You know the stars. Their jerseys are all over the Mile High City. 

Pat Surtain II is the reigning NFL Defensive Player of the Year. Nik Bonitto is the $100 million sack machine. 

But Sunday’s 34-26 win over the Packers was about the Broncos’ defense as a whole.

Backups Jonah Elliss and Dondrea Tillman each got a sack on a day where Denver only generated three as a team, below their league-leading per game average of over four. 

Highly scrutinized cornerback Riley Moss got his first interception of the season.

Even forgotten safety P.J. Locke stepped up in the absence of Brandon Jones and came up with an important pass breakup. 

“That’s the cool thing about our team is the depth,” safety Talanoa Hufanga said.

That depth was on full display in an impressive second-half turnaround in which Denver outscored Green Bay 20-10 and limited a Packers offense that was almost unstoppable for the first 30 minutes or so.

After giving up points on each of the Packers’ first five possessions, the Broncos defense forced two turnovers on downs, one punt and grabbed two interceptions in the final seven series.

“It just shows the maturity of our group,” linebacker Alex Singleton said. “You get to the point where — we have coaches and stuff — but, we’re fixing the plays on the field. We know what we need to do. The first half, yeah, they made some plays. We need to stop the pass. (But) they threw for (61) yards in the second half, and that’s when we need to put our foot down, we were able to put our foot down.”

While Surtain’s interception in the third quarter completely turned the tide of the game, Moss’ in the fourth quarter was a sign the Broncos were in full control. It came after Bo Nix and the offense scored on a third straight touchdown drive and with the Packers still just one play away from getting right back in it.

After yet another defensive pass interference call on Moss set up Green Bay’s touchdown to open the third quarter, the third-year cornerback from Iowa was happy to be on the right side of a downfield pass.

“It was great. Long overdue,” Moss said. “The ball doesn’t lie. I had great coverage on that deep ball, and they wanted to throw the flag (for pass interference) from across the field, so that was fine, they can do that. Ball doesn’t lie.”

Neither does talent and this Broncos defense isn’t lacking that from the secondary down to the defensive line, which is looking like one of the NFL’s best units.

With Elliss and Tillman each finding their way into the backfield Sunday afternoon, the Broncos now have 12 different players with multiple sacks this season and four with more than five. It doesn’t matter who’s in; they’re confident they can be disruptive.

“That’s what’s special about the group. We’re leading the league in sacks, but it’s a collective effort across the board,” defensive end Zach Allen told The Denver Gazette. “It’s not just one guy or two guys. When you have that, it’s pretty special.”