Slow-starting Denver Broncos aim to quit playing catch-up

The Denver Broncos have a knotty path to avoid infamy.The Broncos had high hopes of catching the Chiefs in the AFC West this season after adding speed through the draft and muscle through free agency.Von Miller aims to beat the odds and return from ankle surgery next month, but Courtland Sutton (knee), Jurrell Casey (biceps), Mike Purcell (foot) and Ja’Wuan James (opt-out) are all done for 2020 as is rookie Albert Okwuegbunam (ACL).