1 00:00:00,080 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Hello, everyone, Welcome back inside Central Health Training Center for 2 00:00:03,040 --> 00:00:04,640 Speaker 1: another episode of Broncos Now. 3 00:00:04,800 --> 00:00:06,400 Speaker 2: As always, from your host to Sidney Jones. 4 00:00:06,440 --> 00:00:08,600 Speaker 1: And coming up on today's episode, we'll hear from head 5 00:00:08,640 --> 00:00:10,600 Speaker 1: coach Sean Payn and a couple of players as they 6 00:00:10,600 --> 00:00:13,000 Speaker 1: take a look back at a Sunday's win, Plus Broncos 7 00:00:13,039 --> 00:00:15,760 Speaker 1: lead writer Eric Delala joins a show for a game recap, 8 00:00:15,880 --> 00:00:24,000 Speaker 1: all that more coming out. The Denver Broncos have now 9 00:00:24,000 --> 00:00:26,560 Speaker 1: won a five straight after their twenty nine to twelve 10 00:00:26,640 --> 00:00:29,240 Speaker 1: victory over the Cleveland Browns on a Sunday. They're also 11 00:00:29,280 --> 00:00:32,000 Speaker 1: tied for the longest active winning streak in the league, 12 00:00:32,040 --> 00:00:34,120 Speaker 1: and today we heard from head coach Sean Payn as 13 00:00:34,120 --> 00:00:36,200 Speaker 1: he talked about the team's win streak and how they've 14 00:00:36,240 --> 00:00:38,840 Speaker 1: turned this season around after starting one in five. 15 00:00:39,159 --> 00:00:41,640 Speaker 3: I think at one in five, it's not well, we 16 00:00:41,680 --> 00:00:45,320 Speaker 3: can get to six and five. It's getting the second 17 00:00:45,360 --> 00:00:49,879 Speaker 3: win and then maybe drawing some examples of what we 18 00:00:50,000 --> 00:00:52,839 Speaker 3: have to do to begin to So I don't think 19 00:00:52,880 --> 00:00:55,560 Speaker 3: you're looking that far ahead, and I don't think any 20 00:00:55,560 --> 00:00:58,680 Speaker 3: one of us look with the idea that hey, we're 21 00:00:58,680 --> 00:01:01,120 Speaker 3: going to win the next five. That's not it's it's 22 00:01:01,160 --> 00:01:05,720 Speaker 3: about winning that week, that next game, that next unit, 23 00:01:07,400 --> 00:01:12,160 Speaker 3: which I think was Green Bay, and then then the 24 00:01:12,200 --> 00:01:16,319 Speaker 3: next one and then pretty soon you know. So I think, 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:20,039 Speaker 3: you know, it was just you know, you're you're relying 26 00:01:20,080 --> 00:01:23,320 Speaker 3: on your leadership and you know, guys rolling up their 27 00:01:23,360 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 3: sleeves and getting ready to go to work. That's the 28 00:01:25,160 --> 00:01:27,880 Speaker 3: only way to that that I know how to dig out, 29 00:01:27,959 --> 00:01:32,000 Speaker 3: you know, And so I think, uh, your credit credit 30 00:01:32,080 --> 00:01:32,959 Speaker 3: the team for doing that. 31 00:01:33,200 --> 00:01:36,160 Speaker 1: Ringing back Jevonte Williams also spoke on that and credited 32 00:01:36,200 --> 00:01:38,800 Speaker 1: part of the team's success to the offensive lines play. 33 00:01:39,240 --> 00:01:40,960 Speaker 4: Yeah, I feel like those guys are on a good 34 00:01:41,040 --> 00:01:41,720 Speaker 4: job up front. 35 00:01:42,200 --> 00:01:42,959 Speaker 3: I feel like that's. 36 00:01:42,840 --> 00:01:44,720 Speaker 4: Really one of the reasons on the war Street, just 37 00:01:44,760 --> 00:01:48,320 Speaker 4: them being able to play together and communicate. And I 38 00:01:48,320 --> 00:01:48,720 Speaker 4: feel like. 39 00:01:48,760 --> 00:01:51,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, they did a good job. Gary Bose shout out 40 00:01:51,080 --> 00:01:51,400 Speaker 3: to him. 41 00:01:51,760 --> 00:01:53,480 Speaker 4: He did a good job with Mile Geary yesterday. And 42 00:01:53,480 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 4: I feel like everybody played little the front. 43 00:01:55,160 --> 00:01:57,840 Speaker 1: Coach Payton also went on to talk about the defensive performance, 44 00:01:57,840 --> 00:02:00,120 Speaker 1: how that unit's really turned things around this season, and 45 00:02:00,200 --> 00:02:02,960 Speaker 1: also talked about the amount of takeaways they've gone in 46 00:02:03,000 --> 00:02:04,040 Speaker 1: the past few games. 47 00:02:04,160 --> 00:02:07,760 Speaker 3: There's a turnaround, certainly, and a change, and then you 48 00:02:07,800 --> 00:02:10,880 Speaker 3: know we're going to be able to reference Miami in 49 00:02:10,919 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 3: a bunch of different ways for the rest of our lives. 50 00:02:13,360 --> 00:02:16,960 Speaker 3: It seems like relative to well, you did this twice 51 00:02:16,960 --> 00:02:21,679 Speaker 3: as good as But to your point, though, I think 52 00:02:21,720 --> 00:02:25,200 Speaker 3: the first thing I would say, statistically speaking, you know, 53 00:02:25,280 --> 00:02:27,360 Speaker 3: when we were at one in five and then post 54 00:02:27,440 --> 00:02:33,240 Speaker 3: one in five, we've protected the ball better, taking it 55 00:02:33,480 --> 00:02:38,480 Speaker 3: taken it away better, We've defended the run better defensively, 56 00:02:38,800 --> 00:02:43,520 Speaker 3: and I think we're playing a better complimentary brand of football. 