DENVER (AP) - Broncos owner Pat Bowlen knows what a great season looks like.

This season wasn't one of them.

In a letter sent to season ticket holders, Bowlen thanked Broncos fans for bringing the passion back to the stadium in this, the first season with Peyton Manning in a Denver uniform.

Denver finished 13-3 and had top seeding in the playoffs but lost to Baltimore on Saturday in the divisional round.