Let’s face it, there are no easy wins in the NFL.

Yes, the Denver Broncos — fresh off their huge win in New York last week — should have beaten the awful Jacksonville Jaguars by double digits. That was expected before the game.

And then rookie Trevor Lawrence led Jacksonville down their home field for an 83-yard touchdown drive to start the game, partially shredding Denver’s defense while being aided by some questionable calls, too.

It was clear at that moment this would be no walkthrough win for the Broncos.

The offense answered with a mere field goal due to a drive-killing sack Teddy Bridgewater took on first and goal from the 10 yard line. Luckily for the offense, that was the biggest mistake of the day for Teddy B. as he was otherwise magnificent in the win.

And luckily for the defense, the vaunted defensive backfield finally showed up.

After that game-opening touchdown, the Denver defense — led by the secondary — completely shut down Lawrence and the Jags attack.

Jacksonville’s subsequent drives ended like this: Punt, missed FG, punt, missed FG, punt, interception, punt, INT. Wow.

Early on, Laviska Shenault was targeted often, but the cornerbacks blanketed him. And in the middle of the game, the secondary forced Trevor Lawrence to go 2-of-10 and the drive ended with a missed field goal going into the half.

In that second half, Denver really took control of the game, pushing their lead to 17-7 on an opening drive touchdown from Bridgewater to Noah Fant.

Kareem Jackson’s electric interception

The defense answered with a brilliant interception by Kareem Jackson, jumping a route to set up a field goal and stretch the lead to 13. Jackson also led the team with six total tackles and enjoyed a pass defended, too.

Bryce Callahan was also active, knocking away a deep pass to DJ Chark, Kyle Fuller made plays, and Patrick Surtain II really impressed.

Patrick Surtain’s pick

With Denver up 20-7, the Jags were driving — partially due to a Dre’Mont Jones personal foul for hitting Lawrence low — but Surtain picked off a pass so well he looked like the intended receiver.

The superstar-in-the-makings Surtain laid out and brought in the ball on the sideline, with his knee bouncing in before his hip was out of bounds at the six yard line.

That momentum-swinging play not only kept Jacksonville out of the end zone, but it helped push the offense to a long drive that ended with a field goal to extend the lead to 16.

All told, Surtain, Jackson, Callahan and Fuller combined for 15 tackles, four passes defensed and two picks. That goes without mentioning Justin Simmons, who was a relative no-show. Oh, and starting cornerback Ronald Darby went on the IR last week, too.

Look, Denver’s defense is stacked with dynamic defensive backs. They’re so deep they dominated even with an injury to one of their starters.

Although it should be mentioned the pressure up front provided by Von Miller (1 sack, 1 QB hit), Shelby Harris (1 QB hit) and Jones (1 QB hit) certainly kept the rookie gun-slinger off balance all game long.

That’s exactly the makeup of this Broncos defense: Pressure ’em up front, lock ’em down on the back end.

And on Sunday, that’s what led the team to victory. A secondary that looks second-to-none. Of course, in this pass-happy NFL, having a deeply talented secondary is crucial.

Actually, being deep at as many positions as possible is a true key to getting into the playoffs.

While the Broncos improved to 2-0, they did lose Bradley Chubb and Josey Jewell, which makes for three starters on that defense. Chubb re-injured his nagging ankle and Jewell left the game early after injuring his shoulder.

Luckily, Malik Reed and Justin Strnad were able to jump in and play well, and the defense held Jacksonville to a mere 5-of-16 on 3rd and 4th downs.

Simply, Denver’s deep on defense and talented at every level, but where they are truly special is in the secondary, where they could end up being elite as the season goes forward.