Ways the Denver Broncos and the 'play-dough' QB could halt the Chiefs' reign.
Ex Buffalo Bills coach an analyst is an NFL pundit who also represents Great Britain's flag football team.
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Week six of the 2025 NFL season
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We're in the sixth week of the NFL season and after recent discussion about two top teams as a potential Super Bowl match-up, each lost their unbeaten records.
Striking during those contests were the amount of infractions both committed. The Eagles did so in key moments meaning they kind of defeated themselves having led by two touchdowns entering the fourth period versus Denver, set to play overseas this Sunday.
However it proved good to observe how Denver quarterback Bo Nix was able to overcome that deficit before lead three scoring drives on three possessions during the final period, to win the game 21-17.
Denver boast the defensive player of the year with cornerback their star corner. They are first in goal-line defense, while Philadelphia are number one in red zone offence, yet the Broncos prevailed in that battle.
They had the Eagles' number in terms of disguised blitzes. They did not always sending extra pass rushers instead they might plug two linebackers in the interior then withdrawing them and send a nickel from the outside.
At the start in the campaign, we said during a show that Denver could be this season's dark horses. They finished the previous year well and did a good job in continuing that momentum.
Are the Denver Broncos this year's underdog story?
New tight end Evan Engram has excelled significantly while recent running back JK Dobbins is a player the team trusts. He's currently fifth in the NFL in ground gains (over 400) and tied-fourth in rushing scores (4).
I love that head coach Sean Payton has "RUSH!" prominently of his playcall sheet.
That shows how the Broncos are a team aiming to run first, since one can do a lot based on that approach. It reduces down the pass rush while maintains in positive down and distances.
This has helped quarterback Bo Nix, who came into the league as the 12th overall draft pick last year, throwing 29 touchdown passes – just behind Justin Herbert for the rookie record (31 in 2020).
Other elite QBs have powerful arms to throw anywhere, but they lack the mobility as Nix. He boasts incredible arm talent, which is different, and he is so athletic.
His assets include his mobility, the capacity to pass on the run, and finding different arm angles to deliver the pass as he moves outside protection, the bootlegs. He can deliver precision throws across the middle or over the corner.
As a rookie QB, at 25, he's got great composure under pressure and isn't bothered by extra rushers. He aims to avoid a sack whenever possible and is able throw under pressure. He possesses a high football IQ and is very decisive.
When you constantly run the ball it eats up the clock and makes the opponent to be in play for longer, and when you've got an athletic quarterback the defense must cover the field vertically side to side. It can be exhausting.
Nix has pushed back at Payton on the sideline sometimes and it seems the coach likes that attitude, seeing him as such a competitor. In my view it's fun for him to have a young quarterback that is similar to play-dough. He can really build something up how he desires to shape him. I think it's a special experience for him.
The head coach owns a Super Bowl and now passed Bill Parcells for career NFL wins (173, tying for 14th). He has witnessed everything. In my opinion the success the Broncos are experiencing on offence is largely down to his leadership, his schemes, his situational awareness – and the pairing with the QB aids shape him what he is.
You wouldn't want a better guy in your ear, to assist you during difficult moments and build confidence.
I believe in the Broncos' defense, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. Yet is the team strong enough to face an elite team at its best? Since that wasn't championship-level play by the Eagles in their last game.
Currently, I don't think Denver are incredible. They're working above average, that's a good place to hold their division. All they need to do to continue this trajectory.
They excel at leaning into their strength, which is running the ball, and that's exactly what they must do versus the Jets in London. It's going to be the JK Dobbins show, in essence.
New York have surrendered 140 rushing yards each contest (among the worst), five rushing touchdowns so far (10th worst), and they're the only team without a win any game.
Since the NFL began tracking turnovers in 1933, this team are also the inaugural squad to go without any turnovers through five games, this is surprising considering that the head coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach with another team.
The Chiefs' QB says the Chiefs are off to a poor start after a recent loss to Jacksonville.
Following the upcoming matchup, the Broncos have a smooth-ish schedule up to their bye (in week twelve) - the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and the Raiders before the Kansas City Chiefs.
In their division, the Chiefs are 2-3 while Denver are tied with the Chargers on 3-2 so they could make a run for the top of the West.
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