How the Broncos together with the 'play-dough' QB could stop the Chiefs' rule.
Former NFL team assistant coach Phoebe Schecter is 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 about two top teams as a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both lost their unbeaten records.
Striking in those games was the amount of penalties both conceded. Philadelphia committed them at crucial times meaning they essentially beat themselves after leading by two touchdowns entering the fourth period versus the Denver Broncos, who play in London this Sunday.
However it proved good to observe that Denver quarterback Bo Nix managed to have that deficit and then lead three successful possessions in three attempts during the final period, securing the victory 21-17.
Denver boast the top defender in cornerback Pat Surtain II. They are first in red zone defence, whereas Philadelphia lead the league in red zone offence, and Denver won that contest.
They executed the Eagles' number regarding simulated pressure. They did not necessarily sending extra defenders but they might plug two linebackers in the 'A' gap then withdrawing them and dispatch a slot defender from the outside.
At the start of the season, it was noted during a show how Denver might emerge as the current year's dark horses. They finished the previous year well then did a good job of building upon that.
Are the Denver Broncos this season's dark horses?
New TE Evan Engram has excelled significantly while recent RB JK Dobbins is a player they believe in. He now ranks 5th league-wide in ground gains (over 400) and tied for fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
I love that head coach Sean Payton displays "RUSH!" at the top of his playcall sheet.
This demonstrates how Denver represent a team aiming to prioritize the run, since you can achieve much based on that approach. It reduces opposing rushes and keeps you in favourable situations.
This has helped quarterback Bo Nix, who came the NFL as a first-round selection last year, passing for 29 TDs – just behind Justin Herbert for the rookie record (31 back in 2020).
Josh Allen and Herbert possess powerful arms to pass anywhere, but they don't move the mobility that Nix has. He has exceptional arm talent, a unique trait, and he is highly agile.
His assets are his mobility, the capacity to pass on the run, as well as finding different arm angles to make throws when he rolls out of the pocket, the bootlegs. He can throw precision throws over the middle or past defenders.
As a rookie QB, at 25, he displays a lot of poise in the pocket and is not really fazed by extra rushers. He aims to evade being tackled as much as possible and is able pass under pressure. He has sharp intelligence and remains quick to decide.
When you consistently rush it eats up time and forces the defence to stay in play extended periods, and when you have a mobile QB the defence has to cover the field vertically side to side. It can be exhausting.
Nix has pushed back with the coach on the sideline at times and it seems the coach appreciates that fire, seeing him as a fierce rival. In my view it's fun for the coach to have a young quarterback who's kind of like moldable clay. The coach can really build something up the way he wants to shape him. 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 it all. I think the success the Broncos are having offensively is largely due to his leadership, his schemes, his situational awareness – and the pairing with Nix helps shape him what he is.
There's no better a better guy in your ear, to help you during difficult moments and boost confidence.
I have faith in the Broncos' defense, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. Yet are they strong enough to go against a top squad at full strength? Because that wasn't a Super Bowl performance by the Eagles last Sunday.
Right now, it's unlikely Denver are incredible. They're working better than most, that's a solid position to hold the AFC West. The key to do is maintain this trajectory.
They're really good at leaning into their forte, that is running the ball, and that's exactly what they should do versus the Jets at Tottenham. It's going to be the JK Dobbins show, essentially.
The Jets have surrendered 140 rushing yards each contest (among the worst), five rushing touchdowns so far (in the bottom ten), and they're the only team yet to win any game.
Ever since the NFL began tracking takeaways decades ago, this team are also the inaugural squad to go without a single takeaway in five outings, this is kind of shocking considering that their new coach Aaron Glenn defensive co-ordinator with another team.
The Chiefs' QB says the Chiefs have 'already lost too many games' following a recent loss by the Jaguars.
Following this Sunday's game, Denver have a manageable slate until their bye (in week 12) - the Giants, the Cowboys, Houston Texans and the Raiders before the Kansas City Chiefs.
Looking at their division, Kansas City are 2-3 and the Broncos are even with the Chargers on 3-2 meaning they could make a run at leading the division.
It depends on what version Kansas City shows up they meet because Denver {beat|def
