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Broncos Regular Season Week 4

Hawk Valley

Quick Review

Vic Fangio rocked his new face shield, but the Broncos still lost to Tampa Bay 28-10. It could have been much worse.

A longer review

Denver got the ball to start the game and whether or not the game plan called for lots of quarterback scrambles early, that's what Driskel did. Driskel's first scramble was called back due to holding. With 12:38 left in the first quarter, another scramble gained nine yards and a first down. The Broncos then called a reverse, which lost yards. After which the Broncos attempted a punt with 10:57 left, but the punt was blocked and returned to the ten yard line. At this point Tampa Bay declined a holding call on the Broncos. It's now first and 10, but a very long ten yards. The ball looked to be on the eleven yard line. At 9:58 Brady tossed his first touchdown pass of the day. Back on offense, the Broncos asked Triskel to roll out, he did but his pass was fell incomplete. On third and twelve, he threw a pass that should have been intercepted. The Broncos ended up punting with 9:08 left in the quarter. The Denver defense stops Tampa Bay from getting a first down, but on fourth and two with three minutes left, Brady attempted to draw the Broncos offsides for an easy first down. The Broncos didn't jump and Tampa Bay called a time out to talk about going for it. After the timeout, they went for and got the first down. With 1:40 on the clock, Tom Brady fumbled the ball but the Broncos were unable to recover the ball. The Bronco defense tipped the ball on third down, forcing Tampa Bay to kick a field goal, which they did with just 19 seconds on the clock. At the end of the first quarter the score was Tampa Bay 10, Denver 0.

In the second quarter, the Broncos are back on offense and once again they ask Driskel to scramble. He gains 12 yards this time. On the very next play, Driskel rolls out but gets sacked again. The Broncos then kick a very long field goal. Tampa Bay's offense wasted no time on their next drive as Brady quickly tossed a 47 yard bomb. Later in the drive, after an incomplete pass, which the Broncos defense argued was intentional grounding, Brady connected with Gronk which moved the ball up to the three yard line. Tampa quickly scored with 6:35 left in the second quarter. The score at this point was 17-3 Tampa. On the next Denver drive, an x-Bronco sacked Driskel ending the drive. The Broncos punted with 5:23 left. On this drive, Tampa Bay started from their 44 yard line. They don't believe in wasting time, so Brady went deep on the first play. Just like that they had moved the ball to the Denver 23. On this play, the Denver defense was flagged for pass interference. Tampa Bay then decided to run some clock by calling successive running plays. Perhaps Brady thought the Denver defense was ready to head to the sidelines for the two minute warning break, becuse with twenty seconds left before the two minute warning, Brady threw another touchdown pass. The Denver defense rallied and blocked the extra point. At this point Tom Brady had 167 yards passing and three touchdowns. The Broncos offense returned to the field and moved the ball... thanks in part to a pass interference call. At the two minute warning, Driskel was sacked again. Then Driskel found Patrick and he became the star of this drive. His first catch was for 26 yards on a third and twenty play. He then caught a touchdown pass with 14 seconds left in the quarter. Driskel was 7-7 operating in the two minute offense. The half ended when Brady took a knee. Tampa Bay lead at the half, 23-10.

Before the third quarter began, Fox displayed a graphic on average starting position. The Denver Broncos average starting position was their own 23, Tampa Bay's average starting position was their own 44 yard line. Tampa Bay got the ball to start the half but their drive went nowhere. Now it was Denver's turn for offense, but they had to start from their own eight yard line. Gordon gained a few yards, but his run was called back due to holding. Then, with 11:39 left in the quarter, Tampa Bay got a safety. Once again, it's the x-Bronco making the play. Tampa Bay received the kick and ran it back to midfield, but they were flagged for a block in the back which moved the ball all the way back to their 25. Tampa Bay ended up punting at the 9:30 mark. Locally, light drizzle started to fall. Denver's offense didn't infuse anyone with confidence and the next drive didn't help as Driskel's pass was deflected, but not intercepted. With 8:03 left in the third, Driskel either dropped the ball or completed a pass to Field Turf, I'm not sure which. After that, not much happened in the game untill there was 3:25 left. Tampa Bay blitzed Driskel and due to the pressure, he attempted a free throw. Tampa Bay caught the ball and took over on downs. At this point, the Denver defense decided to bring pressure which helped Tampa's offense make a series of errors. Feeling the pressure, Brady either tripped or was sacked with 1:03 left in the quarter. The defense stepped up again and Brady was sacked, which forced Tampa to kick a field goal. They made it as time expired in the third quarter. The score is now 28-10 Tampa, which ended up being the final score.

In the fourth quarter with 14:16 left, Driskel threw what should have been an interception on third and one. Denver then called a quarterback sneak which worked, first down Denver. Tampa Bay sacked the quarterback again with 13:37 left in the game. The Denver offense called a pass play on second and twenty that picked up five yards. On the next Bronco drive, Rypien, the backup backup quarterback walks onto the field. Driskel was benched with 9:56 left in the game. Brett Rypien came in and he ran the last Bronco drive of the day, which lasted maybe seven plays. His final play came on fourth down with one yard to go and four minutes remaining. Brett then threw an interception in the end zone. Tampa got the ball back and just ran out the clock.

The Game Stats

Denver

Time of Possession

26:58

Passing Attempts

39

Passing Yards

229

Rushes

14

Rushing Yards

42

Buccaneers

Time of Possession

33:02

Passing Attempts

38

Passing Yards

297

Rushes

25

Yards

68

Player Stats

The Running Game

* AYPC is average yards per carry

PlayerCarriesAYPCLongTD(s) Fumble(s) Gordon83900 Driskel 35900 Freeman22200 Hamler1-2-200

The Passing Attack

PlayerReceptions%LongTD(s)Fumble(s) Fant550%1800 Jeudy556%2200 Gordon467%600 Patrick4100%2710 Hamler360%1700 Freeman2100%2800 Butt1100%500 Spencer1100%700

The Quarterbacks

Driskel

Passing

compypaTD(s)INT(s)LongRating 57%6112871

Rushing

AttYardsLongTD(s) 31490

Sacked

TimesYards LostFumble(s) 5450

Rypien

Passing

compypaTD(s)INT(s)LongRating 89%6012252

Rushing

AttYardsLongTD(s) 0000

Sacked

TimesYards LostFumble(s) 101

Brady

Passing

compypaTD(s)INT(s)LongRating 66%83047116

Rushing

AttYardsLongTD(s) 5010

Sacked

Time(s)Yard(s) LostFumble(s) 2121

During the week

The Broncos have opened the season 0-3 for two consecutive years. This is a franchise record. The media enjoyed talking about this. The conclusion seems to be that Vic is gone after this year. I don’t know where I heard this, but it was probably on sports talk radio, that 0-3 coaches never survive. So, perhaps, they’ve launched a secret search for a new coach. According to media personalities and some fans, the Broncos would love to take the offensive coordinator from Kansas City, but why would he leave? There was also talk about how the Broncos need an owner, and the future of John Elway.....pretty standard Bronco talk these days. There was some odd talk of the good old days with Vance Joseph lol.

There was also talk about Fangio benching Driskel. Is this the start of another quarterback controversy in Denver? I don't thinks so. Lock is the starter when healthy. The starter this week will be Rypien, but there's already talk of replacing Rypien in the following game.

Some fans and some media want the team to tank for a draft pick, but what draft pick have the Broncos ever turned into an NFL winner? Now’s a great time to remind you that Elway and Manning were drafted by the Colts.

The Pittsburgh vs Tennessee game scheduled for October 4th has been postponed due to covid 19 the NFL Announced on Thursday.

Today’s teams ranked by stats

Broncos (0-3)

30th

29th

28th

29st

4

1

3

75%

0

13

0

0

0

0

-3

Lost 3

Jets (0-3)

32nd

32nd

32nd

28th

3

1

3

100%

0

6

0

0

0

0

-2

Lost 3

Outlook

These two teams are essentially the same. The Jets are slightly worse than Denver. As you can see from the rankings above, the Jets rank dead last in a few offensive categories. The rushing attacks are essentially the same. The Broncos have faced a tougher schedule. The teams that have played the Broncos have won 89% of their games. The Jets have faced a tough schedule as well, their opponents have won 78% of their games. Is that the end of the story? No. Denver's opponents have a higher winning percentage because their opponents have played terrible teams. For example, Pittsburgh is undefeated, but their opponents have been defeated. They have played the Broncos, the New York Giants and the Texans.

