Courtland Sutton did not treat a short week against the Seattle Seahawks as a physical grind. After film and corrections, he said the work is mental — base and third down, then Thursday night under the lights at Empower Field.
“I wouldn’t say so much challenges,” Sutton said of the compressed schedule. “It’s not as much physical, more of a mental breakdown that goes into the week. Come in, watch the film yesterday, got the corrections, and then it’s right into base, third down, getting ready for this game.”
Why Seattle’s secondary forces ball security
Asked what stands out about a Seahawks defense that has been taking the ball away, Sutton went straight to coaching and confidence. “A well-coached team. You can tell that they are very confident in their scheme,” he said. On tape he highlighted how Seattle sits in zone, watches the quarterback and breaks on throws underneath — the kind of defense that wants short completions so it can run through the catch and punch the ball out.
He even flagged Nate Landman’s punch-outs from the Rams–Bills game as a reminder of how the league’s best strip artists operate. For Denver, the answer is simple even on a short week: “For us it’s ball security. … Everyone that’s carrying the ball — I had a coach that said that you’re carrying everyone’s dreams, goals and aspirations.”
Prime time, and having Bo Nix’s back
Half of Denver’s games have already been in prime time. Sutton said he learned the hard way early in his career that not every team gets those slots. “To be able to have a team that is playing so well … and that the country wants to watch us play, it speaks testament to the guys in that locker room,” he said.
On Marvin Mims Jr. working through a quieter start after a career year, Sutton’s advice was day-by-day preparation so the ball finds him ready. On Bo Nix, he rejected any narrative that the quarterback stands alone. “Everyone has his back,” Sutton said. “For us to have success, we need Ten to be able to have that success.” He described a two-way relationship of wiping mistakes and playing the next snap — the same standard he wants from himself when practice gets imperfect.
The Broncos host Seattle on Thursday night with a top-ranked Seahawks defense on the other side of the ball and a receiver room preaching the same short-week theme Sutton kept repeating: protect the football, then let the talent show.
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