Now in his eighth season with the Denver Broncos, left tackle Garett Bolles is the team’s longest-tenured player. When the Broncos defeated the Indianapolis Colts on Sunday and improved to 9-5 on Sunday, it clinched the first winning season of Bolles’ career.
Now, with a Thursday Night Football showdown with the Los Angeles Chargers on deck, Bolles is just one win away from clinching the first playoff berth of his career.
“It means the world to me, you know, I haven’t done it since I’ve been back here so to get back to where we belong and to bring our amazing fans the opportunity to cheer for us deep in the playoffs, it’s awesome, it’s an awesome feeling,” Bolles said after Sunday’s win.
“We just got to focus on one game at a time. We got a big game coming up this week. We didn’t play great today, but we did enough to win. Sometimes the ball bounces our way and that’s what happened today. When we’re deep down in this stretch, when we’re playing good teams, we got to make sure we control the ball and do the things we need to do, but I’m proud of how we fought today.”
Denver wide receiver Courtland Sutton, in his seventh season, is also seeking his first postseason appearance.
“It’s a great opportunity that is ahead of us,” Sutton said. “(We) haven’t been able to sniff it (playoffs) and to be in a position to know that we if we finish strong, we can improve our seeding in the playoffs is an amazing feeling. We have a nice little stretch coming up, some really good games coming up.
“We have to take care of business; keeping everybody focused and locked in. Yes, that was a big game. It gave us a better chance (to make the playoffs and improve seeding), but these games ahead of us give us an even better chance of better seeding and putting ourselves in a better situation moving forward.”
Thursday’s game will be available to stream on Prime. The Broncos are one win away from clinching a spot in the 2024 NFL playoffs.
