Could Sunday’s game have epitomized the Denver Broncos season any more than it did? I mean, it was perfect. The offense looked good, then the offense looked bad, then the opponent made it close and finally the defense had to seal the deal.

Lather, rinse, repeat!

The Broncos have played 18 games this season, and 14 of them have been decided by seven or less. And in those games, the Broncos hold a record of 12-2; that’s an NFL record.

So, of course New England drove down the field to score a touchdown in the final minute of the game; that’s the only type of game the Denver Broncos know how to play!

It was a great game, it was an exciting game and it was an extremely important game. Because of that, before we dive head first into Super Bowl coverage and prediction, let’s take a look back at five of the most important lessons we learned from the Broncos victory over the Patriots: