The Broncos made Hondo pony up the dough last night, failing miserably in Foxborough to reduce the once-chunky wad to 365 mortons.

Today, Mr. Aitch and his research department will gather and gear up for the Series by exhaustively sifting through and analyzing all pertinent data.

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NEBRASKA ROUNDUP: According to the latest stats, Breathalyzers in Lincoln are batting .134 against Joba Chamberlain . . . The Chancellor of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln said next month’s speaking engagement by Barack’s buddy Bill Ayers was canceled because of safety reasons. He probably would have bombed anyway.

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