ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- The Denver Broncos' first month of the season went about as poorly as it could defensively.
But veteran players like safeties Kareem Jackson and Justin Simmons and linebacker Josey Jewell were adamant that the team had a solid game plan and simply wasn't executing in its 1-4 start.
"When you don't execute anything that's put in, it's going to look s---ty," Jackson said.
As the 4-5 Broncos now know, a few weeks does not a season make -- and the defense has made a major turnaround.