There are four AFC teams without a win so far. They are the Bengals, the Broncos, the Texans and the Jets. The Jets are the worst, they are getting outscored by an average of just under three touchdowns per game or just over six field goals. The Texans are next up, losing by an average of just over four field goals and just under two touchdowns. This is where the Broncos find themselves. They are losing by an average of just over one touchdown per game or just under three field goals. That leaves us with the Bengals as the last team in the AFC that has yet to win. They are losing their games by just over a safety or two point conversion of just under one field goal. There are also four winless teams in the NFC, but their worst team, also from New York, is losing by just under two field goals per game. The other three NFC teams are losing like Cincinnati.

This is conference game. The Jets have only played one conference game so far and lost by 29 points. The Broncos have already played two conference games. In those games the Broncos are averaging 18 points on offense and giving up 21 points on defense.

Someone has to win? I'm sure NFL meme-ers are hoping the game ends in a tie, 17-17 lol.

Game Time

Thursday evening, 6:20 PM MT

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Denver Broncos Regular Season Game 7

Hawk Valley Regular Season Week 7 October 23, 2022

Denver Broncos vs Jets

Quick Review

The Broncos lost to the Los Angeles Chargers 19-16.

After the game, it seemed as though the Broncos were on the lookout for disgruntled players. It was noted that Gordon and Jeudy were seen talking together after Gordon was benched. Later in the week the Broncos claim they were receiving trade offers for Gordon, Jeudy, Chubb and the “Big O”. It could set the Broncos back a decade if they get rid of players that are not happy with a losing record and keep players that are. Notice that Gordon gets the start this week at running back (to increase his value to other teams).

A longer review

This game took place on Monday, October 17 at 6:15 pm MST in Los Angeles.

The first drive of the day honors went to the Chargers. They started from their 25 yard line. Justin Herbert #10 looked to pass on first down and he locked onto the receiver running a go route near the left sideline. His pass was incomplete, put there was a flag on the play. Damarri Mathis #27 was flagged for pass interference on the first play of the game. In the blink of an eye, the Chargers had gained 30 yards. On first down, Austin Ekeler #30 cut to the left side and gained eight yards. On second and two, Herbert rolled to the right in what I would call a naked bootleg, and then threw an incomplete pass. Dre’Mont Jones #93 and K’Waun Williams #21 were chasing Herbert on the play. On third down, Herbert threw another incomplete pass. On fourth and two, after only 50 seconds of action, the Chargers decided to go for it. Herbert’s pass to the left of middle was tipped by Matt Henningsen #91 and caught by Michael Bandy #23 for a four yard gain. On first down, Ekeler lost one yard. On second down, after a fake draw up the middle, Herbert threw an incomplete pass. Herbert was pressured by Jonathon Cooper #53. On third down, there was a flag on the play. Foster Sarell #73 was flagged for a false start. On third down, Herbert failed to complete a pass. On fourth and 16, J.K. Scott #16 punted the ball 18 yards.

The Broncos first drive of the game started from the Denver 21 yard line. On first down, Lloyd Cushenberry #79 was flagged for holding. On first and 20, Melvin Gordon #25 ran over the right side for two yards. On second down, Russell Wilson #3 found Courtland Sutton #14 for a nine yard gain. On third down, Cameron Fleming #73 was flagged for a false start. On third and 14, Russell threw an incomplete pass, but there was a flag on the play. J.C Jackson #27 was flagged for pass interference and the Broncos gained 21 yards. On first down, Russell found Kendall Hinton #9 over the middle for an eight yard gain. On second down, Russell rolled to the right and connected with Eric Tomlinson #87 for a sixteen yard gain on the right sideline. On first down, Russell threw a quick pass to Andrew Beck #83 and he gained seven yards over the left side. On second down, Gordon ran up the middle for one yard. On third down, Russell was sacked by Khalil Mack #52 for a four yard loss. With 7:20 left in the quarter, Brandon McManus #8 kicked a 51 yard field goal.

The second drive of the day for the Chargers started off with Zion Johnson #77 being flagged for holding. On first and 20, Ekeler caught a screen pass to the left for a nine yard gain. On second and eleven with 6:28 left in the quarter, the Chargers had their play of the game. Herbert threw a pass that hit the center in the back of the helmet. The ball then bounced backwards and hit Herbert in the face mask. The ball then fell to the ground through Herbert’s outstretched hands, incomplete. On third down, Herbert threw a swing pass to Ekeler over the right side for a six yard gain. On fourth down, Scott punted and Montrell Washington #12 muffed the catch and recovered the fumble.

