How the Denver Broncos together with their malleable QB can halt the Kansas City Chiefs' reign.
Former NFL team coach an analyst is a football expert and plays for the UK's flag football team.
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NFL 2025 season: Week six
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We're in the sixth week of the NFL season , following last week's discussion about two top teams as possible championship contenders, they both lost their perfect starts.
Striking in those games was the number of penalties both committed. Philadelphia committed them at crucial times so they kind of defeated themselves having led 17-3 entering the fourth period against Denver, who play in London this Sunday.
But it was good to see that Denver quarterback Bo Nix was able to have the shortfall and then lead three scoring drives in three attempts during the final period, securing the victory 21-17.
The Broncos have the top defender with cornerback their star corner. They rank first in goal-line defense, while Philadelphia are number one in scoring near the end zone, and the Broncos won that battle.
They had effective strategies in terms of simulated pressure. They did not necessarily rushing more than four pass rushers instead they might plug two LBs in the interior then drop them out and dispatch a slot defender off the edge.
Early on in the campaign, we said during a show that the Broncos might emerge as the current year's dark horses. They finished the previous year strongly and excelled of building upon that.
Could Denver be this year's underdog story?
New tight end their tight end has excelled big while recent running back JK Dobbins is a player they believe in. He's currently 5th in the NFL in ground gains (402) and tied-fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
I love how head coach the Broncos' leader has "RUSH!" at the top of his playcall sheet.
This demonstrates how the Broncos represent a squad aiming to prioritize the run, because one can achieve much off the back of that. It reduces opposing rushes and keeps you in favourable down and distances.
It's also benefited quarterback Bo Nix, who entered the NFL as the 12th overall draft pick last year, passing for 29 touchdown passes – just behind a star QB for the rookie record (31 back in 2020).
Josh Allen and Herbert possess powerful arms to throw all over, however they lack the mobility as Nix. He boasts incredible passing ability, which is different, and he's highly agile.
His strengths include his movement, the capacity to throw while moving, as well as using varied release points to make the pass as he moves outside protection, the bootlegs. He can deliver that layered pass over the middle and over the corner.
As a rookie QB, at 25, he's got great composure in the pocket and isn't really fazed by the blitz. He tries to evade a sack as much as possible and can throw in tight spots. He has sharp intelligence and is very decisive.
If you consistently run the ball it consumes the clock and makes the opponent to stay in play for longer, and if you have a mobile QB the defence has to cover the field vertically side to side. It can be exhausting.
Nix has bitten back at Payton during games at times and it seems the coach appreciates that fire, that he's such a competitor. I think it's exciting for the coach to have a rookie QB who's kind of like moldable clay. He can really build something up how he desires to build it. I believe it's a unique opportunity for the coach.
The head coach has won a Super Bowl and now surpassed Bill Parcells for career NFL wins (173 - tied 14th overall). He's seen it all. In my opinion the success the Broncos are experiencing offensively is largely down to his leadership, his schemes, his situational awareness – and the pairing with the QB aids make him into who he is.
You wouldn't want a better guy in your ear, to help you through difficult moments and boost self-belief.
I have faith in Denver's defence, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. But is the team good enough to go against a top squad at its best? Since that wasn't a Super Bowl performance by the Eagles last Sunday.
Right now, I don't think Denver are incredible. They're working better than most, which is a good place to be in the AFC West. All they need to do to continue this trajectory.
They're really good at embracing their forte, that is running the ball, and this is precisely what they should do versus the Jets at Tottenham. It's going to be the JK Dobbins show, essentially.
New York have allowed 140 rushing yards each contest (sixth worst), five ground scores this season (10th worst), and they are the sole squad yet to win a game.
Ever since the NFL started recording turnovers in 1933, this team are the inaugural squad to be without a single takeaway in five outings, which is surprising when you think that their new coach Aaron Glenn defensive co-ordinator at the Detroit Lions.
The Chiefs' QB says Kansas City have 'already lost too many games' after Monday's defeat to Jacksonville.
After this Sunday's game, the Broncos face a smooth-ish schedule until their break (in week 12) - the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, Houston Texans plus the Raiders prior to the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the AFC West, Kansas City are 2-3 while Denver are even with the Chargers at 3-2 so they could challenge for the top of the West.
It depends upon what version of the Chiefs they face because Denver {beat|def
