Seven missed tackles before halftime and none after.
The Broncos didn’t suddenly remember how to tackle in their season-opening win over Seattle. Likely, brain and body needed to be retrained after not playing for two weeks and not playing a full game since last year.
“Whatever you can call it — jitters, the excitement of the first game, wanting to make a big hit,” safety Justin Simmons said after practice Wednesday. “All that stuff combined definitely adds up. But that’s getting fixed in practice. You just have to be mentally aware of it.”
Simmons correctly pointed out he missed two tackles.