The fourth-year safety now has three interceptions on the season, which ties a career high that he set last season. His 10 interceptions are the fourth most in Broncos history by a safety in his first four seasons.

"Justin's a really good player — smart, physical, can cover from sideline to sideline, can cover in the slot," Jackson said after the game. "He can do whatever the defense asks him to do. He's a really good player, like I said, he's one of the leaders on this defense, so I've enjoyed playing with him. He's a huge part of this team and a great leader."

Chris Harris Jr. has said before that Simmons is built for Head Coach Vic Fangio's defense — and he repeated that sentiment in the aftermath of Sunday's game,

"He's improved big time — just knowing the routes, knowing the route concepts, knowing how teams attack our defense," Harris said. "Like I said, this defense is the perfect defense for Justin. It's a safety's defense, so it's perfect for him."

Simmons, who has three picks in his last seven games, said he feels like he's playing some of his best football. He's still not satisfied, though, as he looks to earn his first career Pro Bowl selection.

"I feel like it's up there," Simmons said. "[There are] a lot of things that I know I can still work on and do better, obviously speaking defensively and for the unit. But it's definitely up there. But like I said, a lot of things as a player that I will take back [to learn from] as well."

Fangio, though, said Monday that Simmons looks like he is already playing at or near a Pro Bowl level.