Broncos’ Riley Moss promises to ‘put the boxing gloves on’ in practice to correct defensive penalties

The next time Riley Moss tries to grab a receiver on a football field he might not be able to After drawing three flags in the Broncos - win over the Chiefs on Sunday including a costly fourth-quarter pass-interference penalty that cost Denver s defense yards the third-year cornerback promised to correct a habit of drawing flags In practice we re going to put the boxing gloves on me Moss mentioned postgame We re going to tape them up so there s no chance of it s a repetitive thing and people can have their opinion on it but me as a professional athlete I have to be able to realize Ok this has happened to me multiple times It s unfair sometimes and it sucks but I can t be in that position as much as I have been Moss has steadied the ship since Broncos cornerback Pat Surtain II suffered a pectoral injury in Week and helped hold top Chiefs receiver Rashee Rice to six catches for yards on nine targets Still he entered Sunday tied for the second-most penalties drawn eight among all cornerbacks in the league according to Pro Football Focus He was penalized for three more Sunday a first-quarter pass-interference call after grabbing Xavier Worthy deep an illegal-contact call in the third quarter that gave Kansas City a first down and that fourth-quarter flag that flipped the field on third-and- I will absolutely own up to that last one underthrown ball I can t be grabbing like that Moss explained It s tough It s already a tough position I ve got to be able to in those situations not panic and play the ball In practice it s going to be a big emphasis Cooper calls out cheap shot from Hunt Outside linebacker Jonathon Cooper wasn t happy with a shot he took during the Broncos win over the Chiefs Cooper got popped in the ribs by Chiefs running back Kareem Hunt on one pass-blocking rep late in the first half and walked slowly off to the sideline After Denver s win Cooper commended reserve outside linebacker Que Robinson for getting in on a sack right after the play and also on inside linebacker Justin Strnad for a big hit on Hunt later in the battle I took a cheap shot Cooper mentioned Shoutout Justin Strnad he had my back on that for real because he came back and gave Kareem Hunt somethin Cooper left the locker room after his postgame interview with a member of the training staff and the Broncos gang doctors Hunt finished with carries for yards and a touchdown but had just yards on the ground in the second half Payton credits crowd The scoreboard at the Broncos home turf proved a total attendance of on Sunday with just no-shows creating a wall of noise that swelled on nearly every key Chiefs offensive drive Head coach Sean Payton gave a hat-tip to the surroundings at Empower Field I thought our fans were outstanding Payton reported It felt loud to me and I say this respectfully for the first time since I ve been here Like really loud And I think that helped Happy returns Marvin Mims Jr acknowledged it sucked watching the past two weeks on television as he tried to clear through the NFL s concussion protocol Related Articles Broncos-Chiefs account card Vance Joseph s defense shines Bo Nix comes up clutch again Broncos four downs Sean Payton Ja Quan McMillian might ve certainly ended Chiefs AFC West dynasty How it Happened Broncos beat Chiefs on last-second field goal to improve to - Denver Broncos place RB J K Dobbins on injured reserve with potentially season-ending foot injury Renck Underdog Injuries Counted out This is when Broncos Sean Payton is at his best The first time he touched the ball Sunday against Kansas City he put all that waiting to bed Mims ripped off a -yard punt return in the first quarter that set Denver up at the Kansas City -yard line It was great Mims commented For guys that have had a concussion you kind of overthink overthink overthink and then you get out there Just to be able to pop off with that get tackled and be fine it felt great Inactives A host of key Broncos still in recovery Surtain inside linebacker Alex Singleton outside linebacker Jonah Elliss and tight end Nate Adkins didn t play Sunday Singleton was present wearing sweats and chatting pregame with his fellow linebackers Robinson was advancing for a second straight encounter in Elliss absence and continued to build on a solid stretch getting in with D J Jones on one sack of Patrick Mahomes Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis