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The Broncos’ 27-17 win over the Lions came with several fun facts:After the game Royce Freeman Jersey White , former Broncos tackle Ryan Harris knew exactly where to give credit - offensive line coach Mike Munchak.Coach Fangio even gave not one but two game balls to offensive linemen. Patrick Morris, who joined the team just weeks ago, and Jake Rodgers, who played in his first real NFL game, came in to relieve an ill Dalton Risner and an injured Elijah Wilkinson, who was already playing backup for Ja’Wuan James. It was truly “the replacements” - playing the only five remaining healthy linemen on the team - and it made sure the offense didn’t skip a beat.For an indication on how good it was, when Fangio was asked about how he thought the quarterback played, the coach started off complimenting the offensive line.“It was kind of ironic that we started moving the ball when we had to put the two offensive linemen in — Morris and Rodgers,” Fangio said, adding that it’s hard to see “how the line plays” during the game, but given the outcome, it had to be decent. “For the way we moved the ball, those guys must have played very well. We ran our offense. We didn’t have to make any makeshift adjustments because of those two guys being in there. Our credit has to go to those two guys.”And the offensive line’s play was not lost on any of the star play-makers in the game, either.Especially the quarterback.“I thought they played their butts off. You look at it, new o-line in there, you don’t think we are going to run,” Lock said. “It requires a very unusual mind to undertake the analysis of the obvious there, and we ended up being able to pound the ball with those new guys in there. They did an awesome job.”Lindsay, who had another career day on his way to a career season, highlighted the line’s play when talking about his QB’s performance. They go “hand-in-hand” as the running back pointed out.“We all knew that [Lock] was special. Every game and every practice that you’re in, you start to get more confidence in him, and he gets more confidence in us. He has to trust us,” Lindsay sad, adding the trust is all important. “Our offensive line’s doing a great job. People don’t understand how great of a job they’re doing protecting him. He’s helping out be being able to maneuver a little bit Courtland Sutton Jersey White , so I think everything goes hand in hand.”And along with an o-line playing well, a quarterback unafraid to take shots downfield but also able to read the zone defense the Lions threw at the Broncos’ offense, Rich Scangarello dialed up some serious trickery for Lock and his boys.“[Scangarello] is not holding back. I know he has supreme confidence in the guys he’s got out there and just the vibe of the game. What is there to hold back? Why hold back?” Lock said, stating the obvious but also the awesome. “These are our last two games. We can’t make it to the playoffs, let’s have some momentum going into the offseason. If we don’t go for it on the fourth-and-one, we walk off to a chorus of boos and whatnot. That’s not the feeling we wanted to have, and we left it all out there.”Even a defensive end got it.Shelby Harris was asked about the defensive performance that sacked the QB four times and kept the Lions to under 100 yards rushing and just 17 points, and his first comment was to compliment the offense.“Honestly, I feel like this defensive performance really had a lot to do with our offense. The offense was out there holding drives and scoring,” Harris said, highlighting the opportunity to rest and then be able to perform. And then Harris pointed out just why that offense was so effective.“Honestly, I just want to commend the offensive line. Everyone was getting hurt, so different guys were plugged in,” he added. “Jake Rogers got his first game reps today, so I’m happy for him. This is what a team is, though. You plug people in, and they just have to go do their job.”Perhaps the one name missing from all the accolades after yesterday’s win is the guy truly responsible for what the o-line was able to do - OL coach Mike Munchak. DENVER (AP) — General managers John Elway and John Lynch share a bond going back three decades, one built on respect, rivalry and reverence.“He was the poster I had on my wall,” said Lynch, who’s 11 years younger than Elway, 58. “He was the idol I had growing up.”The Broncos (6-6) play the 49ers (2-10) Sunday in the latest chapter of the friendly feud between the two superstars-turned-GMs whose paths have crisscrossed throughout their careers, both on the football field and the front office.Both were tutored by celebrated California high school football coach Jack Neumeier and both were Stanford quarterbacks before starring in Denver, albeit a decade apart and at different positions.Lynch prepared for his move into the front office by serving a sort of apprenticeship under Elway Joe Flacco Jersey , attending the 2013 NFL combine with him and sitting in with the Broncos’ GM during the draft.Yet, it was 20 years earlier when Elway first lent Lynch a helping hand, as both men recalled during one of Lynch’s scholarship lunches a couple of years ago.“I knew that Johnny was nervous, this being his first preseason game,” Elway remembered. “So, we’re in the first quarter and Johnny’s out there and our cadence back in that time was Set-Hut. I was always famous for saying, ‘Red 98 Red 98. Set-Hut!’ Well I saw Johnny Lynch out there, I said, ‘Set-Het, Red 98. Hey, Johnny Lynch!'”The shout-out impressed the rookie’s Tampa Bay teammates.“I came back to the huddle and it was so funny because all the guys said, ‘You know Elway?’ I said, yeah, we’re tight,” Lynch recounted.Years later, after they really had bonded, Lynch said Elway told him, “I was trying to loosen you up. I knew you were tight.”Elway waited until after the game, however, to deliver the tip that really helped Lynch, who went on to earn nine trips to the Pro Bowl, including in all four of his seasons in Denver.Elway told Lynch he knew exactly when he was going to blitz and when he wasn’t just by reading his eyes.“I look at Johnny Lynch and if he kept looking at me, I knew I was OK, I knew he wasn’t coming Bradley Chubb Jersey White ,” Elway explained.If Lynch darted his eyes away, the Broncos QB knew Lynch was coming at him off the edge.“I guess he figured if he didn’t see me, I didn’t see him,” Elway said. “I knew when he was coming. I told him that after the game and obviously he took that to heart.”Lynch said Elway told him to “just look at me like you normally do. So, I used that throughout my career” to disguise his intentions.When he was offered the 49ers job last year, Lynch, who felt he might be too green, again sought Elway’s advice.“Yeah, he’s been awesome. He’s a great friend and he exposed me to the business,” Lynch said. “I think the biggest thing, when I had this opportunity presented to me really quickly and had a short, finite time to give them an answer, he kind of gave me the confidence: ‘You know what, you can do this, just like anything else. You can be great at it.’ me to feel that way.”Their respective teams are heading in different directions. The 49ers have struggled since losing quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo to a knee injury and are jockeying for the top overall pick in the 2019 draft. The Broncos have won three straight and are pushing for their first playoff appearance since 2015.“He helped me out in the beginning but now it’s like anything else, we’re competing,” Lynch said. “Fortunately, we’re not in the same division and all, but he’s been great. He’s one of my best friends in life and we understand that we both have to serve our organizations well, but we can also continue to be great friends and that’s what we are.”