Ways these Denver Broncos and the 'play-dough' QB could end that Chiefs' reign.
Ex NFL team assistant coach an analyst serves as a football expert and plays for the UK's flag football team.
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NFL 2025 season: Week six
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We're in the sixth week of the football calendar and following last week's discussion about the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles being a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both lost their unbeaten records.
Notable in those games were the amount of penalties each committed. Philadelphia committed them at crucial times meaning they kind of defeated themselves having led by two touchdowns entering the fourth period against the Denver Broncos, who play in London this Sunday.
However it proved positive to observe that Denver quarterback Bo Nix was able to overcome the shortfall before direct three successful possessions on three possessions in the fourth quarter, securing the victory by four points.
Denver boast the top defender with CB Pat Surtain II. They rank first in goal-line defense, whereas the Eagles are number one in red zone offence, yet the Broncos won that contest.
They had the Eagles' number regarding disguised blitzes. They did not necessarily sending more than four defenders instead they might position two linebackers in the 'A' gap before withdrawing them and send a nickel from the outside.
Early on of the season, it was noted on a program how the Broncos might emerge as the current year's surprise contenders. They finished last season strongly and did a good job in continuing that momentum.
Could Denver be this year's dark horses?
New tight end Evan Engram has excelled big while new RB JK Dobbins is a guy they believe in. He now ranks fifth league-wide in ground gains (over 400) and tied-fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
It's impressive how head coach the Broncos' leader displays "RUSH!" at the top of his playcall sheet.
This demonstrates that the Broncos are a squad aiming to prioritize the run, because you can do a lot based on that approach. It slows down the pass rush and maintains in favourable down and distances.
It's also benefited quarterback the young passer, who entered the NFL as the 12th overall draft pick in the prior draft, throwing 29 TDs – second only to Justin Herbert in rookie records (31 in 2020).
Other elite QBs possess powerful arms to pass anywhere, but they lack the mobility that Nix has. He boasts incredible passing ability, which is different, and he is so athletic.
His strengths include his mobility, the capacity to pass while moving, and finding different arm angles to deliver the pass as he moves out of the pocket, on rollouts. He is able to deliver that layered pass over the middle and over the corner.
For a young quarterback, at 25, he displays great poise under pressure and is not bothered by extra rushers. He aims to evade a sack as much as possible and is able throw under pressure. He possesses sharp intelligence and is quick to decide.
When you constantly run the ball it eats up the clock and makes the opponent to be on the field extended periods, and if you have a mobile QB the defence must cover the area vertically side to side. This proves exhausting.
Nix has pushed back with the coach during games at times and it seems the coach likes that fire, seeing him as such a competitor. I think it's fun for him to have a rookie QB that is similar to moldable clay. He can truly develop him the way he wants to shape him. I believe it's a special experience for the coach.
Payton owns a Super Bowl and has surpassed Bill Parcells in all-time victories (173 - tied 14th overall). He has witnessed everything. I think the achievements Denver are having on offence is largely down to his guidance, his schemes, his game sense – and the pairing with Nix helps make him what he is.
There's no better a better guy guiding you, to help you through difficult moments and boost confidence.
I believe in Denver's defence, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. Yet are they good enough to face a top squad at its best? Because that was not championship-level play by the Eagles in their last game.
Currently, it's unlikely Denver are incredible. They're performing above average, which is a solid position to be in their division. All they need to do is maintain this trajectory.
They're really good at leaning into their forte, which is the ground game, and that's exactly what they should do versus the New York Jets at Tottenham. It will likely be a Dobbins-focused game, essentially.
The Jets have surrendered 140 rushing yards each contest (sixth worst), five rushing touchdowns so far (in the bottom ten), and they're the sole squad yet to win a game.
Ever since the NFL began tracking turnovers in 1933, the Jets are the inaugural squad to be without a single takeaway through five games, this is surprising considering that their new coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach at the Detroit Lions.
Patrick Mahomes says Kansas City are off to a poor start following Monday's defeat to Jacksonville.
Following this Sunday's game, the Broncos have a manageable slate up to their break (in week 12) - the Giants, the Cowboys, the Texans and the Raiders before the Chiefs.
In the AFC West, Kansas City hold a losing record and the Broncos are even with the Los Angeles Chargers on 3-2 so they could make a run at leading the West.
This hinges on which form of the Chiefs they meet since the Broncos {beat|def
