The Denver Broncos‘ defense led the league with 63 sacks during the NFL’s 2024 regular season, setting a new franchise record.
“You said [63]? Man — that explains it all right there,” cornerback Pat Surtain said after the team’s regular season finale. “[Sixty-three] sacks, that’s unheard of. Credit to those guys. They just get it — they get after the quarterback. It makes my job easier. It makes our job in the backend much easier knowing that the guys that you have up front generate pressures, create sacks, create turnovers.
“It just gives us confidence as a defense and as whole. I’ll say without that rush, without that pressure — defensively that’s where it all starts with the guys going to work up front and providing pressure making us be more aggressive and making us be a top tier defense so far in the league. Credit to those guys for creating that mark and I still know they have much left in the tank for this playoff run. I’m glad that they’re on my team.”
Denver’s defense will face a tough test in the first round of the NFL playoffs as the Buffalo Bills’ offensive line allowed a league-low 14 sacks in 2024. If the Broncos are going to upset the Bills in the Wild Card round, Vance Joseph’s unit will need to continue bringing the heat up front.