57 00:02:43,600 --> 00:02:47,040 Speaker 3: We're playing extremely well in the kicking game. You know, 58 00:02:47,080 --> 00:02:50,000 Speaker 3: we look for those opportunities. Both are punt and kick 59 00:02:50,040 --> 00:02:54,600 Speaker 3: return units are first in the NFL. And so you 60 00:02:54,680 --> 00:02:56,600 Speaker 3: start chipping away and you look at a game like 61 00:02:56,720 --> 00:02:59,240 Speaker 3: yesterday and you say, all right, you're going to win 62 00:02:59,240 --> 00:03:01,920 Speaker 3: the rushing battle, third down battle, red zone battle, and 63 00:03:01,960 --> 00:03:05,320 Speaker 3: you're gonna win the turnover battle. The two weeks ago 64 00:03:05,360 --> 00:03:08,320 Speaker 3: at Minnesota, we didn't win those others, and we only 65 00:03:08,360 --> 00:03:12,200 Speaker 3: win that game because we won the turnover battle, where yesterday, 66 00:03:14,080 --> 00:03:16,280 Speaker 3: you know, we did those some of those other things 67 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:18,600 Speaker 3: that I alluded to in the in the postgame conference. 68 00:03:18,639 --> 00:03:23,000 Speaker 3: So I would say back to your question relative to 69 00:03:23,880 --> 00:03:27,120 Speaker 3: the difference from that early part of the season start 70 00:03:27,200 --> 00:03:31,359 Speaker 3: to where we're at now. You know, I think is 71 00:03:32,240 --> 00:03:35,560 Speaker 3: a defending the run and then you know the turnover 72 00:03:35,680 --> 00:03:39,600 Speaker 3: ratio is dramatically different. It's I would guess it's first 73 00:03:39,680 --> 00:03:40,720 Speaker 3: in the league since that. 74 00:03:40,640 --> 00:03:43,800 Speaker 1: One in five start plus Outside linebacker Niko Andino also 75 00:03:43,800 --> 00:03:46,160 Speaker 1: spoke to the media today and talked about how takeaways 76 00:03:46,160 --> 00:03:48,160 Speaker 1: have been a main focus at practice. 77 00:03:48,360 --> 00:03:49,240 Speaker 3: Credit goes to BJ. 78 00:03:49,440 --> 00:03:52,480 Speaker 4: I mean every Thursday, every Thursday, we always have a 79 00:03:52,520 --> 00:03:56,760 Speaker 4: takeaway circuit to begin the like individual period, so we'll 80 00:03:56,800 --> 00:03:59,000 Speaker 4: go through that and then just with every team period 81 00:03:59,000 --> 00:04:01,920 Speaker 4: throughout the week, coaches always making the vinc emphasis on, 82 00:04:02,120 --> 00:04:04,360 Speaker 4: you know, whether it's stripping the ball or when the 83 00:04:04,400 --> 00:04:06,480 Speaker 4: ball's in there, making sure we're making the play, or 84 00:04:06,520 --> 00:04:09,440 Speaker 4: even little things when it may be incompleted pass or 85 00:04:09,480 --> 00:04:11,160 Speaker 4: a bat at ball, just making sure that we pick 86 00:04:11,240 --> 00:04:13,400 Speaker 4: up every ball that's on the floor. I mean that's 87 00:04:13,400 --> 00:04:15,880 Speaker 4: a big credit to you know, coach BJ and what 88 00:04:15,960 --> 00:04:16,440 Speaker 4: he's doing. 89 00:04:16,600 --> 00:04:19,279 Speaker 1: He also went on to detail the defense's attitude in 90 00:04:19,320 --> 00:04:20,559 Speaker 1: a mindset as of lately. 91 00:04:20,680 --> 00:04:22,120 Speaker 4: But I feel like it's just a love that we 92 00:04:22,200 --> 00:04:24,720 Speaker 4: all have for each other. I mean, it's just everybody's 93 00:04:24,720 --> 00:04:27,080 Speaker 4: willing to play for one another. You know, we've had 94 00:04:27,080 --> 00:04:29,039 Speaker 4: so much hardship throughout the beginning of the year, and 95 00:04:29,080 --> 00:04:30,840 Speaker 4: I feel like all that stuff has just made us 96 00:04:31,040 --> 00:04:33,720 Speaker 4: closer and brought us poster not only as a defense, 97 00:04:33,760 --> 00:04:36,559 Speaker 4: but as a team. So I mean that type of stuff, 98 00:04:36,720 --> 00:04:38,680 Speaker 4: it brings guys together, and you can tell that we're 99 00:04:38,720 --> 00:04:40,840 Speaker 4: all just playing for each other out there. We're all 100 00:04:40,880 --> 00:04:43,159 Speaker 4: wanting us to make big plays, and you know, whenever 101 00:04:43,200 --> 00:04:44,400 Speaker 4: we do, we're ready to celebrate. 102 00:04:44,680 --> 00:04:46,279 Speaker 1: Now as we look ahead to the rest of the 103 00:04:46,320 --> 00:04:48,800 Speaker 1: season and the playoff picture, head coach Sean Payton talked 104 00:04:48,800 --> 00:04:51,240 Speaker 1: about how this team is really buying into the one 105 00:04:51,279 --> 00:04:52,720 Speaker 1: game out of time mentality. 