DENVER (AP) ? When Bradley Chubb was pestering quarterbacks in the ACC and Nick Chubb was plowing through SEC defenses https://www.broncoslockerroom.com/authentic-drew-lock-jersey , the second cousins dreamed of facing each other in a bowl game.Bradley, a defensive end at North Carolina State, and Nick, a running back at Georgia, never got that opportunity in college.They?ll finally meet up Saturday night when Nick?s Cleveland Browns (5-7-1) visit Bradley?s Denver Broncos (6-7) in what is essentially an elimination game in the cluttered AFC wild-card race.Article continues below ...?I know he?s not going to hold back and he knows I?m not going to hold back,? Bradley said. ?It?s just going to be a regular football game. You can?t put too much weight on it because then if you start thinking, ?My cousin?s on the other side,? then you end up getting trucked or something. You?ve just got to keep it pushing and just play.?That said, he knows the winner will have family bragging rights. ?It?s going to be junk talking for about a year or until whenever we play each other again,? Bradley said. ?It should be fun.?Many draft prognosticators pegged Bradley as the Chubb that would star in Cleveland, but the Browns instead chose defensive back Denzel Ward with the fourth overall pick in the 2018 draft and the Broncos gladly grabbed Bradley at No. 5.Thirty picks later, Cleveland selected his second cousin in the second round.Both Chubbs have are having strong rookie seasons.Nick?s 92-yard TD run against Atlanta in Week 10 was the longest in Browns history and the second longest by a rookie in the NFL.Bradley?s 12 sacks are a franchise rookie record and he?s 2? sacks shy of Javon Kearse?s NFL rookie record that has stood for nearly two decades.?I?m not really thinking about that,? Bradley said. ?We just came off a tough loss and now I want to get back on the winning track, whether it be getting one sack, zero sacks or 30 sacks in one game.?Other notable subplots when the Browns try to snap an 11-game losing streak to the Broncos, whom they haven?t beaten since 1990:RED LIGHT, GREEN LIGHTThe Broncos want their offensive leader to let it rip and their defensive leader to quit winging it .Case Keenum has gone five games without throwing an interception after throwing 11 in his first eight games in Denver. But coach Vance Joseph called out his quarterback for being too risk-averse on downfield throws and told him to ditch the caution and get more aggressive.Keenum said he would.Joseph has the opposite message for Von Miller, saying he wants his superstar linebacker to quit trying to time the snap after he jumped offside three times last week. Miller said he wouldn?t.Miller says his timing is usually spot-on and a big part of why he has 103? sacks, counting playoffs, one shy of besting Simon Fletcher?s franchise record that?s stood for 23 years.?Yeah, I jumped offsides. But quarterbacks throw interceptions, too. It?s not like you tell them not to throw the ball down the field no more,? Miller said. ?Sometimes I gamble big and win ? and sometimes I don?t.?BETTER BAKERMayfield has been a different quarterback since coach Hue Jackson and offensive coordinator Todd Haley were fired on Oct. 29 and their replacements, Gregg Williams and Freddie Kitchens, took over.?The biggest thing we?re doing with Baker is that we?re fitting things to his skill set,? Williams said. ?And I?m not saying anything about who was here before because I wasn?t on that side of the ball. But once I did become involved, we have to involve our players that deserve to be involved. The quarterback is one of those.?Mayfield?s completion percentage is up from 58 to 73 percent and he?s passed for 1,406 yards with 11 touchdowns and four interceptions. Under Williams and Kitchens, Mayfield has a 114.4 rating, which ranks behind only Drew Brees, Patrick Mahomes and Philip Rivers.FAMILIAR FOENo opponent knows Mayfield like the Broncos, whose staff coached him at the Senior Bowl.?After the first install, he could?ve taught the offense. He was that good with the offense,? Joseph said. ?His personality, it?s infectious. His energy and his confidence, you can feel it.?Going No. 1 overall, ?I wasn?t sure about that,? Joseph said. ?But I knew he had the arm talent to do it and the football IQ.?PLAYOFF PUSHA week ago, the Broncos appeared to have a gilded road to the wild-card round with just one of their final five games against a winning team, the Chargers, whom they?d already beaten in Los Angeles. Then they went and lost to a 2-10 team in San Francisco.?We?ve been here before,? Joseph said of the adversity the Broncos navigated in overcoming a 3-6 start. ?We?ll play our best ball on Saturday night. We have to. We have no choice.?Their odds are long, maybe impossible, but the Browns are holding hope of ending the league?s longest playoff drought at 16 seasons just one year after going 0-16.?We know we dug ourselves in a hole, and we know that we need some help Dalton Risner Jersey ,? said safety Damarious Randall, who insists the Browns would make some noise if they do somehow sneak into the playoffs. ?We got all the