1) good and unusual to get a mid to late season reality check without suffering a loss. hopefully the msg the team internalizes is that despite their high ranking, they've got to do more than show up.
2) lesson #2, hard to imagine a better reinforcement of the mindset "it's never over."

side note: elko's got guts. if either that fake punt last week (which caught me by total surprise) or going for it on 4-and-12 go sideways it definitely invites some second-guessing but he pulled the trigger any way.

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