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Art of the tipped pass: How the Broncos got so good

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- In the swirl of humanity that is the line of scrimmage -- the pushing, shoving and that's-why-you-lift-all-those-weights collisions -- sometimes the winning move is to simply raise a hand.

Or two.

When a sack is no longer an option, the play can still be won when a pass is simply knocked down. It's something at which the Denver Broncos excel.

"Oh yeah, we take it serious -- always have," Broncos defensive line coach Bill Kollar said of the tipped pass. "We work on it, really, just about every day. Why? Because it's so important.