SANTA CLARA, Calif. — The Denver defense was so dominant this season, part of the lead-up to a Super Bowl in which the Broncos were officially the underdogs included in-depth discussions about what the defense’s nickname should be if the team managed to win.
While the team kicked around ideas like Orange Rush, a reference to the Orange Crush teams of the late 1970s, it will take some time for a nickname to build momentum. But after powering a team with almost no offense to Sunday’s 24-10 win over the Carolina Panthers, the highest-scoring team in the N.