ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Steelers fans might be sitting at their laptops or tapping their devices, impatiently awaiting the smoke signals to reveal whether Ben Roethlisberger and Antonio Brown will be able to play Sunday in the divisional-playoff showdown at Sports Authority Field at Mile High.
But the Broncos aren't paying any attention to the reports from Pittsburgh, or the statements from Steelers players and coaches themselves. And if they do notice them, it's mostly with a jaundiced eye.
"They can drag it along, put the ruse on it all you want, and make it up however you want to; it [isn't anything] but the Jedi mind trick," said defensive end Antonio Smith.