Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning often will scan a defense just before the snap and call “hurry, hurry” before he receives the ball.

Thursday, he may not have used those words, but with two losses in the Broncos’ last three games, Manning was quick to point out the clock is ticking on the team’s chase for the best playoff seeding possible.

The Broncos were shoved around plenty in a 22-7 loss to the St. Louis Rams on Sunday and the lone touchdown amounted to the team’s lowest point total since the 2011 regular-season finale, or the last regular-season game the Broncos played without Manning at quarterback.

“Just your sense of urgency has to increase,” Manning said following Wednesday’s practice. “Realizing there aren’t many games left and we better get on it, better get going. Need to play better, I need to play better … You can say all you want, you can talk about doing it, but you’ve got to go and do it.”

via Jeff Legwold of ESPN.com