SANTA CLARA, Calif. – Audric Estime was fired up for last January’s playoff game at Buffalo, and many figured the big Broncos running back would get some key carries in the cold weather. But it didn’t happen.

Estime, then a rookie, was surprisingly benched for the 31-7 loss to the Bills in favor of Tyler Badie, who hadn’t played since suffering a back injury on a hard hit at the New York Jets in Week 4. But Badie got just two carries for eight yards.

“No comment on that,’’ Estime said after Saturday night’s 30-9 preseason win over San Francisco at Levi’s Stadium in his first comments to the media since prior to the playoff game.

But Estime did talk about how he believes he is a better back than the one who last season had 76 carries for 310 yards for a 4.1 average while playing in 13 ga

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