LANDOVER, Md. — In the ticks before the rep that’d shape the winding path lying before them, the Broncos’ heart and soul gathered his defense in the end zone at Northwest Stadium. There was little complexity in linebacker Alex Singleton’s message, coming off a timeout. Nobody needed a reminder of the stakes.
Calm down, Singleton remembered telling Denver’s defense, before the Commanders’ do-or-die two-point conversion attempt Sunday night. Relax. They were hardly satisfied with their effort; outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper scoffed postgame in smeared eye black that the Broncos looked like they’d “had a week off,” which they had.