Mile High Report
They finally did it.
The Denver Broncos played a fairly complete game from start to finish and completely outclassed their opponent.
That they achieved it without arguably their most talented player in Patrick Surtain II, for half of the game, speaks to the quality of the franchise as it stands under the leadership of Sean Payton.
You can make the easy argument that every facet of the game worked for the Broncos. They ran and stopped the run. They passed and defended the pass well. The Special Teams unit made big plays.
It was simply complementary football at its finest.
This is what good offensive football teams look like when they face an opponent missing multiple starters in its secondary in a defense that isn’t that good to begin with.
Payton had the offense dialed in on all of the holes of the Cowboys’ backfield, and they beat that drum on the way to 44 points on the day.
The run game was massive with 179 total yards on the day. The line kept Bo Nix sack-free. The Broncos had 4 touchdown passes for the 2nd week in a row.
It was a fun offensive game for Broncos Country to enjoy after so many weeks of nail-biting games coming down to the last second.
Bo Nix started the game off with an interception on a poorly thrown ball completely behind his receiver. It was either a bone-headed misfire by the quarterback or a completely wrong route by the WR (my money is on the latter…looking at the repla,y Nix seemed pretty set when he made the throw, and it did not get tipped).
On his first touchdown throw of the game, he was looking for a corner route that was very well defended and instantly switched to Franklin (his #2 option on the play), who was coming open out of his break for an easy touchdown. He knew exactly when the coverage would break and made an excellent throw.
Nix showed such excellent command of the offense throughout the game. His pass to Pat Bryant, Jr. was as good as it gets as far as ball placement goes. He dropped it right over his shoulder and made it look easy.
Big props to the guys up front in this game. The offensive line dominated. When you have a line play this well, it makes the game look easy for the offense.
My favorite play for the line was on R.J. Harvey’s first touchdown. Garrett Bolles blocked his guy play-side perfectly. Quinn Meinerz completely destroyed Shemar James, then buried poor Alijah Clark in the dirt. It was football art.
Welcome to the NFL, R.J. Harvey! This game showcased the play-making ability that the Broncos saw in him coming out of the draft. His speed was on showcase on the early touchdown run where he took full advantage of excellent blocking to house the rock. He also got a wildcat quick snap for...