106 00:04:53,120 --> 00:04:56,080 Speaker 3: I think it's so important to just immerse yourself on 107 00:04:56,160 --> 00:05:02,039 Speaker 3: the things you can control and the thing you can't control. Then, man, 108 00:05:02,839 --> 00:05:05,680 Speaker 3: let's not waste any battery life on those things, you know. 109 00:05:05,760 --> 00:05:09,440 Speaker 3: And and so you know, we got first of a 110 00:05:09,440 --> 00:05:12,800 Speaker 3: handful of road games coming up. We're playing in Houston. 111 00:05:12,880 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 3: The game has been moved up so it's twelve noon 112 00:05:14,960 --> 00:05:19,160 Speaker 3: start time. You know, we're gonna be practicing and and 113 00:05:19,240 --> 00:05:21,640 Speaker 3: around about that time. During the whole week, you know, 114 00:05:21,680 --> 00:05:26,480 Speaker 3: we practiced at twelve noon and in in other words, 115 00:05:28,400 --> 00:05:31,160 Speaker 3: here's the forecast. You know, we got an indoor environment, 116 00:05:31,200 --> 00:05:34,719 Speaker 3: here's the surface. I'll put the Houston logo heads on 117 00:05:34,760 --> 00:05:37,720 Speaker 3: the field. We're playing on the road, a team that's young, talented, 118 00:05:39,000 --> 00:05:42,760 Speaker 3: it came off of tough losses past weekend. And here 119 00:05:42,800 --> 00:05:45,080 Speaker 3: are the facts about who we're playing. And then all right, 120 00:05:45,160 --> 00:05:49,040 Speaker 3: what do we have to do to play well in 121 00:05:49,080 --> 00:05:51,719 Speaker 3: this game? And then kind of go from there. But 122 00:05:54,600 --> 00:05:56,679 Speaker 3: to your questions, and a handful of you who asked, 123 00:05:56,680 --> 00:06:02,599 Speaker 3: I'm not like put, for instance, the AFC chart on 124 00:06:02,640 --> 00:06:04,760 Speaker 3: a power point said all right, here's where it's at, 125 00:06:04,800 --> 00:06:09,359 Speaker 3: here's what we need. I just haven't done that because 126 00:06:09,400 --> 00:06:12,160 Speaker 3: I don't know that that helps, and I don't know 127 00:06:12,279 --> 00:06:15,960 Speaker 3: that it's nothing that I don't think any of these 128 00:06:15,960 --> 00:06:19,720 Speaker 3: players don't already know. You know, these games are important. 129 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:21,760 Speaker 3: You know when you when you dig yourself in a 130 00:06:21,760 --> 00:06:24,160 Speaker 3: hole at the start of the season, then there's a 131 00:06:24,160 --> 00:06:27,160 Speaker 3: little less wiggle room, you know, down the stretch. 132 00:06:27,360 --> 00:06:29,599 Speaker 1: Now, joining mean you're inside the Broncos podcast studio for 133 00:06:29,640 --> 00:06:32,280 Speaker 1: a game recap is Broncos lead writer Eric Tlala. Eric, 134 00:06:32,279 --> 00:06:34,520 Speaker 1: thanks for joining me today on this victory Monday. 135 00:06:34,720 --> 00:06:35,760 Speaker 5: Yes, I said another one. 136 00:06:35,880 --> 00:06:38,680 Speaker 1: I know, five straight, i'man a winning record now, Eric, 137 00:06:39,279 --> 00:06:40,800 Speaker 1: I can't even believe it. 138 00:06:40,080 --> 00:06:41,680 Speaker 5: It is hard to believe. 139 00:06:41,880 --> 00:06:44,720 Speaker 6: You know, a month ago, six weeks ago, if you'd 140 00:06:44,760 --> 00:06:47,680 Speaker 6: said we'd be sitting here, I would not have believed 141 00:06:47,680 --> 00:06:51,200 Speaker 6: you probably, but it's been exciting to see they've they've 142 00:06:51,279 --> 00:06:52,840 Speaker 6: found a way to keep momentum going. 143 00:06:52,880 --> 00:06:53,880 Speaker 5: And it's it's hard in this. 144 00:06:53,880 --> 00:06:56,400 Speaker 6: League to win week after week and not have a 145 00:06:56,480 --> 00:06:59,280 Speaker 6: letdown game, not have a game where you're not. 146 00:06:59,279 --> 00:07:00,119 Speaker 5: Just a little bit off. 147 00:07:00,160 --> 00:07:03,560 Speaker 6: And le Broncos haven't been perfect during this stretch. There's 148 00:07:03,560 --> 00:07:05,880 Speaker 6: been some games they've had to grind out, but they've 149 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,640 Speaker 6: played well. They found a way to keep it going, 150 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,160 Speaker 6: and you look back, they've beaten some good teams. Kansas City, 151 00:07:10,400 --> 00:07:13,360 Speaker 6: Buffalo just went toe to toe with the Eagles. Minnesota 152 00:07:13,360 --> 00:07:16,440 Speaker 6: obviously a good team. In Cleveland, they'd been pushing people 153 00:07:16,480 --> 00:07:20,880 Speaker 6: around seven and three. Best defense defense exactly best defense 154 00:07:21,080 --> 00:07:24,760 Speaker 6: in decades by some statistics, and Denver took it to. 155 00:07:24,800 --> 00:07:27,000 Speaker 1: Him, there's a lot of positives to come out of 156 00:07:27,040 --> 00:07:28,720 Speaker 1: this game, Eric, and I know Head coached on pain. 157 00:07:29,080 --> 00:07:31,120 Speaker 2: He was pleased with Sunday's performance. 