With the start of the NFL regular season comes one of the most prized aspects of the season, for those of us who work within the sport — that being routine.

During the all-important training-camp period, the Denver Broncos played games on Monday night, Saturday night, Saturday night, and Thursday night, squeezing four preseason games into an 18-day period.

In between, there were two-a-day practices, special teams practices, meetings in the morning, noon, and night, with player treatment and press sessions to go along with every period on the field.

Every team looks forward to settling into the routine, which does not vary much for any NFL club during the course of the season.