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Von Miller acknowledges he's no draft guru and is far from any kind of expert when it comes to quarterbacks. Well Baker Mayfield Jersey White , except for sacking them, of course.But the Denver Broncos star linebacker knew there was something special about Sam Darnold long before the New York Jets made him the No. 3 overall pick."I don't know nothing about drafting a quarterback or anything like that, but I thought he was the No. 1 pick, for sure," Miller said. "I thought he was the best offensive player in the draft."The Jets sure thought so, even if the teams ahead of them took guys on offense ahead of Darnold. Cleveland made quarterback Baker Mayfield the No. 1 overall pick, while the Giants went with running back Saquon Barkley with the next selection.The Jets pounced on Darnold when their turn came up, and Miller can't blame them."Baker Mayfield was the No. 1 pick, and rightfully so," Miller said. "But in my opinion, watching everything, from a pass rusher's point of view, I just felt like (Darnold) was the No. 1 pick in the draft. He wasn't the No. 1 pick, but he's definitely playing like it."Well, not quite. But Miller will get a chance for an up-close evaluation Sunday when the Broncos (2-2) travel to MetLife Stadium to take on Darnold's Jets (1-3).Darnold had a terrific NFL debut with two touchdown throws in New York's win at Detroit Womens Denzel Ward Jersey , but has struggled a bit in the three games since 鈥?all losses 鈥?along with the rest of the Jets' offense. He has just two TD passes in that span and four interceptions, although he didn't toss one last Sunday at Jacksonville."As a team, I feel like we are really close, and for me personally I feel like I'm just on the edge," Darnold said. "I've just got to continue to find completions, hit my guys deep when they're there. It'll come, it's just a timing thing. It's going to click one of these games, I know it is."This might be a tough week to get things going, though. Especially while facing a defense led by Miller, who has four sacks and two forced fumbles this season.And, Darnold realizes Miller will be looking to add to those totals 鈥?despite all the high praise."It's pretty cool that he said it," Darnold said. "It's definitely very humbling, very flattering, but at the same time, we're going up against him. ... I'm just going to go out there and we're going to handle him the way that we need to and go about our business that way."Here are some other things to know about the matchup between the Broncos and Jets:ON THE CASEBroncos quarterback Case Keenum had three touchdown passes in Denver's 27-24 season-opening win against Seattle.He has none in the three games since.Keenum Denzel Ward Jersey , who signed a two-year, $36 million deal with Denver in March, is the first Broncos QB since John Elway in 1986 to go three straight games with at least 20 throws and no TDs.SKIDDINGThe Jets are looking to snap a three-game losing streak and avoid their fourth four-game skid under coach Todd Bowles.New York ended last season by losing four in a row, and also dropped that many twice in 2016 鈥?with the team finishing 5-11 both years. Bowles is in his fourth season with the Jets and the heat has been turned up a bit under his seat. New York is 1-7 in its past eight, and 3-12 in the past 15.ON NOTICEThe Broncos are coming off their first loss in 66 home games in which they held a double-digit lead in the fourth quarter, and nobody is spared criticism over Denver's Monday night meltdown in a 27-23 loss to the Chiefs."We need more from our main guys on both sides of the ball," coach Vance Joseph said of the Broncos' cratering in crunch time.And from the coaches."The bottom line is in this league in tough games, we have to be our best as coaches when it matters," Joseph said. "You can call a great game for 3陆 quarters, but for half a quarter when the game is on the line, we have to be our best. That is my job to help our players pull these games out."BUTT OUTKeenum said he was encouraged by the way Jeff Heuerman played Monday night (four catches for 57 yards, both career highs) after Jake Butt blew out his left knee at a special teams practice last week, depriving the Broncos of their top tight end for the rest of the season.Keenum said he thinks Heuerman can be the kind of safety valve he's had at that position at other times in his career, such as last year in Minnesota with Kyle Randolph."Yeah, I think Jeff's a great player. I think he showed it the other night that he's in the right place at the right time Jarvis Landry Jersey , big target and he's hard to tackle," Keenum said. "So, a guy I'm excited to get the ball to more and more."WIPE OUTIf Jets running back Isaiah Crowell gets into the end zone, all eyes will be on how he celebrates.He was penalized and given a stern talking to by Bowles after he celebrated his second TD run of the game by wiping the ball against his rear end and firing it into the stands. Crowell ended up getting fined $13,369 by the NFL for unsportsmanlike conduct."It won't happen again," said Crowell, who didn't score at Jacksonville last Sunday 鈥?but got an endorsement deal from a company that sells a toilet paper alternative for men.AP Pro Football Writer Arnie Stapleton contributed. The Cleveland Browns lost a little bit of the fun on Sunday in their 29-13 defeat to the Houston Texans. The Browns were looking to put together their first three-game winning streak since in four years, but came up short after falling behind 23-0 during a first half that was reminiscent of the Hue Jackson era. While it was a disappointing day, the loss was not necessarily a discouraging one. At the risk of sounding as if we are in search of moral victories, there are some positives to take from the game. The biggest one is how the team responded in the second half. There have been numerous times in the past where a 23-0 halftime deficit would have turned into a 43-3 final score. But against the Texans, the Browns kept plugging away, didn’t get overly desperate, the offense stopped with the turnovers, quarterback Baker Mayfield threw for 351 yards, and the defense limited the Texans to just two field goals. Jarvis Landry finally had a meaningful game Myles Garrett Jersey , surpassing 100 receiving yards for just the second time this season and the first since the Week 3 game against the New York Jets. Fellow wide receiver Antonio Callaway also had his highest receiving yard total of the year with 84 yards, along with a 76-yard touchdown reception that was negated by a penalty. (We’re trying to stay positive here, so let’s not dwell on Callaway’s fumble at the one-yard-line after a 71-yard catch-and run.)Myles Garrett had 1.5 of the Browns four sacks on the day, bringing him to 11.5 on the season, the name number as Houston’s J.J. Watt. Those 11.5 sacks are the fourth-most in franchise history, tying him with Michael Dean Perry. Garrett now has 18.5 career sacks, tying him with Reggie Camp for the most by a Cleveland player in their first two seasons. Speaking of sacks, there was some fear heading into the game that Watt and fellow defensive end Jadeveon Clowney would have a big day against Cleveland’s starting tackle duo of Chris Hubbard and Greg Robinson. That wasn’t the case, however, as the Browns offensive line did not give up a sack for the third consecutive game — the first time that has happened since the 1988 season. Whether the line is playing better, or offensive coordinator Freddie Kitchens is calling plays that limit Mayfield’s exposure, something is working and that is a very good thing.At the end of the day a loss is still a loss. The Browns clearly could have played better — the four turnovers in the first half simply cannot happen — but that doesn’t mean that Sunday’s game undid the positives from the previous few weeks. The Browns are slowly evolving into a competent NFL team, which means that a loss may simply be nothing more than a loss.