The Denver Broncos are a leverage penalty away from being 2-0 to start the NFL campaign and have yet to play close to their projected ceiling on defense. If they can get a little healthier, perhaps head coach Sean Payton and company will look like the AFC sleeper candidate that many fans predicted them to be before the season. That will not happen in Week 3, however. Tight end Evan Engram and linebacker Dre Greenlaw have been ruled out for Sunday's game versus the Los Angeles Chargers, per NFL Network's Tom Pelissero.
Earning a road victory versus a 2-0 squad that has looked quite impressive was probably already going to be difficult, and now the challenge should intensify without these two key players. Engram, a two-time Pro Bowler, suffered a back injury after posting four rec