It will be remembered as the game in which Khalil Mack used his power and speed and had five sacks. But Sunday’s win in Denver was also when head coach Jack Del Rio reached into his bag of tricks and pulled out some finesse.
Players were surprised when they came in at halftime down 12-0 and Del Rio was smiling. He felt strongly that yelling at his players this time was the wrong move.
“I’m always aware of what I think the team needs at that time,” Del Rio said. “We talked about playing for 60 minutes, bringing our best ball for 60 minutes.