ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Save for one ugly prime-time effort against the New York Giants over their first six games of the season, one of the safest bets for the Denver Broncos has been their run defense.
In the other five games, the Broncos have surrendered a combined total of 133 rushing yards to Melvin Gordon (two games), Ezekiel Elliott, LeSean McCoy and Marshawn Lynch -- 26.6 yards per game. The Giants' Orleans Darkwa, who pounded out 117 yards rushing in New York's 23-10 victory over the Broncos, is the outlier.