Some teams are already fighting uphill battles
(WorldNews Sport)

DENVER (AP) - Last week, cornerback Chris Harris Jr. mentioned how critical it was for the Broncos to beat the Bears because `there`s not a lot of 0-2 teams that make the playoffs.` Denver lost to Chicago, leaving the Broncos winless through two games for the first time since 1999. Harris was right about the long odds of overcoming a slow start. Under the current playoff format adopted in 1990, only 30 of 238 teams that started out 0-2 recovered to reach the playoffs. History provides a glimmer of hope, however, for the Broncos and the eight other teams that are 0-2. In each of the past six seasons, at least one such team reached the playoffs. Houston and Seattle did it last season and in...