The Broncos started their second drive of the day from the sixteen yard line. On first down Russell found Latavius Murray #28 for a two yard loss. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for eight yards. On third down, Russell found Greg Dulcich #80 on the left sideline near the first down marker and he gained five yards. On first down, Russell threw a quick pass to Washington on the right side for no gain. On second down, Russell threw a quick pass to K.J. Hamler #1 for a three yard loss over the left side. With 2:40 left in the quarter, Russell escaped a sack and then rolled right before connecting with Jerry Jeudy #10 for a gain of 37 yards. On first down from the 39 yard line, Russell Wilson connected with a wide open Dulcich for a Denver touchdown.

The Charger drive started with 1:45 left in the first quarter. On first down, Sony Michel #20 caught a pass for a three yard gain. With 60 seconds left, Michel caught a pass over the left side for eight yards. On third down, Herbert connected with a wide open Donald Parham #89 for a gain of 24 yards. That play ended the quarter.

The first quarter ended at 6:52 pm. The score: Denver 10, Los Angeles 0.

When play resumed, Ekeler ran a sweep to the left for two yards. On second down, Herbert called his own number and he gained four yards over the left side. On third and four, Herbert found Josh Palmer #5 for a six yard gain. On first down, Herbert threw an incomplete pass. On second down, Gerald Everett #7 gained five yards on a wide receiver screen to the right. On third down, Herbert threw a quick pass to Everett and he gained six yards. On first down from the Denver 24, Michel carried the ball for no gain. On second down, Herbert found DeAndre Carter #1 for a five yard gain. On second and five, Herbert connected with Everett near the first down marker. On first down, Ekeler ran up the middle for no gain. On second down, Herbert fired off a pass to Mike Williams #81 for an eight yard gain. On third and two, Ekeler followed Johnson up the middle for a touchdown.

On first down, Russell faked a hand off and then scrambled to the right for a one yard gain. On second down, the Broncos ran a trap play to the right and Gordon picked up four yards. With 7:50 left in the half, the Chargers launched a bull rush at Russell, he got the ball away, but it was tipped up into the air by Mack. Luckily nobody caught it. On fourth down, Corliss Waitman #17 punted.

On first down, Herbert backpedaled and then hit Ekeler for a three yard gain. On second down, Herbert threw a quick pass to Palmer for a six yard gain over the right side. On third down, the Chargers lined up in the I-formation and Michel ran over the right side for a four yard gain. On first down, Michel started to run towards the left side but cut up behind the right tackle for a four yard gain. On second down, Herbert was sacked by Matt Henningsen #91 for a seven yard loss. On third and 13 with 4:18 left, Mathis was flagged for pass interference again and the Chargers gained 36 yards. On first down, Johnson was flagged for holding. On first and 20, Herbert backpedaled and then slid to the left before hitting Parham down the right sideline for a gain of seventeen yards. On second and three, Ekeler picked up one yard running over the right side. On third down, Mathis was flagged for pass interference… The Chargers gained eleven yards. On first down, Herbert found Palmer for five yards over the left side. That play brought us down to the two minute warning.

When play resumed, Michel ran up the middle for two yards. Denver used a timeout. On third down, Ekeler ran over the left side for four yards. On first down, the Chargers tried a wide receiver screen that gained no yards. Denver then used their second timeout. With 66 seconds left in the half, Herbert was sacked by Baron Browning #56 for a seven yard loss. Denver then used their final timeout. On third and seventeen, Herbert threw an incomplete pass. On fourth down, Dustin Hopkins #6 kicked a 37 yard field goal.

With 53 seconds on the clock, the Broncos started this drive from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell threw an incomplete pass, but Jeudy fell down. On second down, Russell connected with Hamler for a 47 yard gain. On first down, Russell connected with Jeudy for ten yards. The Chargers then called a timeout with 22 seconds left. On first down, Morgon Fox #56 was flagged for roughing the passer. The Broncos gained nine yards. With 12 seconds left, from the Charger 9 yard line, Russell threw an incomplete pass. Russell then threw two more incomplete passes. With five seconds left, McManus kicked a 27 yard field goal to end the half.

Halftime arrived at 7:36 pm. The score was Denver 13, Los Angeles 10.

Denver’s first drive of the second half did not inspire confidence. On first down, Murray ran over the left guard for seven yards. On second and three, the Broncos ran the same play, but Murray gained only one yard. On third down, Russell threw an incomplete pass. Waitman punted on fourth down.

