DENVER — The Denver Broncos aren't collecting many style points but as long as they keep racking up more points than their opponents on the scoreboard, they don't care how ugly it looks.

“We’ve got to clean up some of the penalties. We’ve got to clean up the execution and that is an ongoing thing that probably never ends,” coach Sean Payton said after the Broncos squeaked past the reeling Las Vegas Raiders 10-7 on Thursday night.

"You search for that Shangri-La. Right now, you know, we’re sitting at eight wins. I think we’re the only team sitting there.”

They are.

At 8-2, they own the NFL's best record even though they didn't look anything like a top team on a windy night in the Rocky Mountains — save for their defense, which sacked Geno Smith a half-dozen times in pushing the Broncos'

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