He did just enough and he lived off that defense,” ex-Broncos DL Shelby Harris said of Bo Nix’s win over the Browns.

“Everybody in that locker room, every guy wants to already play next week at this point,” Nix said. “We’re all competitively frustrated, and I think we’re excited for this opportunity. We know this next one’s the most important, and we just want to go out next week and not feel this way again.”

But to have such immediate success against the Los Angeles Chargers, with touchdown drives on all three of the Broncos' initial possessions, building an 11-point lead twice, this game was Denver's oyster,