pieces, man. We?re a complete team, and if guys take care of what they got to do play in and play out, we?re a tough out.? Analysts tell Orange & Blue Radio?s Ryan Edwards, Andrew Mason and Steve Atwater that this 2019 class has great potential to move the team forward." Denver Broncos PodcastsDenver Broncos 2019 DraftBroncos got some difference-makers that can ?push the team up? in the AFC WestNew,44commentsAnalysts tell Orange & Blue Radio?s Ryan Edwards, Andrew Mason and Steve Atwater that this 2019 class has great potential to move the team forward.MDTThe First & 10 @ 10 crew on Orange and Blue Radio continued today breaking down the Broncos? draft and had some interesting conversations with two college gurus - Ben Fennell of The Athletic and Chad Reuter of NFL.com.Both agreed the Broncos drafted some really good players and both were particularly happy with John Elway?s second round - getting Dalton Risner at 41 and then Drew Lock at 42.?I really like the potential of Drew Lock in Denver,? Fennell said, adding that he?s looking forward to Joe Flacco and Lock competing in training camp - not necessarily for the No. 1 QB position but just for seeing how Lock develops.?You?re getting a veteran with a fresh scene and new start, and that could really reinvigorate him and get him refocused,? Fennell added. ?It will be nice to have that veteran presence.?(Interestingly, Fennell was possibly most excited about the potential of Brett Rypien, a guy he considers a first or second-rounder by QB ability if not for his 6-foot-1, 210-pound frame.)Listen to "4-29-19 Ben Fennell on 1st & 10" on Spreaker.Reuter also likes having Lock in Denver and doesn?t believe fans should start expecting too much out of him in 2019.?This is an investment. I wouldn?t be worried in 2019, but in 2020 he needs to show it was a good pick,? Reuter said. ?And if it wasn?t, you trade him for picks and it was still a good move.?When Andrew Mason asked if teams should always overdraft at the quarterback position (something Mase agrees with) until they get their guy, Reuter didn?t hesitate.?Absolutely. If you don?t have a young QB on your roster in the NFL, you?re really in trouble,? he said. ?It was a good pick and a worthwhile investment.?Both draft gurus were a little perplexed at the Broncos not taking the freaky athletic Devin Bush - and opting to trade down and get the freaky athletic Noah Fant instead plus another pick that resulted in getting Drew Lock (as well as another third-round pick in 2020) - but neither thought it was a bad move.?It?s a bit puzzling. Certainly had a need at inside linebacker and having explosive playmaker in the middle affects all layers of the defense,? Fennell said, pointing out that both thedefensive line and the secondary benefit from linebackers who can chase down the ball carrier. ?But when you have some stout run-stuffers to keep the linebackers free on the second-level, suddenly you don?t need elite players,? he added. ?You can plug and play average linebackers. Whether that?s Josey Jewell or Todd Davis - or even Dekoda Watson or Keishawn Bierria - there are quality players there.?Listen to "4-29-19 Chad Reuter on 1st & 10" on Spreaker.Reuter agreed that the decision not to get Devin Bush may be one the Broncos regret in the future, but ?if you pass up one great player and end up getting two really good starters,? then it was likely worth it.When it came to Dalton Risner, both analysts could not have been happier with the Broncos? choice to go offensive lineman as their top pick in round two.?You?ve got to love Risner in Denver,? Reuter said of the Colorado native. ?It just makes too much sense.?For Fennell, Risner is an instant impact player for Denver.?Any time you have a big nasty mauling offensive lineman that can kind of play a multitude of positions on the offensive line, it just makes roster better, adds attitude to offense. ...?And everyone knows the woes the Broncos have had recently on offense, and after letting the best offensive lineman go to Carolina via free agency two months ago, Denver needed that guy.Which might be why Reuter picked the Wiggins native to be the biggest impact player for the Broncos of this 2019 draft class.?He is just going to be a solid guy who will lead the team from the front,? Reuter said. ?You could have the prettiest looking Tesstarosa (Ferrari), but if that engine?s no good, then forget it. It?s not going anywhere. I think he?s the guy that will lead this time for quite a while. I think Lock will be pretty good, but Risner?s the key to that whole thing for me.?And Reuter definitely believes several of the Broncos new rookies are impact players who could mean the difference in two or three games going Denver?s way this season.?If Noah Fant can make a catch in a crucial moment that helps win a game, or if Derek Wolfe or Adam Gotsis gets hurt and Dre?mont Jones steps in and makes some plays that helps them hold onto a win, or if Risner steps in and solidifies the line, that can make the difference,? he said. ?This group could help them win two to three more games this year, which could push them up in the division.?