During his first 18 games as the Broncos’ coach and defensive play-caller, Vic Fangio used only two seven-man pass-rush pressures — once apiece in the season openers at Oakland (2019) and Tennessee (this year).
But trailing Tampa Bay 10-3 in the second quarter on Sunday, Fangio got momentarily bold.
The Buccaneers faced third-and-5 from the Broncos’ 21 and had three-receiver personnel. At the snap, seven Broncos’ defenders — two linemen, four linebackers and cornerback Michael Ojemudia — rushed. Inside linebacker Alexander Johnson was the seventh rusher when running back LeSean McCoy stayed in to protect.