How these Denver Broncos and the flexible QB can stop that Kansas City Chiefs' dominance.
Ex Buffalo Bills assistant coach an analyst serves as a football expert and plays for Great Britain's flag football team.
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Week six of the 2025 NFL season
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It's week six of the football calendar , after last week's talk regarding two top teams being a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both surrendered their unbeaten records.
Notable in those games were the amount of infractions each committed. Philadelphia did so at crucial times so they essentially defeated themselves after leading by two touchdowns going into the final quarter versus the Denver Broncos, set to play overseas this Sunday.
But it proved positive to observe that Denver's QB Bo Nix was able to have the shortfall and then lead three scoring drives on three possessions during the final period, securing the victory by four points.
Denver boast the top defender in cornerback their star corner. They are number one in red zone defence, while Philadelphia are number one in scoring near the end zone, and the Broncos won that battle.
They executed the Eagles' number regarding disguised blitzes. They did not necessarily sending more than four pass rushers but they could position two LBs in the interior then drop them out and send a slot defender from the outside.
At the start in the campaign, it was noted on a program that the Broncos might emerge as the current year's dark horses. They finished last season strongly then excelled of building upon that.
Could Denver be this year's underdog story?
New tight end Evan Engram has stepped up significantly while new RB their rusher is a player they believe in. He's currently 5th in the NFL in ground gains (over 400) as well as tied-fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
I love that the coach Sean Payton displays "RUSH!" prominently of his playcall sheet.
That shows how Denver are a squad aiming to prioritize the run, because one can do a lot based on that approach. It slows down the pass rush while maintains in favourable situations.
This has helped QB Bo Nix, who came the NFL as the 12th overall draft pick in the prior draft, passing for 29 TDs – second only to Justin Herbert for the rookie record (31 back in 2020).
Other elite QBs have powerful arms to pass anywhere, but they don't move the mobility as Nix. He has exceptional arm talent, a unique trait, plus he's so athletic.
His assets are his mobility, the capacity to throw while moving, as well as finding varied release points to deliver the pass as he moves outside protection, the bootlegs. He is able to throw that layered pass across the middle and past defenders.
As a rookie QB, at 25, he displays a lot of composure under pressure and is not really fazed by the blitz. He tries to avoid a sack whenever possible and can throw in tight spots. He possesses sharp intelligence and remains quick to decide.
If you consistently rush it eats up the clock and forces the defence to be in play extended periods, and if you've got a mobile QB the defence has to defend the field vertically and horizontally. It can be exhausting.
Nix has pushed back at Payton during games at times and I think Payton likes that fire, that he's such a competitor. In my view it's exciting for him to have a young quarterback that is kind of like play-dough. The coach can really build something up how he wants to build it. I believe it's a unique opportunity for the coach.
Payton owns a championship and now surpassed a legend in all-time victories (173, tying for 14th). He's seen it all. I think the success Denver are having on offence is mostly due to his guidance, his play-calling, his situational awareness – and the pairing with Nix aids shape him into who he is.
There's no better a more qualified person guiding you, to assist you through some of the tougher situations and build self-belief.
I believe in Denver's defence, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. But are they strong enough to go against an elite team at its best? Because that was not championship-level play from Philadelphia in their last game.
Currently, I don't think Denver are incredible. They're working above average, that's a good place to be in their division. All they need to do is maintain this path.
They excel at embracing their strength, that is the ground game, and this is exactly what they should do versus the Jets in London. It's going to be the JK Dobbins show, in essence.
The Jets have surrendered 140 rushing yards per game (sixth worst), five ground scores so far (in the bottom ten), and they're the only team yet to win a game.
Since the league began tracking turnovers in 1933, this team are the inaugural squad to be without a single takeaway in five outings, this is kind of shocking when you think that the head coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach with another team.
The Chiefs' QB says the Chiefs are off to a poor start following Monday's defeat to Jacksonville.
After this Sunday's game, Denver have a manageable slate until their break (in week 12) - the Giants, the Cowboys, Houston Texans and Las Vegas Raiders prior to the Chiefs.
Looking at their division, the Chiefs hold a losing record and the Broncos are tied with the Los Angeles Chargers at 3-2 meaning they could make a run for the top of the division.
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