The Broncos coverage units in the first two games had been poor. Khalif Raymond of the Titans nearly broke a long punt return after making two defenders miss (although he was aided by holding). The return ended up being 11 yards.
Then in the Pittsburgh game, both the kickoff coverage and the punt coverage units were poor. The Broncos allowed a 49 yard kickoff return to Ray-Ray McCloud and a 32 yard punt return by Diontae Spencer. The punt coverage team also allowed a punt return for a TD that was called back because of an illegal block above the waist.