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‘IT GETS EVERYBODY’S ATTENTION’
Although Ellis is hopeful that the Broncos travel to London in 2020, he is also focused on Denver’s own home games.
Over their final three homes games of the season, the Broncos tallied more than 38,000 no-shows. The Broncos have sold out 411 consecutive games, but the number of fans who did not use their tickets over the season’s final stretch “concerned” Ellis.
The Broncos’ Dec. 1 game against the Chargers featured the most no-shows, as the Broncos’ 3-8 record created a bad combination with a holiday weekend and wintry weather. Officially, 19,094 people did not attend that game, which was Drew Lock’s first start of his career.
“[When] people start speaking with their feet, it gets my attention,” Ellis said. “I think it gets everybody’s attention around here, as it should. When somebody doesn’t show up, that means the ticket has no value to it. That’s concerning.
“… It’s a concern, and it’s a concern around the league. Sometimes it goes unspoken, but when you have that many no-shows, people are saying something. Now, I think generally what they’re saying is one word: 'Win.' Win. And that was the common theme of most games. … We finished 5-3 at home, which is better than recent years, and that’s always good and our strong December finish was good. That’s what the fans want. They’re sick and tired of losing seasons and I’m sick and tired of them being sick and tired, because I understand where they’re coming from.
“It’s something we’ve just got to turn around, and we’ve got to be honest with the fans. We can’t send them a letter and explain that we’re trying hard. If they get a printed copy of that, they’ll scrunch it up and throw it in the trash. And if they get it on the computer, they’ll hit that delete button. And I understand that. We’ve just got to go out there and show it. We’ve got to win games.”