Almost any NFL team that wins five straight games has to do a lot of things well and also catch a little bit of luck along the way.
Such was the case for the Broncos between Oct. 19 and Sunday, when they reeled off victories in all kinds of ways — last-second heart-stoppers, grind-it-out slugfests and convincingly powerful wins against Kansas City and Cleveland.
Perhaps underrated as a strong point for Sean Payton’s team in that run: The Broncos jumped out to a lead in all five games, allowing themselves to play from ahead and, thus, play exactly how they wanted to.