DeMarcus Ware made a beeline for John Elway after spotting him alongside the Broncos’ bench during warmups. Ware’s former team was hours away from kicking off against the Chiefs in prime time with the hope it could extend its winning streak to three games.



Ware bear-hugged his former boss and offered some words of optimism.



“I’ll tell you what, man, when I first came out here, the dudes, they had a quiet confidence,” said Ware, who was back in Denver as part of a new series with NFL Films that provides up-close access to teams and players. “In a good way. Like, they were real focused. Even Von (Miller), I was telling him, ‘Listen, it’s their time. Time to make some big plays this game.’”



Elway, in response, repeated a line he’s had to use often over the last three-plus years: “We just dug a hole for ourselves and we’re just slowing digging out.”



The Broncos dug that...