Playing two games in five days is one of several hurdles the Broncos must overcome Thursday at San Diego. NFL players have long lamented the stress that Thursday night games put on their bodies eliminating their full week preparations. The significance increases now as the Broncos face their first division opponent, the Chargers.
Denver’s star pass rusher Von Miller doesn’t believe it’ll have any effect on his ability to get to the quarterback.
“I’m still young. So as long as I don’t have any injuries from last game, I could play back-to-back games,” Miller said. “I wouldn’t like to do back-to-back games but I could do it.