Mile High Report
The Denver Broncos had a statement win against the visiting Atlanta Falcons. Here are my No Bull thoughts, opinions, and analysis on one of the most important games of the Broncos’ season.
I said last week that this Atlanta Falcons game was going to be significant for the Denver Broncos. Win and your playoff chances are looking pretty darn good. Lose and you are one of the teams on the outside looking in and hoping for some luck along the way.
The Broncos were ready for the moment and laid a good old-fashioned ass-whooping on the Falcons.
The offense clicked. The defense was phenomenal. The special teams was dialed in.
What a fun game to watch for Broncos Country.
There have been many times this season that the play-calling has been questionable. The most common was how little depth there was to the passing game early in the season. But let’s give credit where it is due. Sean Payton called an excellent game this past week.
Having a quarterback who is looking finally comfortable and very confident goes a long way to helping an offense get its groove going. It also really helps to face a team whose injury report is as long as my arm with many of their missing players being key pieces of their defense.
The plan to me looked to be that the Broncos were going to pick on the secondary of the Falcons early and often and use the run just enough to keep things honest or in situations where they wanted to run the clock. It was a smart formula, honestly.
Bo Nix just flat-out belongs in the Rookie of the Year conversation. You can easily make the argument that for this team he belongs in the Most Valuable Player conversation (rookie label be damned). This team is looking great and Nix’s growth as a quarterback has everything to do with their success on offense.
Nix threw for 4 TDs in the game with no interceptions. He was dynamic, accurate, and oozed moxie from start to finish. The Falcons lacked pass rush as well as defensive back talent in the game and Nix made them pay for it.
The line again blocked superbly for Nix and kept him largely clean in the pocket. The running game constantly created gaps, though the Falcons played the run well and our backs had trouble making the first guy miss. The line still has some penalty issues to clean up, but largely killed it in my opinion.
Javonte Williams is back trying to cement his place as the starting back for the Broncos. His play as a receiver out of the backfield was excellent in this game. He also had a touchdown run where he kept pushing and moving forward until his teammates could help shove/carry him to the end zone. He ended the game with just 9 runs for 59 yards and a TD with 4 catches for...
