ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- A battered Denver Broncos defense, coming off its best all-around effort of the season in Sunday's 30-16 victory over the Dallas Cowboys, will have to make do without yet another starter in the short term.
Rookie cornerback Pat Surtain II, who was the Broncos' first-round pick this past April, will miss multiple games with what team sources said is a sprained knee. The Broncos were taking that diagnosis as good news, however, with the potential of Surtain's return to the lineup later this season.
Surtain left the win over the Cowboys in the third quarter.