The Chargers first drive of the second half involved Ekeler running behind Johnson and Trey Pipkins #79 for an eleven yard gain up the middle. On first down, Palmer caught a pass for five yards. On second down, Tre’ McKitty #88 was flagged for holding. On second and fifteen, Herbert rolled to the right and hit Palmer for a gain of fourteen yards. On third and one, Ekeler ran up the middle for a two yard gain. On first and 10, Herbert threw an incomplete pass, but there was a flag on the play. Bradley Chubb #55 was flagged for roughing the passer. The Chargers gained 15 yards. On first down, Herbert faked the hand off and then threw a quick pass to Palmer for a gain of fourteen yards. From the Denver 21 yard line, Michel ran to the right side for a gain of six yards. Then Michel ran up the middle and picked up three yards. On third down, Herbert threw an incomplete pass. On fourth down, Hopkins kicked a 31 yard field goal.

On first down, Russell threw a pass that was almost intercepted by Nasir Adderley #24. On second down, Murray ran to the right for five yards. On third down, Russell connected with Sutton for a five yard gain. On first down, Murray ran to the left for seven yards. On second down, Murray ran to the left and then turned up field for a four yard gain. On first down, Murray ran up the middle for one yard. On second down, Russell threw an incomplete pass. On third down, Russell rolled left and into a sack by Derwin James #3 for an eleven yard loss. With 5:20 left in the quarter, Waitman punted.

On first down from the Charger 30 yard line, Herbert threw a pass that could have been a pick 6 by Williams, but the ball fell to the ground incomplete. On second down, Herbert found Michel for a gain of five yards. On third down, Browning was flagged for a neutral zone infraction. On third and one, Michel ran up the middle for two yards. On first down, Herbert completed a pass to Parham for twelve yards. On first down, Ekeler ran tot the right for three yards. On second down, Herbert fired off an incomplete pass. On third down, Herbert found Carter over the middle for seven yards. With 51 seconds left in the quarter, Herbert threw a quick pass to Palmer for a gain of two yards. On second down, Herbert was pressured by D.J. Jones #97 and he threw an incomplete pass. On third and eight, Michel caught a pass for a six yard gain. That play ended the third quarter.

The third quarter ended at 8:22 pm and the score was tied at 13.

To start the fourth quarter off, the Chargers decided to go for it on fourth and two. Herbert threw an incomplete pass.

On first down, Murray ran up the middle for four yards. On second and six, Russell connected with Jeudy for a seven yard gain. On first down, Russell threw an incomplete pass. On second down, Russell scrambled to the left for nine yards. On third down, faked the hand off to Murray, then scrambled to the left for ten yards. On first down, Murray lost one yard. On second down, Russell scrambled to the left for three yards. On third down, Russell tried a shovel pass during a scramble, but the pass was incomplete. On fourth down, Waitman punted. The punt was twenty-two yards.

On first down, with 10:41 left in the game Herbert’s pass was intercepted by Browning. Browning was stripped by Palmer, but Browning recovered his own fumble.

On first down, Mike Boone #26 ran up the middle for one yard. On second down, Russell connected with Boone on a screen to the left for a three yard gain. On third down, Russell was sacked by Drue Tranquill #49 for a four yard loss. On fourth down, McManus kicked a 48 yard field goal.

On first down, Jones was flagged for a face mask. The Chargers gained 15 yards. On first down, Everett caught a pass and gained nine yards. On second down, Ekeler was stuffed for no gain. On third and inches, Michel ran to the left for seven yards, but there was a flag on the play. Mike Purcell #98 was flagged for unnecessary roughness. The Chargers gained 15 yards. On first down, Ekeler lost three yards. On second down, Herbert scrambled for five yards. On third and eight with five minutes remaining, Herbert threw an incomplete pass, but there was a flag on the play. Mathis was flagged for pass interference again. The Chargers gained ten yards. On first down from the fifteen yard line, Ekeler ran up the middle for twelve yards, but there was a flag on the play. Brenden Jaimes #64 was flagged for holding. On first and 20, Herbert connected with Ekeler for a gain of eight yards. Herbert then threw two straight incomplete passes. On fourth down, Hopkins kicked a 35 yard field goal.

From the 25 yard line, Murray gained 14 yards over the left side. On first down, Murray tried the middle and gained four yards. On second down, Russell threw an incomplete pass. On third and six, with 2:31 remaining in the game, Russell was bull rushed and sacked for a nine yard loss by Tranquill. On fourth down, Waitman punted and that play took us beyond the two minute warning.

