Mile High Report
Yes, there are doubters and no they don’t live in Denver. The Denver Broncos won their 11th straight game by looking like they would get run over by the Green Bay Packers early. Instead, they settled in and dominated the Packers in the second half defensively.
Offensively, Bo Nix played the best game of his career. He completed 23/34 for 303 yards and four touchdowns. He made throws in the most pressure of moments and was a literal magician at times. I was mesmerized in the third quarter. The guy was insane during that quarter especially.
At 12-2, the Broncos are the only 12-win team and in firm control of their AFC destiny.
The Broncos — predictably — came out cold on offense, but the Packers offense was anything but to start the game. After opening up with a field goal, thanks in large part to a great third down stop by Talanoa Hufanga, they would get the ball back again at their own three yard line
They would eat up the rest of the first quarter marching down the field via Jordan Love carving up the Broncos secondary. Denver’s defense would hold in the red zone, though, and the Packers would ultimately add a field goal very early in the second quarter to close out that long first quarter drive.
Packers 3, Broncos 0. Full first quarter recap.
The Broncos offense responded to that scoring drive with one of their own. They would need to convert three third downs along the way, with the last one being this 20 yard catch and run by Michael Bandy.
Unfortunately, the Broncos defense just couldn’t figure out how to stop Jordan Love and the Packers passing attack. On their next drive, they would eventually find running room too. Their drive would be capped by a third down conversion of their own with an outstanding catch by Josh Jacobs over the head of Dre Greenlaw.
Bo Nix and the Broncos would answer on the very next drive. Two plays into that drive, Nix unloaded deep to a wide open Courtland Sutton for a 42-yard gain. Nix would stay hot from there ultimately finding Lil’Jordan Humphrey from five yards out to put the Broncos back on top with just under two minutes left in the half.
Nix would finish the half 11/12 for 122 yards and 2 touchdowns. He was about as perfect as you could be in the first half.
Denver’s defensive woes continued, though, as Green Bay would march right down the field in the final two minutes to put up another field goal and take the lead into halftime.
Packers 16, Broncos 14. Full second quarter recap.
This portion of the recap is reserved for NFL officiating in the modern NFL. It’s terrible. It’s awful. It’s ruining the sport. They have go to fix it. This call should never have been made and it led directly...
