Ways these Denver Broncos together with the flexible quarterback can end the Kansas City Chiefs' reign.
Former Buffalo Bills coach Phoebe Schecter serves as an NFL pundit who also plays for Great Britain's national squad.
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Week six of the 2025 NFL season
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We're in the sixth week of the NFL season , after recent talk about the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles being possible championship contenders, each surrendered their unbeaten records.
Notable during those contests were the amount of infractions each committed. The Eagles committed them at crucial times meaning they essentially beat themselves having led by two touchdowns going into the final quarter against the Denver Broncos, who play in London this weekend.
But it proved good to see that Denver's QB the rookie was able to have the shortfall and then direct three scoring drives on three possessions during the final period, securing the game by four points.
The Broncos have the defensive player of the year in CB Pat Surtain II. They are number one in goal-line defense, whereas Philadelphia lead the league in red zone offence, and the Broncos prevailed in that battle.
They had the Eagles' number regarding disguised blitzes. They did not necessarily sending more than four defenders but they could position two LBs in the 'A' gap before withdrawing them and send a slot defender off the edge.
At the start in the campaign, we said on a program that the Broncos might emerge as this season's surprise contenders. They finished last season strongly and did a good job in continuing that momentum.
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New TE Evan Engram has stepped up big while new RB their rusher is a player they believe in. He's currently 5th league-wide for rushing yards (over 400) as well as tied-fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
I love how the coach Sean Payton has "RUN IT!" at the top of his playcall sheet.
That shows that Denver are a squad aiming to run first, because you can do a lot off the back of that. It reduces down the pass rush while maintains in positive down and distances.
This has benefited quarterback the young passer, who came the NFL as the 12th overall draft pick last year, throwing 29 touchdown passes – second only to a star QB for the rookie record (31 back in 2020).
Josh Allen and Herbert possess the arm strength to pass anywhere, but they don't move in the same way that Nix has. He has incredible passing ability, a unique trait, plus he is highly agile.
His assets are his mobility, being able to throw on the run, and using different arm angles to deliver throws when he rolls outside protection, on rollouts. He can deliver precision throws across the middle or over the corner.
As a rookie QB, at 25, he displays great composure in the pocket and is not bothered by extra rushers. He aims to evade a sack whenever possible and can throw under pressure. He has a high football IQ and is very decisive.
When you constantly run the ball it consumes the clock and makes the defence to stay in play for longer, and when you have an athletic quarterback the defence must defend the field downfield and horizontally. It can be draining.
Nix has bitten back with the coach on the sideline sometimes and it seems the coach appreciates that attitude, seeing him as such a competitor. I think it's fun for him to coach a young quarterback who's similar to play-dough. The coach can really develop him the way he desires to build it. I believe it's a unique opportunity for him.
The head coach has won a Super Bowl and now passed Bill Parcells for career NFL wins (173 - tied 14th overall). He has witnessed everything. I think the success the Broncos are having on offence is largely due to his guidance, his play-calling, his situational awareness – and the pairing with the QB helps shape him what he is.
You wouldn't want a more qualified person guiding you, to help you through some of the tougher situations and build self-belief.
I believe in Denver's defence, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. But is the team strong enough to face a top squad at full strength? Because that was not a Super Bowl performance from Philadelphia last Sunday.
Currently, I don't think Denver are elite. They're working above average, that's a solid position to be in their division. All they need is is maintain this path.
They excel at embracing their forte, which is the ground game, and this is exactly what they should do versus the Jets in London. It's going to be a Dobbins-focused game, essentially.
The Jets have surrendered 140 yards on the ground per game (among the worst), five ground scores this season (10th worst), and they are the sole squad without a win a game.
Ever since the league began tracking takeaways decades ago, the Jets are the inaugural squad to go without a single takeaway through five games, which is kind of shocking considering that their new coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach with another team.
The Chiefs' QB says the Chiefs have 'already lost too many games' after Monday's defeat to Jacksonville.
After this Sunday's game, the Broncos have a manageable slate up to their break (in week twelve) - the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, the Texans plus Las Vegas Raiders before the Chiefs.
In their division, the Chiefs hold a losing record and the Broncos are even with the Los Angeles Chargers on 3-2 so they could challenge at leading the division.
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