158 00:07:31,120 --> 00:07:32,520 Speaker 1: You know, he talked about how he was pleased with 159 00:07:32,560 --> 00:07:35,680 Speaker 1: the team's physicality, I mean, their ability to run the ball, 160 00:07:35,840 --> 00:07:37,960 Speaker 1: red zone efficiency. I mean, it was nice to hear 161 00:07:38,040 --> 00:07:39,880 Speaker 1: him talk about all that stuff on Sunday after the game. 162 00:07:40,280 --> 00:07:42,520 Speaker 6: Yeah, you know, again, I think this team kind of 163 00:07:42,640 --> 00:07:45,720 Speaker 6: escaped a couple games this season. You think the Minnesota 164 00:07:45,760 --> 00:07:48,960 Speaker 6: game where they were out gained and third down numbers 165 00:07:49,000 --> 00:07:51,120 Speaker 6: weren't good, and red zone efficiency and all that, and 166 00:07:51,320 --> 00:07:53,640 Speaker 6: they still were able to win because of turnovers. But 167 00:07:53,720 --> 00:07:56,280 Speaker 6: this was closer to a complete performance, and it still 168 00:07:56,360 --> 00:07:59,880 Speaker 6: wasn't perfect, and it still was a really good defense, 169 00:08:00,040 --> 00:08:03,040 Speaker 6: and you know, they found some success on the ground. 170 00:08:03,080 --> 00:08:06,200 Speaker 6: But by and large, this was probably one of the 171 00:08:06,200 --> 00:08:09,000 Speaker 6: more complete, if not the most complete win of the 172 00:08:09,040 --> 00:08:10,400 Speaker 6: season for the Broncos. 173 00:08:10,400 --> 00:08:11,600 Speaker 5: I mean, if you put it right there with the 174 00:08:11,680 --> 00:08:14,360 Speaker 5: Chiefs win several weeks ago. 175 00:08:14,440 --> 00:08:16,920 Speaker 6: But you know, this was again they were better in 176 00:08:16,920 --> 00:08:19,200 Speaker 6: the red zone three of five, and really kind of 177 00:08:19,200 --> 00:08:21,000 Speaker 6: that last one. The Broncos were just trying to run 178 00:08:21,000 --> 00:08:24,280 Speaker 6: a little bit of clock. Three touchdowns on their first 179 00:08:24,320 --> 00:08:27,240 Speaker 6: four red zone possessions against the defense that was only 180 00:08:27,280 --> 00:08:30,240 Speaker 6: allowing to red zone possessions per game coming into that. 181 00:08:30,800 --> 00:08:33,480 Speaker 6: The defense held the Browns to field goals on their 182 00:08:33,520 --> 00:08:37,560 Speaker 6: first two red zone attempts, forced three more turnovers, ran 183 00:08:37,600 --> 00:08:39,560 Speaker 6: the ball for a season high one hundred and sixty 184 00:08:39,600 --> 00:08:42,360 Speaker 6: nine yards on the ground, only let Russell Wilson get 185 00:08:42,400 --> 00:08:45,360 Speaker 6: sacked one time. I think Males Garrett had one quarterback pressure. 186 00:08:45,840 --> 00:08:49,680 Speaker 6: Shout out to Garett Boles for that performance. No mistakes 187 00:08:49,679 --> 00:08:52,520 Speaker 6: in the special teams game. I mean it just it 188 00:08:53,040 --> 00:08:56,360 Speaker 6: was a strong performance and they continue to find ways 189 00:08:56,400 --> 00:08:59,199 Speaker 6: to overcome adversity. You see a stretch there where the 190 00:08:59,480 --> 00:09:01,679 Speaker 6: Browns cut to fourteen to twelve, and if not for 191 00:09:01,760 --> 00:09:04,880 Speaker 6: an Amari Cooper drop, it's fourteen fourteen and that's a 192 00:09:04,880 --> 00:09:06,600 Speaker 6: big moment of the game. If the Broncos go three 193 00:09:06,640 --> 00:09:09,080 Speaker 6: and out there, you're probably in a little bit of trouble. 194 00:09:09,600 --> 00:09:11,960 Speaker 6: And again, this is a Browns defense that forces three 195 00:09:11,960 --> 00:09:14,240 Speaker 6: and outs at a higher rate than any team since 196 00:09:14,280 --> 00:09:17,360 Speaker 6: they started tracking that in two thousand. Instead, the Broncos 197 00:09:17,400 --> 00:09:19,240 Speaker 6: marched down the field, so am jp Ryan has a 198 00:09:19,240 --> 00:09:21,480 Speaker 6: big run. I don't know if it was on angry 199 00:09:21,559 --> 00:09:24,000 Speaker 6: Runs on Good Morning Football, but it probably deserved to 200 00:09:24,040 --> 00:09:26,680 Speaker 6: be exactly, and they just get a field goal, but 201 00:09:26,679 --> 00:09:28,199 Speaker 6: they take a bunch of time off the clock. They 202 00:09:28,240 --> 00:09:32,920 Speaker 6: push it back to where Cleveland needs a touchdown. And 203 00:09:32,960 --> 00:09:35,440 Speaker 6: then you know another time where they responded was after 204 00:09:35,480 --> 00:09:37,839 Speaker 6: the Baron Browning penalty. They find a way to get 205 00:09:37,840 --> 00:09:40,319 Speaker 6: off the field. And so you see this team keep responding, 206 00:09:40,360 --> 00:09:42,439 Speaker 6: they don't beat themselves and they end up with. 207 00:09:42,400 --> 00:09:42,880 Speaker 5: A huge win. 208 00:09:43,640 --> 00:09:45,480 Speaker 1: Eric going off of the run game there, I know 209 00:09:45,720 --> 00:09:48,719 Speaker 1: Russell Wilson he rushed for eleven times for thirty four 210 00:09:48,800 --> 00:09:50,880 Speaker 1: yards and that's the most carries that he's had as 211 00:09:50,920 --> 00:09:53,480 Speaker 1: a Bronco too. So can you just talk about his 212 00:09:53,559 --> 00:09:54,880 Speaker 1: performance overall on what you thought? 