Chris Harris returned an interception for a score in Week 5 at Oakland. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
The Broncos’ defense has helped the team to a 6-0 record entering a bye week. It has amassed 26 sacks while allowing only 281.3 yards per game and a 31.6 percent opponent conversion rate on third downs. It has scored four defensive touchdowns and recorded a league-most 17 takeaways. And it has done it all through injuries and suspensions.
But although the Broncos’ record is perfect, their offense is not. They’ve scored only nine offensive touchdowns, and have outscored opponents by an average of only 6.2 points per game. By comparison, the Broncos were 5-1 after the first six games last season, but had recorded 23 offensive touchdowns and an 11.3 point-per-game differential.
Which is why cornerback Chris Harris isn’t worried about the Broncos’ defense ever becoming “comfortable” with their victories.
“We really don’t have time to get comfortable,” Harris said. “We’ve won all our games by three points or a touchdown, so you can’t get comfortable at all. All games have been nail-biters. I kind of like it like that because in the past, we’ve been able to blow people out and still play well, but then you start really feeling good about yourself and getting comfortable. Now, when our games are down to the wire, you can’t really be happy about that. You’ve just got to know that we won the game, but we still could have lost.”
