How the Broncos defense turned disaster into dominance

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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- It's like Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons has always said: this group has to talk the talk before it can walk the walk.

Between the highs, lows and in-betweens of the Broncos' season, the team captain has stressed it nonstop.

"I always say it,'' Simmons said. "It's all about the communication, always, it's about us making sure from pre-snap to snap to post-snap, we are where we're supposed to be, doing what we are supposed to do.

"You want to know why we've been better? Yes, we've tackled, gotten turnovers, sacks, but we have communicated, at a premium level. We didn't before, whether it was mistakes, injuries or just a new system, but we…