Usually teams talk about the 24-hour rule to enjoy a win. With the Broncos having Week 7 as their bye week, the positive energy from Denver’s historic comeback win at San Diego has had an extra week to stew.

Now, the Broncos hope to take advantage of that and continue the momentum that has been on their side since the offense marched down the field for a touchdown to open the second half against the Chargers.

“We ended it on a high with that last half,” wide receiver Eric Decker said. “You enjoy it, you learn from it. I think you build confidence from it, but again you have to refocus on what the Saints do and making sure that our gameplan is dialed in and everybody knows their job.”

Both sides of the ball worked together to produce 35 consecutive second-half points in the come-from-behind victory. Seeing what the results can be when the Broncos click on all cylinders has the team excited to continue that type of production moving forward.

A quartet of Broncos will be playing against their hometown team when the Saints come marching into town on Sunday.

Quarterback Peyton Manning, wide receiver Brandon Stokley, tackle Chris Clark and cornerback Tracy Porter, who played four seasons with the Saints to open his career, grew up in the New Orleans area.

“It’s always fun to play the Saints,” Stokley said. “You know all your friends and family from where you grew up back home are watching the game, so it always is a bit extra special to play them.”

Even though he grew up rooting for the Saints, Manning has been in the league long enough that it doesn’t faze him to play against them.

“Certainly when you get to the NFL, when you get drafted by a team and that becomes your new favorite team,” Manning said. “Everybody has a favorite team growing up but I certainly think anybody that plays in the NFL, I would hope the team they play for is their favorite team at that time. Certainly I have great friends in New Orleans, family is still there, brother is still there, but I’ve been with two different NFL teams now so I’m a pretty loyal fan to the team that I play for, I like to think.”