213 00:09:55,000 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 6: Yeah, I mean, he's not going to jump off the 214 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:59,920 Speaker 6: page statistically, right, just one hundred something yards and didn't THRW. 215 00:10:00,000 --> 00:10:04,640 Speaker 6: I believe through at twenty two times, passer rating over ninety, 216 00:10:05,000 --> 00:10:08,760 Speaker 6: so that was good. And he made some plays that 217 00:10:09,320 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 6: won't show up on the stat sheet in terms of 218 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:13,360 Speaker 6: the opening deep throat of Cortland Sutton where there's a 219 00:10:13,360 --> 00:10:16,840 Speaker 6: pass interference, another thirty plus yard completion that gets called 220 00:10:16,840 --> 00:10:20,040 Speaker 6: back because of offensive pass interference that Sean Payton after 221 00:10:20,040 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 6: the game just said, I'm going to count that one 222 00:10:22,240 --> 00:10:24,199 Speaker 6: doesn't didn't want to criticize the officials, but said in 223 00:10:24,240 --> 00:10:27,160 Speaker 6: his head, O count that one. But yeah, Russ made 224 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:29,560 Speaker 6: some good plays in terms of his like certainly the 225 00:10:29,600 --> 00:10:33,920 Speaker 6: second touchdown drive that was spurred by a Reid option 226 00:10:34,000 --> 00:10:36,000 Speaker 6: play there where Russ gets to the outside, then he 227 00:10:36,040 --> 00:10:38,920 Speaker 6: gets in the end zone later on the drive again 228 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,800 Speaker 6: and again he made plays where he's avoiding pressure either 229 00:10:41,880 --> 00:10:43,800 Speaker 6: finding positive yardage. 230 00:10:43,960 --> 00:10:45,520 Speaker 5: Even on the play where he lost the fumble. 231 00:10:45,600 --> 00:10:49,400 Speaker 6: Said it's third and long, might have even been fourth 232 00:10:49,400 --> 00:10:51,960 Speaker 6: down there, and he finds a way to get a 233 00:10:51,960 --> 00:10:54,760 Speaker 6: first down, and yeah, I think it was fourth and two, right, 234 00:10:54,800 --> 00:10:58,760 Speaker 6: and he gets a first down, and you know, jeremioh 235 00:10:58,760 --> 00:11:01,719 Speaker 6: Wosucormo makes a great play and forces a fumble. But 236 00:11:01,760 --> 00:11:04,480 Speaker 6: otherwise we're talking about that is another big play for 237 00:11:04,600 --> 00:11:07,720 Speaker 6: Russell Wilson. And so you know, whether it's that, whether 238 00:11:07,760 --> 00:11:09,840 Speaker 6: it's throwing on the run like his throat Adam Troutman, 239 00:11:10,200 --> 00:11:14,119 Speaker 6: he's making big plays. It was from a QBR standpoint, 240 00:11:14,280 --> 00:11:17,480 Speaker 6: ESPN's rating the third best performance by a quarterback this week, 241 00:11:17,840 --> 00:11:21,800 Speaker 6: the best of Russ's career here in Denver. And you're 242 00:11:21,800 --> 00:11:24,640 Speaker 6: doing all that against a really good defense that it 243 00:11:24,679 --> 00:11:26,640 Speaker 6: was missing a couple of pieces, to be fair, and 244 00:11:26,679 --> 00:11:31,000 Speaker 6: Denzel Ward and Anthony Walker, but Jay Okay is really good. 245 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:34,360 Speaker 6: Miles Garrett obviously we know how good he is. A 246 00:11:34,400 --> 00:11:37,959 Speaker 6: lot of talent on that defense, and I don't want 247 00:11:37,960 --> 00:11:40,240 Speaker 6: to say they made it look easy, but they ran 248 00:11:40,280 --> 00:11:42,080 Speaker 6: the ball officially, and then Russ made the plays he 249 00:11:42,120 --> 00:11:44,240 Speaker 6: needed to make and didn't put the ball in harms 250 00:11:44,240 --> 00:11:47,280 Speaker 6: away for the most part, and it was a convincing 251 00:11:47,440 --> 00:11:48,439 Speaker 6: offensive performance. 252 00:11:48,559 --> 00:11:51,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, definitely, Eric. I know it seems like every single week. 253 00:11:51,520 --> 00:11:53,200 Speaker 1: Now, well at least in the past four weeks, we've 254 00:11:53,240 --> 00:11:55,600 Speaker 1: continued to talk about the takeaways as defense has made 255 00:11:55,920 --> 00:11:59,040 Speaker 1: like we're on a takeaway tracker now fifteen at this point. 256 00:11:59,280 --> 00:12:00,880 Speaker 1: I know a lot of people kind of talked about 257 00:12:00,880 --> 00:12:03,679 Speaker 1: how this defense wouldn't really be able to keep it going. 258 00:12:03,720 --> 00:12:06,480 Speaker 1: But four games in now, I mean fifteen takeaways in 259 00:12:06,520 --> 00:12:09,679 Speaker 1: four games, three last name vers of Brown, So they're keeping. 260 00:12:09,520 --> 00:12:12,280 Speaker 6: A roll in they are, And again I think we 261 00:12:12,320 --> 00:12:14,680 Speaker 6: talked about this last week. Some of them are maybe 262 00:12:14,720 --> 00:12:15,920 Speaker 6: a little fluky. 