A reunion game with former Broncos head coach John Fox and former quarterback Jay Cutler was widely overshadowed this week thanks to Brock Osweiler and Peyton Manning, but when the game was finally underway it was impossible to ignore some of the not-so-fond memories from each of their respective tenures in Denver.

In the third quarter, Cutler threw an interception that could have proved extremely costly, had Denver converted points on the ensuing possession. It was the game’s first turnover and came after Chicago had forced back-to-back punts to open the half.

Fox tried to prove his critics in Denver wrong by shirking his “overly conservative” mantle and going for a touchdown on fourth-and-goal in the fourth quarter, only to have his decision stymied by the Broncos defense.

After the failed touchdown try, Cutler had another turnover, fumbling in Denver territory under pressure by Von Miller. Cutler showed flashes at times, slipping throws into tight windows, but ultimately he made two big mistakes at bad times.

Then, with a tie game on the line, John Fox went too conservative on a play call and the Broncos snuffed out a two-point conversion to all but seal the win. Fox didn’t take a knee, at least; but his play call on the try left much to be desired.

For longtime Broncos fans and even some in the Denver media, it was vintage Cutler and Fox – finding ways to give away the game with chances to take command of it.

Here’s what the MHS team and some of our favorite voices in the Denver media had to say about how Cutler and Fox fared as they fell to their former team.

On Cutler…

On Fox…

Kubiak proves un-Foxy…

On the flip side, Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak proved to be very un-Foxlike when he argued with the referees after they had given Chicago a timeout back.

On Denver’s final possession, Chicago had to use timeouts to try and buy Cutler time for one last drive. When Evan Mathis went down with an injury, Chicago was given a timeout back. Kubiak argued successfully that the timeout had been granted before the injury was observed and eventually Chicago lost the timeout.

The result had little impact on the final outcome of the game, but it was a move that Fox very likely never would have even attempted.