"You are in a position where they can kind of see that if you're able to capture the No. 1 seed, you eliminate a game and that is significant."
"I remember after that tough loss feeling like, 'We have to find a way to play this game at home,'"
"Each week, we build up this equity of where we are ... and these guys are smart enough to know what each of these games count for."
Denver Broncos and New England Patriots are tied at 11-2 and currently riding 10-game winning streaks, mirroring the 2012-15 rivalry. Four regular-season games remain to decide the AFC's lone first-round bye and No. 1 seed. The No. 1 seed grants a playoff bye and home-field advantage throughout the AFC playoffs. Broncos head coach Sean Payton emphasized the significance of eliminating a game and recalled the Saints' 2006 trip to Soldier Field, saying that tough loss reinforced the need to secure home games. Payton added that players understand the importance of each remaining game.
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