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Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back to the Broncos podcast network and

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Speaker 1: YouTube for the latest episode of Broncos Now. As always,

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Speaker 1: You're your host is Sidney Jones and coming up on

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Speaker 1: today's episode, the Broncos were back at practice today as

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Speaker 1: they look ahead to their Saturday night matchup in Detroit.

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Speaker 1: For some Lions, We'll hear today from head coach Sean Pan,

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Speaker 1: quarterback of Russell Wilson, safety Justin Simmons.

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Speaker 2: And wide receiver Courland Sutton. All that more coming up.

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Speaker 1: The Number Broncos were back on the practice field today as.

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Speaker 2: They prepare for their road trip to Detroit.

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Speaker 1: Quarterback Russell Wilson and a safety Justin Simmons, talk today

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Speaker 1: about being back in a prime time and the opportunity

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Speaker 1: that brings.

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Speaker 3: I think the thing about primetime games and was in

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Speaker 3: that every game should feel like a primetime game.

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Speaker 4: You know.

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Speaker 3: If you have that mentality, I think you know, whether

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Speaker 3: we play. It doesn't matter if it's in the parking lot.

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Speaker 3: You know, I just want to have the ball and

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Speaker 3: le's play and kick the ball off and play some

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Speaker 3: good football. I think the best thing that we can

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Speaker 3: do is focus on each other, focus on what.

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Speaker 4: We've been doing really really well. And then I think

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Speaker 4: ultimately too, embrace the moment.

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Speaker 3: Don't run from it, you know, don't run from it,

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Speaker 3: you know. And you know, if you want to be

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Speaker 3: the best one day and you want to win a

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Speaker 3: play with some lights on and cameras around and people

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Speaker 3: and uh, I think we'll be ready, we'll be ready

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Speaker 2: And no, it's huge.

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Speaker 5: I think, Uh, man, it's why you play the game.

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Speaker 5: You want to play in the big time games. And yeah,

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Speaker 5: I think I said this a while ago. I know

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Speaker 5: and Pat did to. You know, pressure is privilege, and

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Speaker 5: uh there's an not you know, there's something great about

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Speaker 5: best teams in this league. And everyone knows weekend and

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Speaker 5: great test for us, especially a hostile environment going into Detroit,

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Speaker 5: You know, we talked about it the last two weeks

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Speaker 5: playing road games. We're going to have to pack our

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Speaker 1: And Ed coach chan Payn also met the media today

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Speaker 6: I think we're still improving. I think we're still improving.

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Speaker 6: I don't think there's this this is the plateau we're at.

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Speaker 2: And looking ahead at to Saturday nights.

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Speaker 1: Plus, we also heard from wide receiver Courtland's sign as

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Speaker 7: Throughout practice, you know, situations. We always try to, you know,

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Speaker 7: And you know, I think I've taught highly of our

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Speaker 1: Better insight and Greg Dolcich return to practice today. Both

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Speaker 7: I'm excited to I'm excited to man get him back.

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Speaker 7: But you know, to be able to get him back,

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Speaker 1: Now it's time to take a look at today's injury report.

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Speaker 1: Outside linebacker Nick Bonito, safety PJ. Locke, and running back

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Speaker 2: Thanks for joining me today on our Wednesday. Hey, yeah,

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Speaker 2: I love it.

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Speaker 8: We're and routine.

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Speaker 2: We are, Phil.

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Speaker 1: The Broncos They're back in primetime this weekend. That's gonna

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Speaker 8: No, this is I mean, this is now officially the

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Speaker 8: home stretch here. Yeah, the Broncos are right in the

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Speaker 8: It's a third game in a row on the road,

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Speaker 8: so you know, nice to see that come to an end.

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Speaker 1: Mean too must win game, Like you said, Yeah, you know,

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Speaker 1: there's a lot of connections between these two teams.

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Speaker 1: He's talked a lot about Dan Campbell and how you

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Speaker 1: Absolutely, Yet there's a lot of talk today about Russell

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Speaker 8: Yes, that's very exciting for them. Also Ben Powers, yes,

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Speaker 1: He talked about this Lion's defense and just how physical

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Speaker 2: Yeah, and I know tight end Greg Dulcich he returned

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Speaker 2: Absolutely.

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Speaker 1: Well, there's a couple more days of practice before the

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Speaker 1: I know a little bit, so it travels Friday.

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Speaker 8: Right after I get out to get out to Detroit,

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Speaker 2: Detroit, right, Yes, I have not been to Detroit.

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Speaker 8: Yeh Ford Field is. It's a good atmosphere there.

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Speaker 2: So yeah, appreciate you coming on the show.

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Speaker 1: Thanks Ed, Well, that's going to do it for today's

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