Mile High Report
Football is back, and man, it was a sloppy one for both teams. However, at the end of the day, the Broncos, led by their defense, did enough to win the game and start the year with a 1-0 record.
It was a very sloppy game for the Broncos. You had three Bo Nix turnovers, a muffed punt, multiple penalties, drops, missed throws, bad blocks, and just overall sloppy play. This was the theme around the league this week, and the Broncos will have plenty to clean up during practice this week.
On the other hand, this Broncos defense looked elite. They stuffed the run, pressured Cam Ward all game, and continued to make big plays all game. They looked as advertised, and if they play like this all year, they will keep the Broncos in just about every game this season.
With all that said, here are your winners and losers from the Broncos’ 20-12 victory over the Titans.
Nix started the game hot. He was making good throws and led the Broncos offense down the field for an opening drive field goal. However, the wheels would fall off from there. He would throw 2 interceptions, probably should have had a few more, had a strip sack, and missed on a few throws in this game.
He looked flustered by the Titans’ pressure and was trying to force the ball downfield, but was just making mistakes. He did make plenty of good throws, a few of which were called back by penalties, but the bad outweighs the good in this one.
I don’t think this means “Bo Nix sucks”, even though his haters will have ammo now, but it was a sloppy game for the Broncos quarterback. It’s just week one, they have a game under their belt, they’re 1-0, and we saw Nix turn it on as the season progressed last season.
I still B0-Lieve.
The expectations and hype for this defense were high coming into the season, and man, they did not disappoint.
They pressured rookie quarterback Cam Ward all game; the Titans’ wide receivers were a non-factor all game; they stuffed the run, and forced multiple turnovers. They looked as advertised and won this game for the Broncos.
Nik Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper were menaces off the edge, and both had a sack and a ton of pressures in this game. Zach Allen and John Franklin-Myers were monsters in the middle, linebacker Justin Strnad played a helluva game, and corner Ja’Quan McMillian ended the game with a strip sack. We also saw Talanoa Hufanga force a fumble, Riley Moss had great coverage throughout, Pat Surtain II shut down everyone, and the defense dominated despite being down Dre Greenlaw and Malcolm Roach.
If/when the offense gets it together, this Broncos team could be dangerous.
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