The Broncos’ running game starts with Phillip Lindsay, who needs 63 yards to reach 1,000. It is a role he has earned.
But as the Broncos (6-6) begin the final quarter of their season Sunday at San Francisco, don’t sleep on fellow rookie Royce Freeman.
If the Broncos play the kind of game they want Sunday – run/pass to get a lead and run to close out the game — Freeman will be critical. Although he lost a fumble, he gained 48 yards on 12 carries in last week’s win at Cincinnati.
“He obviously had a bad fumble that we don’t want, but he ran downhill,” coach Vance Joseph said.