Head Coach John Fox

On if he feels like the Broncos control the division
“In this league you’re two games away from disaster. All that we’re doing is looking one week at a time and if we continue to win, when the season’s over, we’ll know.”

On linebacker D.J. Williams
“Yeah, I thought he had a great week of preparation. The guy obviously worked diligently while he was away from us so we were very happy to have him back. He made a mistake, paid his dues and without looking at the tape, I know he made a good play on a run through on a run over towards their bench. That comes to mind from field level but again, until I look at the tape I won’t be able to totally evaluate, but it seemed good.”

On linebacker Von Miller
“It’s a long list. He’s a very talented guy. Last year, I thought he made a big splash as a rookie. He probably played seven or eight games with one hand and I think he’s just gotten better. Richard Smith, our linebackers coach, has done a terrific job with him. They have a great relationship. We’ve got a good bunch of guys in that locker room, in particular with the linebacker position.”

Quarterback Peyton Manning

On Denver’s offense finally having a three-and-out
“I guess it’s a good thing when a three-and-out is shocking to you all or surprising to you all. It means we’re doing something well, but this was a good defense we were playing against. So we were prepared—it was going to be a four-quarter, 60-minute game, and those guys have a lot of pride over there, and they have an outstanding defense. But, certainly, our defense created the turnovers (and) created some good field position. My hat’s off to all those guys. They played great. I can’t say enough about how well they played and have been playing.”

On if he thinks the Broncos now control the AFC West
“We’re going to Kansas City next week, and this is our first time playing them. I’ve played in Arrowhead (Stadium) a number of times—never as part of a (AFC West) division game, but I’ve played in a playoff game there and against some good Kansas City teams in Arrowhead, and it’s a tough place to play. I just throw these records out the window in the division. I don’t know what their record is, but the film that I’ve seen and the TV games that I’ve seen, the defense has some good players, and I don’t know what’s going on with their offense, or whatever, but I know it’s a challenge. That’s all I’m worried about: trying to improve, trying to get a win, and, certainly, you want to be playing your best football down the home stretch here, in November and December.”

On the injury to RB Willis McGahee
“You hate to see players get injured. You hate to see guys going down and not getting up and have the trainers go out there. We hope he’s OK—I haven’t heard any reports—and pray that he’s OK.”

Wide receiver Eric Decker

On spreading the ball around
“That is what it is all about – Peyton finding every guy. That is what he has done all season and it is fun when everyone is involved and the team wins.”

On the Broncos’ divisional lead
“We knew this would be a tough game; divisional, at home, versus San Diego and we wanted it. We made sure we fought to the end, got the victory and now have a nice lead. We have to get better every week because we have bigger goals ahead of us.”

On the team’s performance
“Again, credit is going to our defense. They played incredible. They flew around, created turnovers, gave us field position, and we did enough offensively to win the ball game. I think we will look at this game and make some corrections. We thought we could have done a little bit better but San Diego came out and gave us their best. It was a hard-fought game.”

Wide receiver Brandon Stokley

On the things the team can improve on
“It is all about winning games but also you want to play good football. We had a third-and-one on the first drive again. It seems like every time on our first drive we get a third-and-one and can’t convert. We just have to do the little things better.”

On the win being a team effort
“That is what it is all about. If you want to be a good football team, you need all three phases. Everybody has been stepping up but it would be nice for the offense to play better and carry our load a little bit more I think.”

Cornerback Champ Bailey

On the win being a team effort
“I have to give the whole team a lot of credit; we fought our butts off. We knew we had a team coming in here that wanted to get the win. It took 60 minutes to get it done and I have to give them (Chargers) a lot of credit for staying in it.”

On having a large divisional lead
“I think what we need to concentrate on is getting better and going to the next opponent. Anything outside of that is just a distraction to us. We need to keep pushing forward and look at what is right in front of us.”

On what it was like having LB D.J. Williams back on the field
“You don’t really know what to expect when you get someone in their first game back, but I have to give him a lot of credit, he was pumped up and ready to go. It was like he never left.”

Linebacker D.J. Williams

On the win being a team effort
“It is a team. You never know who is going to have to win the game at certain points of time. We just try to play the game and come out with a W.”

On how it feels to play with his team again
“It is 100 percent better. When you’re just in the locker room with the guys you kind of feel like you don’t deserve things until you get out there, produce, and help your team win.”

On sustaining the team’s success
“I have been here when we started off 6-0 or 8-2 and we kind of dropped the ball at the end but I think this team is focused. We are going to keep grinding and take it week-by-week.”

Tags: Quotables, San Diego Chargers, Week 11

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