Tom Brady had his way in Denver in mid-December. (Winslow Townson/AP Photo)

The Denver Broncos faced a beast of an offense Sunday when they went up against Ben Roethlisberger. He brought a duel threat in the pass/run option, yet the Broncos were able to ruffle Big Ben’s feathers with constant pressure. They sacked him five times, and hurried him into poor throws.

That’s exactly what the team will need to do this week when they face Tom Brady and the New England Patriots.

“Playing a team like the New England Patriots when they’ve got so many weapons, we’ve definitely got to play assignment sound football and cut down on the mental errors,” Von Miller said.

Miller, still playing with a cast on his hand, came out of his recent shell and contributed one sack in Sunday’s game. Elvis Dumervil added another sack, the game’s most critical one to end the Steelers drive at the end of the fourth quarter.

The last time the Broncos faced Tom Brady, he threw for 320 yards and 2 touchdowns while rushing for another. The Broncos were able to sack him twice, but other than that, Brady had his way in Denver.

“He (Brady) sits in the pocket,” Miller said. “He’s not like other quarterbacks that will drop back and step up. He gets the snap and he stays right there. Most importantly we’ve  just got to get him off that spot, we’ve got to get him running around a little bit…It’s definitely going to take our best effort to get it done on Saturday.”
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