The Broncos are saying all the right things in the aftermath of their official elimination from the playoff picture.
They want to finish strong. They want to prove to themselves that they can compete with the Chargers, who have emerged as the class of the AFC West. They want to build on these last two games as they head into the off-season.
Good thing. Because they’ve got a lot of building to do.
Which brings us to today’s reality check: The Miami Dolphins, who escaped the clutches of infamy by winning a game last Sunday, have a higher-rated defense than the Broncos.
No really, I’m not making this up. The Dolphins are ranked 21st, the Broncos 22nd. Five notches up from Denver are the St. Louis Rams, who lost their first eight games.
The moral to the story? It may take more than a tweak here and a tuck there to get the Broncos’ defense back to a playoff-caliber unit.
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