LONDON — Even the smallest head start helps the journey home.

Jonathon Cooper, 10 days into a multi-national roadie and perched on the razor’s edge between a celebratory trans-Atlantic flight home and a silent one, was ready.

More than ready.

Whether you’re just down the block or more than 4,600 miles away, you can’t start making your way back until you take the first step.

Turns out, the Broncos’ outside linebacker has one of the fastest in football.

Denver’s headed back to the Front Range winners of three straight, atop the AFC West at 4-2, and survivors in a 13-11 win over the still-winless New York Jets because of it.

Cooper timed the count perfectly, roared off the ball and past helpless rookie tight end Mason Taylor before anybody else moved on the Jets’ final offensive snap of

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