263 00:12:15,720 --> 00:12:16,120 Speaker 5: Right. 264 00:12:17,520 --> 00:12:21,040 Speaker 6: You think of yesterday the you know, having the tight 265 00:12:21,120 --> 00:12:25,160 Speaker 6: end lineup butonder center and loses the snap there. But 266 00:12:25,559 --> 00:12:27,720 Speaker 6: what's not fluky is the Bronco's ability to get to 267 00:12:27,800 --> 00:12:30,320 Speaker 6: these fumbles. You see Alex Singleton diving over the top 268 00:12:30,320 --> 00:12:32,679 Speaker 6: of the pile and pulling the tight end away so 269 00:12:32,720 --> 00:12:35,760 Speaker 6: he can't recover it. Lets the Broncos. I believe Mike 270 00:12:35,760 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 6: Purcell got that one. Lets him grab the football. That's 271 00:12:39,240 --> 00:12:42,720 Speaker 6: effort and that's controllable, and that's something that isn't fluky, 272 00:12:42,800 --> 00:12:46,920 Speaker 6: doesn't have to change. And then I think when you 273 00:12:46,960 --> 00:12:50,160 Speaker 6: play a rookie quarterback or then a young quarterback after 274 00:12:50,200 --> 00:12:53,520 Speaker 6: Dorian Thompson Robinson goes out, you're going to have opportunities 275 00:12:53,559 --> 00:12:55,839 Speaker 6: when you put pressure on them because they're going to 276 00:12:55,880 --> 00:12:59,839 Speaker 6: make mistakes. Certainly when the Browns fall behind by doubled 277 00:13:00,280 --> 00:13:03,440 Speaker 6: there and PJ. Walker has to start taking chances, those 278 00:13:03,440 --> 00:13:06,880 Speaker 6: are situations where turnovers happen. And so I do think 279 00:13:07,040 --> 00:13:09,120 Speaker 6: that can be repeated in terms of, hey, can the 280 00:13:09,160 --> 00:13:11,600 Speaker 6: Broncos get out to an early lead in Houston? 281 00:13:11,640 --> 00:13:12,240 Speaker 5: And C J. 282 00:13:12,320 --> 00:13:16,600 Speaker 6: Stroud's had a phenomenal rookie season and really has avoided 283 00:13:16,640 --> 00:13:18,760 Speaker 6: making mistakes. But if he's gonna make a mistake, you'd 284 00:13:18,760 --> 00:13:21,000 Speaker 6: imagine it's going to be when he's trailing. So that 285 00:13:21,000 --> 00:13:24,640 Speaker 6: that is a formula where put these guys in a deficit, 286 00:13:24,800 --> 00:13:27,880 Speaker 6: put them behind the change third and long. I mean 287 00:13:27,920 --> 00:13:30,360 Speaker 6: it's not like these these plays are always happening on 288 00:13:30,600 --> 00:13:32,959 Speaker 6: first and ten and second and two. They're in these 289 00:13:33,000 --> 00:13:36,120 Speaker 6: high pressure situations a third and one, fourth and one, 290 00:13:36,360 --> 00:13:39,680 Speaker 6: a third and long, you know, plays that are it 291 00:13:39,800 --> 00:13:43,000 Speaker 6: forces the offense to be a little bit more precise 292 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:45,160 Speaker 6: or just there's their pressure in that moment and the 293 00:13:45,200 --> 00:13:48,480 Speaker 6: Broncos are taking advantage. So I do think, you know, 294 00:13:48,480 --> 00:13:50,600 Speaker 6: are gonna play some good quarterbacks here coming up c J. 295 00:13:50,679 --> 00:13:51,880 Speaker 5: Stroud, justin Herbert. 296 00:13:52,600 --> 00:13:54,560 Speaker 6: Jared Goff has turned it over a little bit recently, 297 00:13:54,559 --> 00:13:56,880 Speaker 6: but obviously he can play at a high level. So 298 00:13:56,920 --> 00:13:59,440 Speaker 6: you're gonna have to see if you can keep it going. 299 00:13:59,520 --> 00:14:03,280 Speaker 6: But especially this last game, they weren't flukes. I mean, 300 00:14:04,360 --> 00:14:06,319 Speaker 6: you know dtr and then PJ Walkert, they were both 301 00:14:06,320 --> 00:14:08,440 Speaker 6: putting the ball in harm's way, and it's possible the 302 00:14:08,440 --> 00:14:11,559 Speaker 6: Broncos could have had a couple of interceptions. Certainly against 303 00:14:11,600 --> 00:14:14,960 Speaker 6: Minnesota we saw that right where Josh Dobbs was maybe 304 00:14:15,040 --> 00:14:17,000 Speaker 6: lucky to not get picked off a couple more times. 305 00:14:17,000 --> 00:14:19,720 Speaker 6: So I think it's more about this attacking style of defense, 306 00:14:19,720 --> 00:14:22,560 Speaker 6: getting after the quarterback, having people to the ball, and 307 00:14:23,160 --> 00:14:25,240 Speaker 6: having that second person try to rip the ball out 308 00:14:25,600 --> 00:14:28,960 Speaker 6: and it's been critical to this win streak, but I 309 00:14:29,000 --> 00:14:30,920 Speaker 6: do think they can keep it going. And then the 310 00:14:30,960 --> 00:14:32,680 Speaker 6: other side, which is a huge part of it too, 311 00:14:32,760 --> 00:14:34,640 Speaker 6: is the Broncos have shown that they're not going to 312 00:14:34,680 --> 00:14:37,400 Speaker 6: turn the ball over very much, and so it's not 313 00:14:37,600 --> 00:14:40,480 Speaker 6: just about getting takeaways. It's hey, even if you win 314 00:14:40,520 --> 00:14:43,920 Speaker 6: the take away battle two to one