ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — The record may look different, but the attitude hasn’t changed.
After starting the season 0-2, the Broncos went on the road and earned two hard-fought wins before returning home and extending their win streak to three in Week 5.
And while improving to 3-2 and earning a victory in the first divisional matchup of the season may have sparked some confidence in the locker room, it hasn’t changed the way the team is approaching practice and the weeks ahead.
“The energy is definitely different,” outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper said Wednesday of the 3-0 run. “It feels good around here. Everybody’s feeling good. But, that same type of energy that we had when we were hungry, when we were 0-2, we still have to keep that with us. And I think everybody still has that.”
The Broncos have consistently stressed the importance of beating divisional opponents, and the team crossed the first matchup off the list this past weekend. But as Denver now looks ahead to hosting the Chargers in Week 6, Cooper said it will be important for the team to show up ready to play at the top of its game again on Sunday.
“They’re a divisional opponent,” he said. “So we’ve got to bring our ‘A’ game. … Those are the games we’ve got to win.”
Left tackle Garett Bolles, who is currently playing his eighth season in Denver, believes this is the right group to get the job done. Bolles noted that Denver’s offensive line, which is coming off two consecutive strong performances, is “the closest group” he’s been part of during his time in Denver. And while he has seen firsthand how humble and hungry his room specifically is, the mindset is one he believes extends across the entire locker room.
“This team is just built with a bunch of people that just have the ‘it’ factor,” Bolles said. “We just want to win, [and] we just want to be the best. I’m grateful for this team. This is a very close locker room. … [We]…
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