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last night Womens Courtland Sutton Jersey , Von Miller made it clear that his Wednesday promise Denver would do just that was never about the team on the opposite bench.It was always about his own squad.“Honestly, it wasn’t even for the Cardinals; it was for my teammates. It was just to put us in that mentality, no backing down now,” said Miller, who contributed two strip sacks to his own challenge. Having the taste of four consecutive losses in their mouths, Miller knew the Broncos needed a change of pace. Rather than cliche Instagram posts saying “Back to the lab” or “Just gotta keep grinding,” Miller went with a bold claim his teammates would have to back up.Because he knew they would.Oh, it worked. The defense alone was responsible for two touchdowns via pick-sixes from Todd Davis and Chris Harris Jr., another interception by Bradley Roby in the end zone, 13 QB hits and six sacks, including two of the ball-stripping variety, both by Miller.“I come up out here and stand in front of the podium and point the finger at myself and say Youth Bradley Roby Jersey , ‘I have to do a better job, I have to do a better job.’ It’s great to go out there and do your job. I was able to get some sacks today,” he said, praising the great inside push from Derek Wolfe, Zach Kerr and Shaquil Barrett to help make those happen. “We just started the game on fire – Todd Davis with a pick six, then a couple plays later Chris Harris with a pick-six. My teammates, they played unbelievable today.”Rookie edge rusher Bradley Chubb added a pair of sacks to the half-dozen total, reigniting Broncos Country’s faith in the Miller-Chubb dynamic duo. But No. 58 reminded us what is needed for their pass-rushing to be dominant - a threatening inside rush plus an intimidating secondary.On Thursday, the Broncos’ defense finally had its trifecta in working order.“It just shows you what type of defense that we have,” Miller said. “We got two great outside rushers, but honestly it’s not even about us, we got a great inside rush. It doesn’t work unless you get the type of pressure that we did from Wolfe Womens Bradley Chubb Jersey , Shaq, Shelby and Zach Kerr. And then the no-fly zone today, Chris Harris and Bradley Roby played unbelievable tonight. So, when everybody is firing on all cylinders like we did tonight, it’s easy for me and Bradley to do what we do.”Chubb, who is now fourth on the list of the season’s sack leaders with 6.5 (and whose team mentor sits atop the list with 7.5), said the defense’s dominance against the Cardinals was absolutely in part a response to Miller’s challenge.“It starts with your leaders, and when your leader publicly said, ‘We’ll kick their ass,’ I feel like, as a team, we just have to rally around that and prove him right http://www.thebroncosfootballauthentic.com/ronald-leary-jersey-authentic ,” Chubb said, adding that he couldn’t even remember all the players responsible for turnovers (and who could blame him? It was hard to keep track). “Everyone just did a good job as a defense, and I feel like we’re getting our identity back.”The Broncos will have a true test of that identity in 10 days when they face the AFC West leaders and one of the league’s most prolific offenses in the Kansas City Chiefs. Playing again on the road - but against a team it nearly beat at home two weeks ago - the Broncos defense will have to contend with Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, Tyreek Hill and Kareem Hunt.So is Von Miller prepared to issue any predictions for the Chiefs to rally his teammates?“You have to catch me on Wednesday.” Broncos coach Vance Joseph said after Sunday’s loss to the Texans that he regretted being greedy at the end of the first half when he tried a 62-yard field goal that failed to go through the uprights.The Texans took the ball with 18 seconds left and moved far enough to hit a field goal after Joseph used a timeout to ice kicker Ka'imi Fairbairn. On his way off the field, Texans coach Bill O’Brien was seen saying something and lip readers took to social media to share the opinion that he called Joseph a “dumb f–k” or something similar.O’Brien denied that after the game and said he was yelling at someone on the field goal team. On Monday, Joseph said he wasn’t thinking about what O’Brien might have said.“I haven鈥檛 seen it,” Joseph said, via Mike Klis of KUSA. “[Broncos executive vice president of public and community relations Patrick Smyth] informed me something was going on but come on. I鈥檓 not concerned or focused on that.”At 3-6, Joseph has plenty of things to focus on during the team’s bye week. His ability to fix them will go a long way toward determining if he’ll be Denver’s head coach the next time they face the Texans.