After my first flight of the day was delayed leaving COS (not WX related), I missed my connection in DEN. Apparently, everything connecting through ORD or IAD on UA, and N/S from DEN on US and F9 was sold out. So, UA gave me a strange connection. DEN-MSY on Ted, and MSY-PHL on US. It worked. It got me home today, instead of on Monday - missing work.