Good morning, Broncos Country!
The Denver Broncos know how to win games.
No matter the situation this team is in, the Broncos never lose belief that they’re still in the game. That’s one of the main reasons Denver has set the NFL record for 16 straight wins in one-score games.
It’s also why the bye week comes at a great time. The Broncos are eager to use it for the stretch run, but also to give everyone a breather from these heart-racing finishes.
As Denver head coach Sean Payton said to the media after the win over the Carolina
Panthers in one-score games:
“Well, part of it pisses me off because there’s been a few of them that you would say shouldn’t have been one-score games, and then obviously there’s some that are, but they’ve been great. We knew coming in Thursday, we just knew the type of team we were playing. They’ve been doing some really explosive things on offense. They were banged up, certainly, on defense, as we were.
“But we’ll take this break, but we still have to be — and it’s not that you’re never satisfied, but we still have some work to do. To your question, I don’t think I have a great answer. I think we had a decent start. We ended up settling for a field goal.”
For the Broncos, that confidence you’re never out of a game is a powerful thing. It’s not so much easier for the team, but a belief.
As a fan, it never gets easy.
“I’ll be honest, it seems like it’s always the same feeling,” Broncos quarterback Bo Nix said to the media after the win over the Panthers. “There’s always a look in the huddle that, like, hey guys, we don’t have a choice right here. We got to go make something out of it. Today, those second-half touchdowns were really, really important. We were down by one there, 14-13, and we needed one and went and scored, missed the two-point, and got another opportunity. Then, (we) went down and got another touchdown.
“I thought that was the best part of the game because it showed that we stacked two drives together, two critical moments, and gave our defense some rest on the sideline with those longer drives. Also, a good cushion, and they did just a good job responding and scoring.”
Since it keeps happening, is it lucky or good?
“Well, when it keeps happening, I think our league is what it is,” Payton said to the media after the win over Carolina. “When those things keep falling your way, that’s not by accident.”
At least we get a reprieve for the week.
