Ways the Broncos together with the malleable QB could end that Kansas City Chiefs' rule.
Former Buffalo Bills coach an analyst serves as a football expert and plays for the UK'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 in the football calendar and after last week's talk regarding two top teams being possible championship contenders, each lost their perfect starts.
Notable during those contests was the number of penalties both committed. The Eagles committed them in key moments meaning they essentially beat themselves having led 17-3 going into the final quarter against the Denver Broncos, set to play in London this weekend.
But it was positive to observe how Denver quarterback the rookie was able to have that deficit before direct three successful possessions in three attempts during the final period, to win the game 21-17.
The Broncos have the top defender in cornerback Pat Surtain II. They are number one in red zone defence, while the Eagles lead the league in scoring near the end zone, and the Broncos prevailed in that contest.
They executed effective strategies regarding disguised blitzes. They did not necessarily sending extra defenders instead they could position two LBs in the 'A' gap before drop them out and dispatch a slot defender off the edge.
Early on of the season, it was noted during a show how the Broncos could be this season's dark horses. They ended last season strongly and excelled of building upon that.
Could Denver be this season's dark horses?
New tight end their tight end has excelled big and new running back JK Dobbins is a guy the team trusts. He's currently 5th league-wide in ground gains (over 400) and tied for fourth for rushing touchdowns (four).
I love that the coach the Broncos' leader has "RUN IT!" at the top of his playcall sheet.
This demonstrates that the Broncos represent a squad that wants to prioritize the run, because one can achieve much off the back of that. It slows down the pass rush while keeps you in favourable down and distances.
It's also helped quarterback the young passer, who entered into the league as a first-round selection in the prior draft, passing for 29 TDs – second only to Justin Herbert for the rookie record (31 back in 2020).
Other elite QBs possess powerful arms to throw anywhere, but they lack in the same way that Nix has. He boasts exceptional arm talent, a unique trait, and he is so athletic.
His strengths are his movement, being able to throw on the run, as well as finding different arm angles to deliver throws when he rolls out of the pocket, on rollouts. He is able to deliver that layered pass over the middle or over the corner.
As a rookie QB, at 25, he's got great poise in the pocket and isn't really fazed by extra rushers. He tries to avoid being tackled as much as possible and can throw in tight spots. He has a high football IQ and remains very decisive.
If you consistently rush it consumes the clock and makes the defence to be on the field for longer, and if you've got an athletic quarterback the defense has to cover the area downfield side to side. This proves draining.
Nix has bitten back with the coach on the sideline at times and it seems the coach appreciates that fire, that he's such a competitor. I think it's exciting for him to have a rookie QB that is similar to moldable clay. He can truly develop him the way he wants to build it. I think it's a special experience for him.
The head coach has won a championship and has passed a legend in all-time victories (173 - tied 14th overall). He has witnessed everything. I think the achievements the Broncos are experiencing offensively is mostly down to his guidance, his schemes, his game sense – and the combination with the QB helps shape him into who he is.
There's no better a better guy in your ear, to help you during some of the tougher situations and build self-belief.
I have faith in the Broncos' defense, in the QB's grit and calm. But are they good enough to go against a top squad at full strength? Because that was not championship-level play by the Eagles last Sunday.
Currently, I don't think Denver are elite. They're performing above average, that's a solid position to hold their division. All they need is is maintain this path.
They excel at leaning into 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 a Dobbins-focused game, essentially.
New York have surrendered 140 rushing yards per game (sixth worst), five ground scores so far (in the bottom ten), and they're the sole squad without a win any game.
Since the league began tracking turnovers in 1933, the Jets are also the inaugural squad to go without any turnovers through five games, this is kind of shocking when you think that the head coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach at the Detroit Lions.
Patrick Mahomes stated the Chiefs are off to a poor start after a recent loss by the Jaguars.
Following the upcoming matchup, the Broncos have a manageable slate until their break (in week twelve) - the New York Giants, the Cowboys, Houston Texans and the Raiders before the Chiefs.
In the AFC West, Kansas City hold a losing record and the Broncos are tied with the Los Angeles Chargers on 3-2 so they could make a run for the top of the West.
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