DENVER — In one fell "sweep," if you will, the Broncos broke through their ground-game frustrations as Ronnie Hillman turned the corner near the left sideline, blowing past the Vikings' purple pursuers for a 72-yard score.
It was just the spark the offense needed after weeks of endeavoring to find balance between the rush and the pass.
"We had to get the run game sparked this week. We've had three bad weeks of running the ball and tonight we got it started," Hillman said. "You always need something to spark the running game, and this week it was just me and C.