instead of for 315 00:14:44,080 --> 00:14:46,840 Speaker 6: to one or you know, it's one thing if you 316 00:14:46,840 --> 00:14:49,640 Speaker 6: get three takeaways yesterday, but you turn the ball over 317 00:14:49,720 --> 00:14:51,520 Speaker 6: three times too. Now, all of a sudden, you don't 318 00:14:51,520 --> 00:14:54,200 Speaker 6: have an advantage. The Broncos are taking the ball away 319 00:14:54,640 --> 00:14:56,360 Speaker 6: and for the most part, the offense is not turning 320 00:14:56,400 --> 00:14:59,320 Speaker 6: it over, and so you're getting that benefit that wouldn't 321 00:14:59,360 --> 00:15:00,960 Speaker 6: be there if you're not protecting the ball too. 322 00:15:01,080 --> 00:15:03,240 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure, Eric, I know head coached on pain. 323 00:15:03,360 --> 00:15:05,480 Speaker 1: He talked about how impressed he's been with the offensive 324 00:15:05,480 --> 00:15:07,240 Speaker 1: line and defensive line too. I want to I know 325 00:15:07,280 --> 00:15:09,280 Speaker 1: you mentioned Garrett Boles earlier, so I want to highlight 326 00:15:09,400 --> 00:15:11,120 Speaker 1: him for a second because he had a heck of 327 00:15:11,120 --> 00:15:13,800 Speaker 1: a game on Sunday again going up against Miles Garrett. 328 00:15:14,000 --> 00:15:17,240 Speaker 6: Yeah, Miles Garrett, arguably the best pass rusher in the league, 329 00:15:17,720 --> 00:15:20,040 Speaker 6: was leading the league in sacks coming in, and he 330 00:15:20,080 --> 00:15:21,960 Speaker 6: got banged up during the game, to be fair, but 331 00:15:22,840 --> 00:15:26,760 Speaker 6: Garrett Boles made him a non factor. And you know, 332 00:15:26,800 --> 00:15:28,600 Speaker 6: I think maybe he had a couple of tackles, but 333 00:15:28,640 --> 00:15:30,200 Speaker 6: for the most part, he was not a guy that. 334 00:15:32,000 --> 00:15:32,640 Speaker 5: Changed the game. 335 00:15:32,680 --> 00:15:34,840 Speaker 6: And I think coming in, that's what you that's what 336 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:36,920 Speaker 6: you were hoping for, is even if he has a 337 00:15:36,920 --> 00:15:39,600 Speaker 6: couple of sacks, don't let him change the outcome of 338 00:15:39,640 --> 00:15:42,760 Speaker 6: the game. And he didn't even have that level of success. 339 00:15:42,800 --> 00:15:44,360 Speaker 6: And I think Mike McGlinchey was the only who said 340 00:15:44,360 --> 00:15:46,560 Speaker 6: it after the game that Garret Boles will remember this 341 00:15:46,640 --> 00:15:49,360 Speaker 6: performance for a long time because he did it against 342 00:15:49,440 --> 00:15:50,800 Speaker 6: one of the very best in the league. 343 00:15:51,640 --> 00:15:54,080 Speaker 5: You know, we've seen Garrett have success at. 344 00:15:54,000 --> 00:15:56,640 Speaker 6: Times, struggle at times, and certainly right now he's playing 345 00:15:56,680 --> 00:15:59,840 Speaker 6: really good football. This offensive line in general is gelling 346 00:16:00,240 --> 00:16:02,720 Speaker 6: knock on wood. They've been healthy, they've played together. That 347 00:16:02,880 --> 00:16:07,600 Speaker 6: certainly helps Russell's able to avoid pressure when he needs to. 348 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,880 Speaker 6: But then you know, last night there were times the 349 00:16:10,960 --> 00:16:14,360 Speaker 6: touchdown to Adam Troutman that was a long developing play 350 00:16:14,720 --> 00:16:16,840 Speaker 6: and Russ eventually had to bail out of the pocket 351 00:16:16,960 --> 00:16:17,520 Speaker 6: and roll right. 352 00:16:17,560 --> 00:16:18,280 Speaker 5: But for a long time. 353 00:16:18,280 --> 00:16:19,640 Speaker 6: He was able to just stand there and kind of 354 00:16:19,640 --> 00:16:22,880 Speaker 6: survey what's going on, who's open, look at the coverage 355 00:16:22,880 --> 00:16:26,480 Speaker 6: down the field. That's a testament to the offensive line. Certainly, 356 00:16:26,480 --> 00:16:30,440 Speaker 6: when you run the ball well and defenders have to 357 00:16:30,440 --> 00:16:32,400 Speaker 6: creep up, it makes throwing the ball a little bit easier. 358 00:16:33,200 --> 00:16:36,200 Speaker 6: But yeah, these offensive linemen are playing really well right 359 00:16:36,240 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 6: now and they're a big reason by Denver's succeeding. Same 360 00:16:39,080 --> 00:16:41,240 Speaker 6: thing on the defensive side, the defensive line, DJ Jones, 361 00:16:41,320 --> 00:16:43,520 Speaker 6: Zach Allen, they've brought it the last few weeks. 