Ways the Denver Broncos together with their 'play-dough' QB could halt that Chiefs' rule.
Ex NFL team coach Phoebe Schecter is an NFL pundit who also plays for 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 in the football calendar , after last week's talk regarding the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles as a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both lost their perfect starts.
Striking in those games was the amount of infractions each conceded. Philadelphia committed them at crucial times so they essentially defeated themselves having led 17-3 going into the final quarter versus the Denver Broncos, who play overseas this Sunday.
However it was positive to see that Denver's QB Bo Nix was able to overcome the shortfall before lead three successful possessions in three attempts during the final period, securing the victory 21-17.
Denver have the defensive player of the year in cornerback their star corner. They are first in goal-line defense, whereas the Eagles are number one in red zone offence, yet Denver prevailed in that battle.
They executed effective strategies regarding simulated pressure. They weren't always rushing extra defenders but they could plug two LBs in the interior before withdrawing them and send a slot defender off the edge.
Early on of the season, we said on a program that Denver could be this season's surprise contenders. They finished last season strongly and did a good job of building upon that.
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Recently acquired tight end their tight end has stepped up big and new RB JK Dobbins is a player the team trusts. He now ranks 5th in the NFL for rushing yards (over 400) as well as tied for fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
I love how head coach Sean Payton displays "RUSH!" prominently of his playcall sheet.
This demonstrates how Denver are a team that wants to prioritize the run, since one can do a lot off the back of that. It slows down the pass rush and keeps you in positive situations.
It's also benefited quarterback the young passer, who entered the NFL as a first-round selection in the prior draft, passing for 29 touchdown passes – just behind Justin Herbert in rookie records (31 in 2020).
Other elite QBs possess powerful arms to throw all over, but they lack the mobility as Nix. He has incredible arm talent, which is different, plus he's highly agile.
His assets are his movement, the capacity to pass while moving, as well as using varied release points to make the pass as he moves outside protection, the bootlegs. He can throw that layered pass across the middle or past defenders.
For a young quarterback, aged 25, he displays great composure under pressure and isn't really fazed by extra rushers. He aims to avoid a sack whenever possible and is able pass in tight spots. He possesses a high football IQ and remains very decisive.
When you constantly run the ball it eats up time and forces the defence to stay on the field for longer, and if you've got an athletic quarterback the defense must cover the field vertically side to side. It can be exhausting.
The quarterback has bitten back at Payton during games sometimes and I think Payton likes that fire, seeing him as such a competitor. I think it's exciting for the coach to have a rookie QB that is kind of like play-dough. He can truly develop him the way he desires to build it. I think it's a special experience for the coach.
The head coach has won a championship and has surpassed a legend in all-time victories (173 - tied 14th overall). He has witnessed everything. I think the success Denver are experiencing offensively is mostly down to his guidance, his play-calling, his situational awareness – and the combination with the QB aids make him into who he is.
There's no better a more qualified person in your ear, to help you through some of the tougher situations and boost confidence.
I believe in the Broncos' defense, in the QB's grit and calm. But are they good enough to face an elite team at full strength? Since that wasn't championship-level play from Philadelphia last Sunday.
Right now, I don't think the Broncos are incredible. They're working better than most, which is a solid position to hold their division. The key to do is maintain this path.
They excel at embracing their forte, that is running the ball, and this is precisely what they must do against the Jets in London. It's going to be a Dobbins-focused game, essentially.
New York have surrendered 140 yards on the ground per game (among the worst), five rushing touchdowns this season (in the bottom ten), and they're the sole squad yet to win any game.
Ever since the NFL started recording takeaways decades ago, the Jets are the inaugural squad to be without any turnovers through five games, which is kind of shocking considering that the head coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach at the Detroit Lions.
Patrick Mahomes says the Chiefs have 'already lost too many games' following a recent loss by the Jaguars.
After this Sunday's game, Denver face a smooth-ish schedule up to their break (in week twelve) - the Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans and the Raiders prior to the Kansas City Chiefs.
In their division, Kansas City are 2-3 and the Broncos are tied with the Los Angeles Chargers at 3-2 meaning they could make a run for the top of the West.
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