DENVER -- If necessity is indeed the mother of invention, then embarrassment just might be the loose-lipped uncle who showed up on the Denver Broncos' doorstep to give the team a piece of his mind.
Because since the Jacksonville Jaguars pounded out 269 yards rushing that dropped the decidedly staggered Broncos to 0-4 with a last-play field goal two weeks ago, the Broncos have raised their defensive hackles a bit. The Broncos have held their past two opponents to 74 yards rushing combined and Sunday put up their first shutout win since 2017.
"In that last quarter and a half, when we were last home here, when our run defense left the stadium too early, I think it embarrassed everybody, me included," said Broncos coach Vic Fangio.