362 00:16:43,600 --> 00:16:45,920 Speaker 1: Definitely Eric looking ahead and you know, as we head 363 00:16:45,960 --> 00:16:49,640 Speaker 1: on into this three game road stretch, I know Texans 364 00:16:49,640 --> 00:16:52,040 Speaker 1: are six and five now too as we head to Houston, 365 00:16:52,120 --> 00:16:54,840 Speaker 1: So give us an update on the playoff picture here. 366 00:16:55,240 --> 00:16:57,880 Speaker 6: Yeah, well the Broncos right now six and five, tied 367 00:16:57,880 --> 00:17:00,840 Speaker 6: with Houston and Indianapolis kind of for that fine a 368 00:17:00,880 --> 00:17:05,120 Speaker 6: wild card spot. Broncos are not in that wild card 369 00:17:05,280 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 6: spot the seven seed because of some tie breakers. Right now, 370 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:10,000 Speaker 6: I think the key is just keep winning, just keep 371 00:17:10,040 --> 00:17:10,960 Speaker 6: focusing on yourself. 372 00:17:11,000 --> 00:17:11,840 Speaker 5: This is a big one. 373 00:17:11,880 --> 00:17:15,239 Speaker 6: But Sean Payton's kind of said, hey, the focus has 374 00:17:15,280 --> 00:17:16,960 Speaker 6: to be on us, and that if we don't win. 375 00:17:17,000 --> 00:17:19,120 Speaker 6: It doesn't matter what other teams around the league are doing, 376 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:20,800 Speaker 6: it doesn't matter what Houston's record is. 377 00:17:21,600 --> 00:17:22,360 Speaker 5: We've got to win. 378 00:17:22,560 --> 00:17:24,800 Speaker 6: And so the Broncos have done a great job so 379 00:17:24,880 --> 00:17:27,159 Speaker 6: far taking this one game at a time during this 380 00:17:27,240 --> 00:17:28,040 Speaker 6: five game stretch. 381 00:17:28,040 --> 00:17:29,520 Speaker 5: They've got to continue to do that. 382 00:17:30,000 --> 00:17:33,399 Speaker 6: This is a tough opponent, certainly, and then just a 383 00:17:33,440 --> 00:17:37,359 Speaker 6: tough stretch. It's rare that teams play three games in 384 00:17:37,400 --> 00:17:39,119 Speaker 6: a row on the road. I believe the Broncos have 385 00:17:39,160 --> 00:17:41,400 Speaker 6: done it just nine times in franchise. 386 00:17:41,000 --> 00:17:43,040 Speaker 5: History, and it's tough to have success. 387 00:17:43,080 --> 00:17:45,120 Speaker 6: I think during that stretch the Broncos have never won 388 00:17:45,480 --> 00:17:48,200 Speaker 6: more than one game in a three game road stretch. 389 00:17:48,320 --> 00:17:50,679 Speaker 6: So you know, obviously, if that's how it plays out, 390 00:17:50,760 --> 00:17:53,440 Speaker 6: the Broncos are seven and seven, probably need to win 391 00:17:53,480 --> 00:17:56,280 Speaker 6: the final three. But you hope if you take it 392 00:17:56,320 --> 00:17:58,200 Speaker 6: one game at a time, you can find more success. 393 00:17:58,200 --> 00:18:00,959 Speaker 6: Maybe get two, maybe get all three, And the way 394 00:18:01,000 --> 00:18:04,040 Speaker 6: the Broncos are playing right now, it's certainly not out 395 00:18:04,040 --> 00:18:07,560 Speaker 6: of the question. But I think the focus Sean Payne said, 396 00:18:07,640 --> 00:18:10,119 Speaker 6: you've got it. You can't waste your your mental battery 397 00:18:10,520 --> 00:18:13,320 Speaker 6: on things you can't control, and worrying about, Hey, are 398 00:18:13,359 --> 00:18:16,720 Speaker 6: the are the Colts losing right now? Are the you know, 399 00:18:16,720 --> 00:18:19,040 Speaker 6: are the Steelers losing? You know what's going on in 400 00:18:19,040 --> 00:18:23,160 Speaker 6: this game over here? That that doesn't help. You've got 401 00:18:23,200 --> 00:18:25,520 Speaker 6: to worry about putting together the best possible plan to 402 00:18:25,560 --> 00:18:27,440 Speaker 6: beat the Texans, getting ready to go on the road, 403 00:18:28,160 --> 00:18:31,679 Speaker 6: play one of the better young quarterbacks in NFL history, 404 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:33,879 Speaker 6: and find a way to get a win. And that's 405 00:18:33,920 --> 00:18:36,440 Speaker 6: how you keep yourself in this playoff conversation. 406 00:18:36,840 --> 00:18:38,080 Speaker 2: Really exciting stuff, Eric. 407 00:18:38,119 --> 00:18:39,879 Speaker 5: Yeah, it's a it's a big one this week, and 408 00:18:40,040 --> 00:18:40,359 Speaker 5: it is. 409 00:18:40,840 --> 00:18:42,360 Speaker 6: You know, a few weeks ago we heard Shawn say 410 00:18:42,359 --> 00:18:44,280 Speaker 6: after that Chiefs game, We're going to play in bigger 411 00:18:44,320 --> 00:18:47,000 Speaker 6: games than this. Each week you win, you get to 412 00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:48,159 Speaker 6: play in another one of those big. 413 00:18:48,040 --> 00:18:50,920 Speaker 2: Games, meaningful games in December. We love it, Eric, appreciate you. 414 00:18:50,960 --> 00:18:52,440 Speaker 2: During the show today you got it. 415 00:18:52,400 --> 00:18:54,639 Speaker 1: Said, well, that's going to do it for today's episode A. 416 00:18:54,680 --> 00:18:57,000 Speaker 1: Bronco is now Broncos Country. Thanks so much for tuning in. 417 00:18:57,040 --> 00:18:59,000 Speaker 1: I'll meet you right back here on the Broncos podcast 418 00:18:59,040 --> 00:19:00,200 Speaker 1: network and you two. 419 00:19:00,119 --> 00:19:02,440 Speaker 2: Up tomorrow for another episode. I'll see you well then. 420 00:19:07,359 --> 00:19:07,679 Speaker 3: MHM.