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The Jets face the Broncos for the sixth season in a row on Sunday, in London. Last year, New York was looking for a third straight win but lost 10-9 on a late missed field goal, but they enter week six of this season looking to snap a five-game losing streak.
Let’s break down the Broncos’ roster going position by position:
Quarterbacks
Last year’s 12th overall pick, Bo Nix, got the win over the Jets last year but it was hardly an impressive performance as he completed just 12 of 25 passes for 60 yards.
Since then, though, he’s established himself well and has posted solid but unspectacular numbers so far in 2025. His best game saw him pass for over 300 yards in a win over the Bengals.
Nix is a good athlete, who can extend plays and make yardage with his legs, although he’s not been rushing much this year with just 100 yards on 28 carries.
Jarrett Stidham returns as the number two, but Denver replaced Zach Wilson with Sam Ehlinger in the number three role.
Offensive Line
After facing three teams in a row that were decimated by injuries on the offensive line, they are running into an opponent whose five starters have not only been healthy all season but also started most of last season together, so their chemistry has been excellent.
That has changed this week though, as left guard Ben Powers was just placed on injured reserve with a biceps injury.
Right tackle Mike McGlinchey, right guard Quinn Meinerz and left tackle Garett Bolles are all reliable veterans, although Bolles has been a little penalty-prone in the past with 16 last season. Meinerz is an excellent young run blocker.
If there is a weak link, it’s at center where Luke Wattenberg was a full time starter for the first time last year. He has six penalties so far this year.
On the bench, Alex Palczewski, who started at right tackle against the Jets in 2024, is listed as the main backup at guard so presumably will start for Powers.
The other three reserves, Matt Peart, Alex Forsyth and Frank Crum were all with the team last season too. Peart is the primary reserve at tackle and Forsyth is the number two center.
Running Backs
As Jets fans know all too well Javonte Williams is now in Dallas but Denver’s run game hasn’t suffered. They rank 4th in the NFL with at least 118 yards in every game, led by JK Dobbins, who has over 400 and four touchdowns.
Jaleel McLaughlin was looking like a solid change of pace option a few years ago but he seems to have lost that role to Tyler Badie, who offers a passing game threat that Dobbins doesn’t.
However, the current backup is second round rookie RJ Harvey, who is off to a good start averaging 4.8 yards per carry.
Denver also has a fullback on their roster in Adam Prentice with Michael Burton on injured reserve.
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