Mile High Report
For three and a half quarters, the Denver Broncos offense was asleep at the wheel. If not for the defense, the Tennessee Titans would have dominating the game with four turnovers. The tide seemed to shift when rookie running back RJ Harvey exploded through the line and rumbled for a 50 yard gain. A few plays later JK Dobbins would do the same for a 19-yard touchdown run to put Denver in the lead by eight points.
Add in a defense that held the Titans to 135 total yards and 2.6 yards per play heading into the Titans final desperate drive, and the Broncos ultimately carried the day. It was not pretty by any means, but they pulled out that all-important win in Week 1.
Cam Ward’s NFL debut was a decent one driving his team down the field for the first score of the game. Meanwhile, the Broncos offense came out slinging the football and matched the score early. They were driving again on the next possession, but Bo Nix floated one up to Courtland Sutton that ended up hanging in the air a bit too long for the big turnover.
The sluggish start on offense has been a bit of a hallmark for the Broncos dating back to last season and Week 1 in 2025 was no different.
Broncos 3, Titans 3. Full first quarter recap.
That bad interception by Nix ended up being just fine as Talanoa Hufanga would force a fumble on the Titans ensuing possession to give the ball right back to Denver early in the second quarter.
Denver’s offense remained out of sync in the first half and did nothing with that turnover. In fact, they would end up turning the ball over again themselves with a strip-sack on Bo Nix late in the half that turned into another field goal for the Titans.
The dysfunction continued until the Titans shot their own foot with a series of questionable decisions under a minute to go in the half. They elected to throw it three straight times and ended up taking a sack at their one foot line to force the punt. On the return, Marvin Mims Jr. set the Broncos up in field goal range, then a few plays later Nix would lob a beautiful pass to Courtland Sutton for the game’s only touchdown of the half.
However, Wil Lutz inexplicably kicked the ball short on the ensuing kickoff and it was returned 71-yards to setup the quick field goal before half for the Titans.
Broncos 10, Titans 9. Full second quarter recap.
The defensive battle continued to rage into the second half with both teams trading field goals early and Bo Nix adding a third turnover to his stat roll in the game. The teams again traded field goals in the quarter with both defenses completely dominating the other side.
While the Titans lead the turnover battle, the...
