Mile High Report
Week one of the 2025 NFL season is here, and that means we are talking fantasy football! Your drafts are done, and if you’re like me, you probably came away with a few Denver Broncos players on your team. In recent years, the Broncos have not had many fantasy-relevant players; however, that is not the case this year. Their offense is loaded with potential breakout talent, they may have the top fantasy defense in the league, and even kicker Wil Lutz is fantasy relevant.
In week 1, the Denver Broncos will host the number one overall pick, Cam Ward, and the Tennessee Titans. The Titans were not good last season and figure to have struggles once again this season. On the defensive side of the ball, they ranked bottom three in yards allowed and points, and near the bottom in rush yards allowed, but were better against the pass. I would anticipate the Broncos to attack them in the run game and allow quarterback Bo Nix to work his magic off play action.
As for the Broncos’ defense, they’ll be facing rookie quarterback Cam Ward, who will be making his first career start. He will likely have some growing pains, will be playing in a loud road environment, and going up against a defense that led the NFL in sacks last season and has the reigning DPOY in CB Pat Surtain II.
With all that said, here are my Start ‘Em, Sit ‘Em’s for the Denver Broncos in their week one matchup vs. the Titans.
Nix is coming off a very good rookie season and a strong second half of the year for the Broncos. Now, he has an improved run game, the same offensive line, tight end Evan Engram, multiple explosive pass catchers, and offensive guru Sean Payton calling plays.
I would look for Nix to spread the ball around, use his legs, and attack the Titans’ defense in a number of different ways. With that said, the Titans’ defense was decent against the pass last season, but I would expect Nix to finish the game with 200+ yards passing, likely a few deep shots to Marvin Mims or Troy Franklin, and 2+ total touchdowns.
It is possible we could see the Broncos’ revamped rushing game vulture a few touchdowns, but we have to see how everything looks after week one. If you have Nix, I would start him confidently this week.
The veteran running back did not play much during the preseason, but he is expected to be the Broncos’ lead back come week one. Yes, rookie R.J. Harvey will see his touches, but Dobbins is a safer bet to see the red zone and third-down work.
He is a risky start due to us not knowing how the snap share will look, but I believe Dobbins will be a solid RB2 or FLEX play for you this Sunday. The Titans’ defense was not good vs....
