Mile High Report
I give you the winners from the Broncos dominating win over the Atlanta Falcons.
That’s how you come back after a heartbreaking loss to the Kansas City Chiefs. The Denver Broncos absolutely dominated the Atlanta Falcons and improved to a 6-5 record on the year. This was an absolute blowout that saw rookie quarterback Bo Nix throw for 4 TD passes, the Broncos' defense kept the Falcons out of the end zone and frankly just outplayed the Falcons in all parts of the game.
With it being a 38-6 blowout, there are understandably a lot of winners and absolutely no losers in this one. So, with all that said, here are your winners and winners from the Broncos' dominating win over the Falcons.
Folks, we finally have a Franchise quarterback.
Bo Nix followed up his great showing vs. the Chiefs by throwing for 4 touchdown passes vs. the Falcons. He finished the game by completing 28 of 33 passes (84.9 completion percentage) for 307 yards and 4 touchdown passes.
That’s a damn nice stat line.
Bo Nix is legit, Bo Nix is the favorite for the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award. Bo Nix is making a lot of people eat crow, and most importantly, Bo Nix is the Broncos franchise quarterback.
He now has 18 total touchdowns on the year and is doing a lot of this with an offensive cast that would rank near the bottom of the league. Sean Payton is proving that he can evaluate quarterbacks and hit and absolute home run here by selecting Nix who was the 6th quarterback selected in the draft.
Nix and the Broncos are getting hot at the right time.
Last week I proclaimed that rookie Audric Estime has taken over the Broncos backfield.
I was wrong.
Javonte Williams bounced back in this one and had 9 carries for 59 yards, 1 touchdown and an additional 4 receptions for 28 yards in the passing game.
It looked like Estime took over the backfield after he had the most snaps, carries, and yards vs. the Chiefs. Many assumed that would continue moving forward but Sean Payton threw a wrench into those plans in this one. Williams responded with a solid showing, scoring his 10th-career rushing touchdown.
We’ll see how this backfield shakes out moving forward but this week, Javonte Williams was the Broncos lead back and their best back.
I had him as a winner last week simply for the way he was used vs. the Chiefs. That usage continued this week and Payton may have found a role for Mims in this offense and one that the explosive playmaker is thriving in.
Mims was used as a receiver, returner, and a ball carrier in this game and thrived in this role. He had 2 receptions for 49 yards and 1 touchdown, 3 carries for 4 yards, and 3 punt returns for 57 yards....
