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The last time the Broncos’ defense took the field, it had an off night. Vance Joseph’s unit, one of the best in the NFL by nearly every measure this fall, got shredded for 552 yards by Jameis Winston and the Cleveland Browns. Denver probably doesn’t win to get to its bye week 8-5 and firmly in playoff position, though, without a trio of interceptions by Nik Bonitto, Ja’Quan McMillian and Cody Barton. In that way, the outing was uncharacteristic but also emblematic. Emblematic of a team that’s learned how to persevere. Emblematic of a group that has gone from finding creative ways to lose to proving it can win in a variety of ways. Emblematic of a team that’s far outpaced external expectations and done so with a roster that’s mostly devoid of household names but has put the league on notice thanks to a combination of young talent, shrewd free-agent additions and an internal belief that this did not have to be a rebuilding season. The three guys that picked Winston off are prefect examples. Bonitto was the team’s top draft pick in 2022 (No.

Around the AFC One-score wonders. Kansas City is 12-1 and already has its ninth straight AFC West crown in the bag. But this has hardly been a dominant Chiefs team — until the fourth quarter. Patrick Mahomes and company are an incredible 10-0 in one-score games. Their past four wins have come by two or three points and three have been decided on field goals at the buzzer — the block against Denver and a pair of walk-offs vs.

Colts (6-7) at Broncos (8-5) When: Sunday, 2:25 p.m. MT Where: Empower Field at Mile High Radio/TV: 850 AM, 94.1 FM/CBS Broncos-Colts series: Denver is 14-12 in 26 regular-season games dating back to 1974; the Broncos lost 12-9 in the last meeting, on Oct. 6, 2022, on the road, and have dropped two in a row to Indianapolis. In the spotlight: Numbers aside, Broncos not taking Anthony Richardson lightly Anthony Richardson’s start to his career has been anything but stable. He has had moments where he displayed the talent that made him the fourth overall pick in the 2023 NFL draft.

BOULDER — Miss B knew. “She was telling me at 5 years old, this kid was going to be something special,” Bill Tome, the Boynton Beach, Fla., policeman who created the Boynton Beach Bulldogs youth athletics program, told The Denver Post. “That he was going to be the one.” Young Travis Hunter Jr.

There are all kinds of ways to win the Heisman Trophy. You can start by playing quarterback. Thirty-eight have won the award, including 16 over the last 20 years. You can revive a program and rank first in completion percentage in the nation. You can be responsible for 82% of your school’s offense, setting a conference record.

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