Herbert completed a pass to Ekeler for no gain. On second down, Herbert went back to Ekeler for a five yard gain. The Chargers ran the same play on third down for a gain of five more yards. On first down, Herbert found Palmer for five yards. On second down, Herbert connected with Everett for a gain of four yards. Then Denver used their final timeout. On third and one, Herbert completed a pass to Zander Horvath #40 for no gain. The Chargers called a time out with one second left on the clock. Herbert’s hail merry was incomplete.

At 9:13 pm overtime started with the teams tied at 16 points apiece. The Broncos won the coins toss and McManus decided to start overtime on offense.

On first down, Murray ran to the left for five yards. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for four yards. On third and one, Russell threw an incomplete pass. The Chargers called a timeout. On fourth down, Waitman punted.

On first down, Johnson was flagged for holding. On the second first down, Herbert found Carter for five yards. Herbert then threw two straight incomplete passes from the Charger 15 yard line. On fourth down, Scott punted from his five yard line with 7:20 remaining in overtime.

On first down, Murray picked up two yards. On second down, Murray picked up one yard running up the middle. On third down, Russell threw an incomplete pass. Waitman punted with 5:44 left.

Herbert threw two straight incomplete passes from the Charger 19 yard line. On third and 10, Jamaree Salyer #68 was flagged for a false start. On third and 15 with five minutes remaining, Herbert hit Ekeler for a six yard gain. On fourth and 9, Scott punted. Washington muffed the punt and Deane Leonard #33 recovered the ball at the Denver 28 yard line.

Ekeler ran to the left and lost a yard on first down with 4:45 left in overtime. On second down, Ekeler ran the previous play and lost another yard. On third and 12, Herbert completed a pass to Mike Williams #81 for nine yards. Then Denver called a timeout. On fourth down, with 2:43 left in overtime, Hopkins kicked a 39 yard field goal to win the game.

The final score from Los Angeles, Broncos 16, Chargers 19. The game lasted three hours and twenty minutes.

Roster moves

The Broncos have signed WR Brandon Johnson #89 to the practice squad.

The Broncos have elevated QB Josh Johnson #11 and LS Mitchell Fraboni #48 from the practice squad

Bronco players that are out: LCB Essang Bassey #34, QB Russell Wilson #3.

Bronco players that that are listed as questionable include: RG Quinn Meinerz #77, ILB Josey Jewell #47, NT D.J. Jones 97, SS Caden Sterns #30, DE Deshawn Williams #99.

The Broncos have released TE Dalton Keene #86 from the practice squad.

Outlook

This is the third conference game of the year for the Denver Broncos. The Broncos are 500 in conference play with a +4 in net points. The Jets have played four conference games this year. They also have a 500 record. In their conference wins, the Jets have 28 points per game with an average net of +2.5. Those games have also been away games. In their conference loses, they have averaged 11 points per game with a net of -15.

Strength of schedule favors the Jets, but just barely. The teams the Broncos have played so far have won 44.12% of their games. The teams the Jets have played have won 44.44% of their games.

The Broncos have improved this season, but not as much as the Jets. During the first three weeks of the season the Broncos averaged 14 points per game. In weeks 4-6 the Broncos averaged 16 points per game. The Jets averaged 17 points per game to start the season, just a field goal of difference between the teams. In weeks 4-6, the Jets averaged 30 points per game. A massive improvement!

Brett Rypien gets the start, but to be honest, he didn't look good in the preseason. Here's to hoping a change at quarterback will bring in better results.

Next week the Broncos play in London. The game starts before you wake up on Sunday… 7:30 am MST.

Game Time

Sunday, October 23 @ 2:05 PM MDT

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Quick Review

The Denver Broncos lost to the Kansas City Chiefs 27-23. The Broncos played inspired football and although they didn’t win, they played better than expected.

Mahomes impressed Denver fans with his play. Some media members compared him to Elway and others compared him to Favre. At the end of the day, the bad news for Denver fans is that Kansas City has found their franchise quarterback and baring injury or contract disputes, he’ll be around for the next 18 years.

