He tried to minister enthusiasm to an exhausted offensive line. Packer running back Dorsey Levens couldn't find the holes that Davis did. Rookie tackle Ross Verba committed two costly flubs that shut down the Packers' chance of scoring. And in the heat of the moment, when the game was tied at 24 and the Broncos were headed for the end zone, frustration set in. Frustration resembling the feeling of taking the ACT and having only three minutes left for 10 algebraic equations.
People revert to human nature, no matter how big they are or how much money they make.
They make mistakes. They get testy. They grab face masks, like Packer defensive tackle Darius Holland did. The last thing Denver needed at that point was 15 yards. But Holland handed them over on a silver platter, making it that much easier for Elway to complete the game-winning drive.