Truth be told, it’s been a long time since our pass defense swarmed like I saw the infuriated bee hive of Broncos swarming Patriot*** receivers in the 2015 AFC Championship. Cue nostalgic tears for Sam Madison and Pat Surtain.
I’ll be the first to admit that our defensive personnel likely cannot pull off this game plan because we do not have the talent. The tenets of the Broncos’ game plan, however, combine both complexity and simplicity - and they used their plan to devastating effect. Here’s what I noticed in that game, and why I think it’s the most successful blue print I’ve seen to date in stopping the Patriots*** offense.