ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — How about a little bit of love for the fullback?

In Sunday’s win over the Raiders, Adam Prentice did a little bit of everything.

As the Broncos dominated the line of scrimmage and the time-of-possession battle, the fifth-year veteran delivered lead blocks for the Broncos’ best rushing performance since Week 8 and kept the pocket clean for quarterback Bo Nix.

He also turned in an 18-yard run, which was his longest carry since he attended Clovis High School.

“You couldn’t ask for a better hole than we got up front,” Prentice said of the play. “[I] just took off. It was awesome.”

Prentice, who signed with the team in August after Michael Burton suffered an injury, has seen his impact grow in recent weeks as Nate Adkins works back from an injury of his own. The Broncos’ fullback has played at least 10 offensive snaps in each of the last six games, including a season-high 30 snaps in Denver’s Week 14 win over the Raiders. Prentice has also been a key special teams contributor, playing more than 45 percent of the snaps in six of Denver’s last eight games.

“When I got here initially, my mindset was obviously trying to make the team,” Prentice said Monday. “I was just grateful to be here, especially having been at home the whole offseason. I knew [I was] coming here to fill the role that ‘Burt’ had left, which is a huge vacancy when he got hurt, unfortunately. [I was] just trying to come in and just do whatever was asked of me. I didn’t really have a vision of how much or how little [I would play], just whatever they needed me for or wanted me to do, I just tried to do it to the best of my ability, and that’s evolved as the weeks have gone on. I’m grateful for that, but regardless, [the goal is to] just execute at a high level whenever I get the opportunity and go have fun, keep winning games and keep helping this team win.”

Head Coach Sean Payton credited Prentice’s play after Sunday’s win and noted he’s done “a really good job” in Adkins’ absence.

“The one thing about him is you know exactly what you’re getting,” Payton said. “You’re never fooled.”