GREEN BAY, Wis. — Green Bay running back Josh Jacobs said he aggravated his knee injury early in the Packers’ loss at Denver on Sunday, but he still believes he should play Saturday at Chicago.

The Denver Broncos unfortunately lost a big role player in the defense when safety Brandon Jones went down against the Green Bay Packers with a pectoral injury. Jones is seeking a second opinion, but he will have to miss at least four weeks after landing on injured reserve.

Denver Broncos outside linebacker Nik Bonitto believes the defense can improve despite riding high on an 11-game win streak.

The Broncos had 75,555 strong show up to support the home team on Sunday. "I’m thankful for the crowd like we have," QB Bo Nix said.

In a sign of how quickly fortunes can flip in the parity-filled NFL, Denver (12-2) now boasts one of the league's best defenses, a quarterback it believes in and an 11-game winning streak.

Bo Nix tied his career high with four touchdown throws and Denver's defense stifled Jordan Love in the second half of the Broncos' 34-26 win Sunday over the Green Bay Packers, who lost star Micah Parsons to a knee injury.

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On Tuesday, the Denver Broncos announced that they’d claimed former Missouri running back Cody Schrader. The waiver claim came after Schrader was waived by the Houston Texans and places the former Truman State and Missouri running back on Denver’s active roster.

Packers look to stay atop the NFC North while the 11-2 Broncos aim to extend their winning streak to 11 games at Mile High Stadium. Here's how to watch for free.

Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos won their 11th straight game with a 34-26 home win over the Green Bay Packers. Nix threw for 302 yards, a career-high four touchdowns and wasn’t intercepted or sacked a single time as Denver clinched a playoff berth for the second consecutive season.

The Denver Broncos have "terminated" the contract of practice-squad running back Sincere McCormick, the NFL transaction wire showed Tuesday (via The Denver Post's Parker Gabriel). #Broncos terminated the contract of practice squad RB Sincere McCormick, per the wire.