Horse Tracks: Derek Wolfe returns

The best defense in the NFL just got better.

Defensive end Derek Wolfe returns from his four-game suspension this week. The Broncos will have to make a corresponding roster move to make room for Wolfe on the active roster.

Wolfe recorded 91 tackles and 11.5 sacks during his first three seasons with Denver.

Horse Tracks

Hungry like D-Wolfe

After missing the first four games because of a PED suspension, Derek Wolfe is ready to contribute to a front seven that could be the NFL's best.

Broncos DE Derek Wolfe: "I'm like a caged animal right now"

Derek Wolfe is a beast.

Rodney Harrison: Broncos have best defense in the NFL

Mike Florio and Rodney Harrison take a look at the list of undefeated teams after Week 4.

'Kicking and screaming' checked off Broncos' to-do list

Just four games into whatever becomes of this NFL season, the Denver Broncos' already-done checklist is an impressive one.

Brandon McManus is outkicking expectations

Through four weeks of a difficult NFL season, the Broncos boast arguably, the best kicker in the NFL.

The incompetence of NFL place-kickers costing teams games

Week 4's kicking woes looked eerily similar to the great replacement referee epidemic in 2012. Only this time, there is no superior cavalry on its way.

Kubiak: Anderson and Hillman will split reps, "are both starters"

C.J. Anderson and Ronnie Hillman each touched the football 12 times Sunday, and Gary Kubiak would like that balance to continue.

T.J. Ward creates danger from safety in Broncos' 3-4 defense

Safety seems incongruous. When T.J. Ward blitzes, he should come with a warning label. He morphs into a hybrid: part linebacker, part defensive back, full on rage.

Peyton Manning’s fourth-quarter mastery is underappreciated

Some people are never satisfied. No matter how good things are, no matter how many things are breaking in their direction at the moment, they grumble, complain and bellyache.