Ways these Denver Broncos and their malleable quarterback could stop that Kansas City Chiefs' dominance.
Ex NFL team assistant coach an analyst is a football expert and represents the UK's national squad.
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Week six of the 2025 NFL season
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It's week six in the football calendar , following recent talk regarding the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles being possible championship contenders, they both surrendered their perfect starts.
Striking in those games was the amount of penalties both committed. The Eagles committed them at crucial times meaning they kind of beat themselves after leading 17-3 going into the final quarter against the Denver Broncos, who play overseas this weekend.
However it proved good to see that Denver quarterback the rookie managed to have that deficit before lead three successful possessions on three possessions in the fourth quarter, to win the victory by four points.
Denver boast the defensive player of the year with CB their star corner. They rank first in goal-line defense, whereas the Eagles are number one in red zone offence, and Denver prevailed in that contest.
They had effective strategies in terms of disguised blitzes. They weren't necessarily rushing extra pass rushers but they might position two linebackers in the 'A' gap then drop them out and dispatch a nickel off the edge.
At the start of the season, we said on a program how Denver might emerge as this season's surprise contenders. They ended the previous year well then did a good job in continuing that momentum.
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New TE their tight end has stepped up big and new running back JK Dobbins is a guy they believe in. He's currently fifth league-wide in ground gains (402) as well as tied for fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
I love how head coach the Broncos' leader has "RUSH!" at the top on his call sheet.
This demonstrates how Denver are a squad aiming to prioritize the run, since one can do a lot off the back of that. It slows opposing rushes while maintains in positive down and distances.
It's also helped quarterback the young passer, who came the NFL as the 12th overall draft pick last year, passing for 29 touchdown passes – second only to a star QB in rookie records (31 back in 2020).
Other elite QBs possess powerful arms to pass all over, however they don't move the mobility that Nix has. He boasts exceptional arm talent, which is different, plus he is so athletic.
His strengths include his movement, being able to throw on the run, as well as finding different arm angles to make throws when he rolls outside protection, the bootlegs. He can throw precision throws over the middle or past defenders.
For a young quarterback, at 25, he's got great poise in the pocket and isn't bothered by extra rushers. He aims to evade being tackled as much as possible and can throw in tight spots. He possesses a high football IQ and is very decisive.
If you constantly rush it eats up time and makes the defence to stay in play for longer, and when you have a mobile QB the defense must cover the field downfield and horizontally. This proves draining.
The quarterback has pushed back with the coach on the sideline sometimes and I think the coach likes that fire, that he's such a competitor. In my view it's fun for him to have a rookie QB that is similar to moldable clay. The coach can really build something up how he desires to shape him. I think it's a unique opportunity for him.
Payton has won a championship and now surpassed a legend in all-time victories (173 - tied 14th overall). He has witnessed everything. I think the success Denver are experiencing on offence is mostly due to his guidance, his play-calling, his situational awareness – and the pairing with the QB aids make him into who he is.
There's no better a better guy in your ear, to assist you through difficult moments and build self-belief.
I believe in the Broncos' defense, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. But are they good enough to go against a top squad at its best? Because that wasn't championship-level play by the Eagles in their last game.
Currently, I don't think Denver are elite. They're performing better than most, that's a good place to be in the AFC West. The key to do is maintain this path.
They excel at leaning into their forte, that is running the ball, and that's precisely what they should do versus the Jets in London. It's going to be a Dobbins-focused game, essentially.
New York have allowed 140 yards on the ground each contest (among the worst), five rushing touchdowns this season (in the bottom ten), and they're the sole squad without a win any game.
Since the league began tracking takeaways decades ago, this team are also the first team to be without any turnovers in five outings, this is surprising considering that the head coach Aaron Glenn defensive co-ordinator with another team.
The Chiefs' QB stated the Chiefs have 'already lost too many games' following a recent loss by the Jaguars.
Following this Sunday's game, the Broncos have a smooth-ish schedule until their bye (in week 12) - the Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and Las Vegas Raiders before the Chiefs.
Looking at the AFC West, the Chiefs are 2-3 and the Broncos are tied with the Chargers at 3-2 so they could challenge at leading the West.
This hinges on what version Kansas City shows up they face since Denver {beat|def
