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"I think it is a strength," Nix said of his ability to stick with a play. " I feel like every practice I've ever been in, there's going to be a time or two during practice that you have to move and escape and practice that dynamic play."

"Certainly, this is a team that has expectations of playing in the postseason," Head Coach Sean Payton said.

After Nix led Denver to the postseason in back-to-back years, Head Coach Sean Payton expressed confidence that the third-year quarterback will "continue to improve."

"It starts right here in training camp," cornerback Pat Surtain II said. "It starts early on in the season. Our main focus is to start off fast."

"We've got young guys that we expect to step up and play," Defensive Coordinator Vance Joseph said in June.

"It's obviously great when you can do it in the regular season," Bonitto said Thursday of his playoff performance against Buffalo, "but doing it in the postseason in those big type of moments, it gives you that confidence to know you're supposed to ...

Plus, this year's Mr. Irrelevant, inside linebacker Red Murdock, is a "tackling machine."

The Broncos' signal-caller has again earned a spot among the NFL's best.

Garett Bolles and Quinn Meinerz were two of the six finalists for the league's inaugural Protector of the Year Award, and both men were named Pro Bowlers and first-team All-Pros.

The selection is the first of Sutton's career.