43-yard TD pass that silenced the masses and sent an added shiver through the place on an already chilly but manageable 32-degree day. Wait, what just happened?
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In that moment, some of the speculation about how Denver might be a sneaky upset possibility in this AFC wild-card game started bubbling ever so briefly.
