For three quarters, the Eagles looked like world beaters against Denver on Sunday, and then they went dark. A 17-3 lead vanished, and the Broncos snatched a 21-17 victory. It was a defeat marked ...

The key to diffusing the tension is to speak up and acknowledge what just happened, so it’s no longer the elephant in the room. “Awkwardness lives in silence,” Shields says. “The natural inclination ...