DENVER -- Denver Broncos safety Justin Simmons has played 85 games for the franchise since he was a third-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft.
He's seen the team wrestle through tough times, including five consecutive playoff misses. But Sunday, during a 28-13 victory over the Los Angeles Chargers, when the Broncos played four rookies on defense and had backups playing for backups, Simmons saw the Broncos play with consistency.
"That's the type of defense we need to be playing for the rest of the season," Simmons said. "Not the roller coaster that's kind of been the first half of the year before the bye.