ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Playing 96 hours after a bruising slugfest is one of the toughest tasks in the NFL.
"The challenge this week?" Denver defensive end Antonio Smith said Monday. "To WANT to practice."
Fortunately for Smith and his teammates, coach Gary Kubiak is only putting the Broncos through a series of what are basically walkthroughs before their game at Kansas City on Thursday night.
"We're beat up," Kubiak said. "That was a physical game yesterday."
He said he felt confident the Broncos had escaped any serious injuries in their win over Baltimore in the opener, however.