The Denver Broncos do not beat the Washington Commanders on Sunday without the heroics of tight end Evan Engram.

The Broncos faced first-and-10 at the Denver 48-yard line, on the third play of overtime, when quarterback Bo Nix received a shotgun snap with Engram to his right in the slot.

Engram drew linebacker Bobby Wagner in coverage. The veteran tight end shook him with a jerk route — faking a dig and breaking right — for an easy Nix completion. That’s when 31-year-old Engram turned back the clock and ran almost untouched for a 41-yard gain.

The Broncos scored two plays later in a 27-26 overtime victory.

“It feels great just to make a big play like that for the team,” Engram told reporters at Northwest Stadium.

Engram led the Broncos in targets (nine), catches (six) and receiving yards (79) against Washington. It was a breakout performance after the free agent signing often struggled to produce in coach Sean Payton’s offense. Engram has one touchdown catch in 11 games played.

But the ninth-year pro took advantage of increased opportunities against Washington. Especially on his long catch-and-run in overtime.

“That puts us in position to score and gets us to some of the other plays that we really, really like as an offense in our game planning,” tight end Adam Trautman said. “I think it’s just a glimpse of what it could be.”

Pro Bowl voting

Early voting totals for the Pro Bowl, with the top 10 at each position, were released on Monday with several Broncos making the cut.

Zach Allen leads all defensive tackles. He recorded at least a half-sack in seven different games this season. Rookie Jeremy Crawshaw leads all punters. He is averaging 47.9 yards per attempt with nearly 40% downed inside the opponent’s 20-yard line. Here is where their teammates stack up:

— OLB Nik Bonitto (No. 2 outside linebacker)

— Adam Prentice (No. 3 fullback)

— Quinn Meinerz (No. 5 guard)

— Talanoa Hufanga (No. 6 strong safety)

— Mitchell Fabroni (No. 8 long snapper)

— Jonathon Cooper (No. 8 outside linebacker)

— Devon Key (No. 8 special teams player)

— Marvin Mims (No. 9 return specialist)

Raiders dysfunction

Pete Carroll is off to a rough start as coach of the Raiders.

Las Vegas (2-10) has lost six consecutive games, entering Week 14 against the Broncos (10-2). The Raiders made in-season firings of special teams coordinator Tom McMahon and offensive coordinator Chip Kelly. The list goes on. Las Vegas fell 31-14 against the Chargers last week.

“There were positives in there that we’ll try to build on,” Carroll told reporters on Sunday. “That’s all we can do at this time.”

Briefly

The Broncos are 7.5-point favorites against the Raiders, per DraftKings. … A Pro Football Hall of Fame spokesperson said that the coach finalist for the Class of 2026 will be announced on Wednesday. Ex-Broncos coaches Mike Shanahan and Dan Reeves were among nine semifinalists. However, ex-Patriots coach Bill Belichick is considered a strong favorite to be selected as the lone finalist. … The Broncos are currently tied with the Patriots for having the NFL’s longest active winning streak (nine games). … The Broncos held a visit on Monday with free agent wide receiver Elijah Moore, per the NFL’s transactions wire. Moore is a fifth-year pro with 2,274 yards receiving between the Jets, Browns and Bills.