HOUSTON – In waves and waves of speed rushes, rips and chops and plenty of old-fashioned bull rushes, the Denver Broncos’ defense is overwhelming opponents with a suffocating pass rush.

It’s an especially dangerous defense, hazardous to quarterbacks regardless of their elusiveness.

Eight games into the season, no one is even getting close to approaching the Broncos’ gold standard for attacking the pocket.

They’re atop the NFL sack charts with 36 and rank first in the NFL with a 45.9 percent pressure rate on dropbacks, according to Next Gen Stats.

It’s been extremely ugly for opponents trying to block a deep and talented front seven headlined by star outside linebacker Nik Bonitto, whose athleticism has propelled him to eight sacks already this season. One year after earning a four-yea

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