ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Like the overnight snowstorm that swept through Denver early Thursday, praise has been heaped on the Broncos' defense at a frenetic pace since the unit's magnum opus to date, its dismantling of the Packers in last week's 29-10 win.
It can make you feel good. It can also make you overconfident if you buy into it.
How, then, do you maintain that sharp edge to keep striving for better?
"It's always difficult," said DE Antonio Smith. "Each week, you've got to find a way to work just as hard as you did the week before.