Sean Payton told the team before the two-game road trip on the East Coast that these would define the identity of the 2024 Broncos.
Not so much their season as just the kind of team they were going to be.
After a dominating win in Tampa and a hard-fought victory in terrible conditions in New York, the Broncos revealed that identity.
Gritty.
That’s how P.J. Locke believes the team has defined itself.
“Resilience, grit,” he said. “We can play in any conditions, we are super focused, no matter what the factors are, and just come out here with our heads up.