Ways the Denver Broncos and their malleable QB can stop that Kansas City Chiefs' dominance.
Ex NFL team coach an analyst serves as an NFL pundit and represents Great Britain's national squad.
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Week six of the 2025 NFL season
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We're in the sixth week of the football calendar , after recent talk about two top teams as a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both lost their unbeaten records.
Striking during those contests was the amount of infractions both conceded. Philadelphia did so in key moments meaning they kind of beat themselves after leading by two touchdowns entering the fourth period versus the Denver Broncos, who play overseas this Sunday.
However it was good to observe how Denver quarterback Bo Nix was able to have the shortfall and then lead three successful possessions in three attempts during the final period, to win the victory by four points.
Denver have the top defender with cornerback Pat Surtain II. They are first in goal-line defense, whereas Philadelphia are number one in scoring near the end zone, and the Broncos won that battle.
They executed effective strategies in terms of disguised blitzes. They weren't always sending extra defenders but they could position two linebackers in the interior then withdrawing them and send a slot defender off the edge.
Early on of the season, it was noted during a show how the Broncos might emerge as this season's dark horses. They ended last season strongly and excelled in continuing that momentum.
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New tight end Evan Engram has excelled big while recent RB JK Dobbins is a guy they believe in. He now ranks fifth in the NFL for rushing yards (402) as well as tied-fourth in rushing scores (four).
It's impressive how head coach Sean Payton displays "RUSH!" at the top on his call sheet.
This demonstrates how Denver represent a squad aiming to prioritize the run, since one can do a lot off the back of that. It reduces down the pass rush and keeps you in favourable situations.
It's also helped QB Bo Nix, who entered the NFL as the 12th overall draft pick in the prior draft, throwing 29 touchdown passes – just behind a star QB for the rookie record (31 back in 2020).
Other elite QBs possess the arm strength to pass anywhere, but they don't move in the same way as Nix. He boasts exceptional arm talent, which is different, and he is so athletic.
His strengths are his movement, the capacity to pass on the run, as well as using different arm angles to make the pass when he rolls out of the pocket, the bootlegs. He can deliver precision throws across the middle or past defenders.
For a young quarterback, at 25, he displays a lot of poise under pressure and isn't really fazed by the blitz. He aims to evade being tackled whenever possible and can throw in tight spots. He possesses sharp intelligence and is quick to decide.
If you consistently rush it eats up the clock and forces the opponent to stay on the field extended periods, and if you've got an athletic quarterback the defence must defend the field downfield and horizontally. This proves draining.
The quarterback has bitten back with the coach during games at times and I think Payton appreciates that attitude, seeing him as a fierce rival. In my view it's fun for him to coach a young quarterback who's kind of like moldable clay. The coach can really build something up how he desires to build it. I think it's a special experience for him.
Payton owns a championship and has passed a legend for career NFL wins (173, tying for 14th). He has witnessed everything. In my opinion the success the Broncos are having offensively is mostly due to his guidance, his schemes, his game sense – and the pairing with Nix aids make him what he is.
You wouldn't want a better guy in your ear, to help you through difficult moments and boost confidence.
I believe in the Broncos' defense, in the QB's grit and calm. But are they good enough to face a top squad at full strength? Since that wasn't a Super Bowl performance by the Eagles last Sunday.
Currently, I don't think Denver are incredible. They're performing above average, that's a solid position to be in their division. The key is is maintain this path.
They're really good at embracing their strength, that is the ground game, and that's precisely what they should do against the New York Jets in London. It will likely be a Dobbins-focused game, essentially.
New York have surrendered 140 yards on the ground per game (sixth worst), five ground scores this season (in the bottom ten), and they are the sole squad yet to win a game.
Ever since the NFL started recording turnovers in 1933, the Jets are the inaugural squad to go without a single takeaway in five outings, which is surprising when you think that the head coach was previously a defensive coach at the Detroit Lions.
Patrick Mahomes stated the Chiefs have 'already lost too many games' after a recent loss to Jacksonville.
After the upcoming matchup, the Broncos face a smooth-ish schedule until their break (in week 12) - the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Las Vegas Raiders prior to the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the AFC West, the Chiefs are 2-3 and the Broncos are even with the Los Angeles Chargers on 3-2 so they could make a run for the top of the West.
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