Because his priorities are in the right place for a team mind-set, wide receiver Eric Decker left Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Thursday night in a good mood.
Decker's Broncos had won their season opener against the defending Super Bowl champion Ravens 49-27.
But of Peyton Manning's 27 completions for 462 yards, Decker caught only two for 32 yards. That led to an apologetic tweet to fans Friday morning.
"Much love to Broncos Country for reppin big last night! Big win! Def disappointed in my performance, unacceptable! Watch, learn, flush," Decker wrote on his Twitter account, @EricDecker87.
Decker ranked second in the NFL in touchdown catches last season with 13.
But in Thursday's game, Decker

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had a drop in the end zone. Broncos coach John Fox isn't concerned.
"Eric is a heck of a player," Fox said. "As I've said many times, if you haven't been beaten or you haven't dropped a ball, you haven't played.
"None of these guys are perfect and we don't expect that, but you strive for that. Eric's that kind of competitor. I know he's disappointed, but it's a team game and people around him made plays. He'll get better. We have extreme, great confidence in Eric. I don't have any doubts he'll bounce back."
Some downtime. The Broncos are taking Saturday and Sunday off, and while Fox acknowledged he has talked to them about staying out of trouble, he said he's not worried about what his players will be doing with their weekend off.
"We feel confident they'll use (the time off) as rest," Fox said.
Footnotes. Fox gave no injury updates Friday. ... He re- iterated that running back Knowshon Moreno made a start Thursday night because of his experience. "He's more seasoned. He's been in that spot more than our other guys," Fox said. "They are all very capable. I'm not slighting the others at all." Christopher Dempsey, The Denver Post