Mile High Report
The Denver Broncos throttled the Atlanta Falcons and came away with a decisive 38-6 victory. Here are some instant reactions from today’s big win.
The Denver Broncos started off hot and kept it going through the entire game. It was an impressive effort and easily the best their offense has looked all season long.
The end result? A decisive 38-6 blowout victory against the Atlanta Falcons. That’s exactly what Broncos Country was hoping for after last week’s heartbreaking loss against Kansas City.
There are a lot of great things to talk about, but here are some of my instant reactions from today’s game.
The Broncos’ offense performance today was one of the best we have seen in a long time. Everybody was getting involved and making plays against the Falcons.
The Broncos only had four offensive drives in the first half but made the most of their opportunities. Outside of a three-and-out on the second drive of the game, Denver embarked on three incredible scoring drives and got 21 points after 30 minutes of play. I’m not quite sure how long it’s been since that has happened, but it seems like forever.
Bo Nix was absolutely stellar. Nix was 17-of-19 for 192 yards and two touchdowns in the first half. He was straight-up dealing on the Falcons’ secondary on all three levels of their defense. Eight different players had receptions in the first half for the second game in a row. The Broncos’ offense had 220 yards and 13 first downs on 31 plays. Their 7.1 yards per play average was their highest mark of the season through two quarters.
The offense stayed hot to start the second half and got a score with a Troy Franklin catch-and-run to put the Broncos up 28-6. They were able to notch another three points on a Wil Lutz field goal in the fourth quarter to go up 31-6. But they weren’t done yet! Nix hit Lil’ Jordan Humphrey for a 41-yard score on the ensuing drive.
It was total domination for the Broncos offense that broke the 400-yard mark. Nix finished the game going 28-of-33 for 307 yards and 4 touchdowns. Today’s performance was the best of his rookie campaign and young career.
Football fans across the planet shouldn’t be sleeping on Nix as a legitimate Offensive Rookie of the Year candidate. He has outperformed Jayden Daniels the past several weeks and is playing very well. If he keeps this up and the Broncos make the playoffs, I wouldn’t be the least bit surprised if he ends up earning the honors. Regardless, it finally looks like the team has a franchise quarterback.
The Falcons’ defense had a lot of players out due to injury, but at the end of the day the Broncos still needed to execute in order to secure victory in a must-win game. And that’s precisely what they...
