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Broncos-Chargers could boil down to Pat Surtain-Keenan Allen matchup

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- To match or not to match, that is always the question for the Denver Broncos when it comes to cornerback Pat Surtain II.

Defensive coordinator Vance Joseph has picked his spots when putting his All-Pro cornerback on the opponent's best receiver this season. But trying to set the defense up for success, it isn't always as simple as set-it-and-forget-it for Surtain and where he lines up.

"It's always that balance," Joseph said. "You know with a player like Pat sometimes they, the quarterbacks, are just going to avoid him, so you have to have ways to help the guy opposite of Pat.