Adam Prentice was no longer anonymous.

On third-and-1 from the Raiders’ 32-yard line last Sunday , he burst out of the shadows and into the hearts of Broncos Country. A fullback with an 18-yard run ? You are full of (bleep).

But there was Prentice striding to the 14-yard line, setting up the Broncos’ third touchdown. As he stood up, right tackle Mike McGlinchey grabbed his helmet and yelled encouragement and left guard Quinn Meinerz patted him on the chest .

Prentice, in case you didn’t know, is one of them. A grunt. Unselfish. And, when he does his job well, forgotten.

“That play was old school. My job was to make it go, to secure the ‘A’ gap. And Adam found the hole,” Meinerz said. “I was happy for him, happy he held onto the ball, happy he got the first down. It was designed

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