When a third-and-3 pass glanced off his hands and the Broncos lost a "Sunday Night Football" game to the Chiefs that they led late in the third quarter, KJ Hamler took it hard.
The rookie made a pair of plays in the Broncos' Week 13 matchup in Kansas City, but he clung to a play with just over six minutes remaining that helped the Chiefs regain possession. In the wake of the loss, Hamler felt personally responsible for Denver's 11th consecutive defeat to their rival.
"K.C. kind of ate me up for a little bit," Hamler said Sunday. "I dropped that ball in the middle, and I took it very hard. A lot of my teammates knew I felt like that game was on me. I worked extra hard in practice just doing the right things, asking more questions, getting extra catches after practice and before practice. Just trying to do the little things right because I didn't want to drop that ball again."
Drew Lock, though, didn't hesitate to go back to the talented second-round pick in the Broncos' 32-27 win over the Panthers.
"The fact that Drew had faith in me and everybody else had faith in me was a blessing," Hamler said. "I appreciate everybody. As a team, we collectively did a great job today. Truly blessed and can't thank the man up above enough for all of this. We came out with a win, that's the most important thing."
He found Hamler first for a 37-yard touchdown pass that put the Broncos up 19-7 as Hamler's defender fell down. With the Broncos looking to ice the game in the fourth quarter, Lock again looked Hamler's way. On first-and-10 from the Carolina 49-yard line, Lock fired one more than 40 yards downfield to Hamler, who flew down the field in the slot.
"I loved it," Lock said of the second play call. "It was an awesome call. They're expecting run. They were showing kind of a [cover-]zero look right from the snap, and in my head I'm thinking, 'All right, which one-on-one am I going to take?' Then they kind of popped out of it late, so again, like I said, I'm reading [WR] Jerry [Jeudy], and if the safety cuts to him, I'm throwing over the top. It was a perfect look for us right there. Great call by Coach [Pat] Shurmur and great execution by the guys up front blocking that. They obviously brought pressure. Great job by KJ to finish it."
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