The Game stats

Time of Possession

DEN: 24:58 KC: 35:02

Play Selection

Den 33 Passing Attempts, 245 yards: 22 Runs for 159 yards KC 45 Passing Attempts, 304 yards: 26 Runs for 142 yards

The Running Game

The Broncos Rushing Attack

Carries AYPC Long TD Fumble Lindsay 12 6 19 1 0 Freeman 8 8 18 1 0 Sanders 1 18 18 0 0 Booker 1 5 5 0 0 *AYPC is average yards per carry

The Passing Attack

Receptions % Long TD Fumble Sanders 5 71% 17 0 0 Thomas 4 57% 12 0 0 Heuerman 4 57% 36 0 0 Sutton 3 50% 42 0 0 Lindsay 2 100% 5 0 0 LaCosse 1 100% 17 0 0 Janovich 1 100% 32 0 0 Booker 1 50% 9 0 0

The Quarterbacks

Keenum

Passing comp ypa TD INT Long Rating 64% 7 0 1 42 73 Rushing Att Yards Long TD 0 0 0 0 Sacked Times Yards Lost Fumbles 4 19 0

Mahomes

Passing comp ypa TD INT Long Rating 62% 7 1 0 35 90 Rushing Att Yards Long TD 3 7 8 1 Sacked Times Yards Lost Fumbles 1 0 1

During the week

People were talking about Keenum’s lack of touchdown passes. He’s not off to a great start this season. For every touchdown he throws, he throws two picks.

Interception Leaders

Team QB Touchdowns Interceptions Rating WP 1. Oak Carr 6 7 90 25% 2. NE Brady 12 6 96 60% 3. Cin Dalton 11 6 96 75% 4. Den Keenum 3 6 72 50% 5. Nyj Darnold 4 5 73 25%

Other quarterbacks in Keenum’s league

Team QB Touchdowns Interceptions Rating WP Buf Allen 2 4 64 25% Ari Bradford 2 4 63 0% TB Winston 1 2 74 50%

None of these teams have been able to win three games in a row this season and the only team on a two game winning streak from this list is New England. They face Kansas City next week.

Does this mean the Broncos should start Kelly? No, Kelly is not ready to start.

Vance moved the kicker to IR with the intention to release him when he’s healthy. Maybe Vance sent him on a secret mission to scout out the unemployment office.

Some have hinted Vance might be fired after the Arizona game if the Broncos lose. I doubt the Broncos fire him during the season. Who’s available to replace him?

A reminder of the difficult road ahead

Week Team WP 5 New York Jets 25% 6 Los Angeles Rams 100% 7 Arizona 0% 8 Kansas City 100%

Von Miller’s reduced playing time was mentioned. I don’t mind this. Tired players don’t help the team and you could clearly see Von asking for oxygen on the sideline. It was pointed out to me that Von has asthma.

The Broncos lucked out this week because the Rockies played their way into the world series tourney, but they have since lost two games. People might not be happy next week if the Rockies are out and the Broncos lose.

The Denver Nuggets also helped deflect attention away from the Broncos by beating the Lakers twice. They are undefeated in preseason play.

This morning’s teams ranked by stats

Broncos

Points: 25th

Yards: 13th

Passing yards: 20th

Rushing yards: 3rd

Passing Touchdowns: 3

Rushing Touchdowns: 6

Pick Six: 0

Safeties: 0

Punt Returns for Touchdowns: 0

Fumble Returns for Touchdowns: 0

Net Turnovers: -3

Jets

Points: 21st

Yards: 29th

Passing Yards: 27th

Rushing Yards: 25th

Passing Touchdowns: 4

Rushing Touchdowns: 4

Pick Six: 1

Safeties: 0

Punt Returns for Touchdowns: 1

Fumble Returns for Touchdowns: 0

Net Turnovers: +2

Outlook

This is a must win for the Broncos and Vance. The 2017 season is fresh in everyone’s mind and they don’t want to endure a long losing streak. Before the season started, this game was circled as an easy win by many Bronco fans.

Keenum’s passing troubles will help the Jets. They have six interceptions this year and one pick six. Their defense has also caused four fumbles. The Broncos defense has two picks on the year and have been credited with one fumble.

But...

It’s a road game and Vance’s Broncos are 1-8 on the road. They are 0-5 in morning games. Including the game against the Jets, there are 3 more road morning games this year.

As much as the Jets defense takes the ball away, their offense gives it away. Their rookie quarterback has thrown 5 picks and their offense has fumbled three times.

Game time

Sunday morning 11am MT

Good news

The Arizona game might be away, but it’s at night. The Raider game on Christmas Eve is also at night. Thanks for the Christmas present NFL.

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