Ways the Denver Broncos and their malleable quarterback could halt that Chiefs' rule.
Former NFL team coach Phoebe Schecter serves as a football expert and represents Great Britain's national squad.
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NFL 2025 season: Week six
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It's week six in the football calendar and following recent talk regarding two top teams as possible championship contenders, they both lost their perfect starts.
Striking during those contests were the amount of infractions both conceded. The Eagles did so at crucial times so they essentially beat themselves having led 17-3 entering the fourth period against the Denver Broncos, set to play in London this Sunday.
However it proved good to see how Denver quarterback Bo Nix was able to have that deficit before lead three scoring drives in three attempts in the fourth quarter, to win the game 21-17.
The Broncos have the top defender in cornerback their star corner. They are number one in goal-line defense, while the Eagles lead the league in red zone offence, yet Denver won that contest.
They had the Eagles' number regarding disguised blitzes. They did not always sending extra defenders instead they could position two linebackers in the interior before drop them out and dispatch a slot defender off the edge.
At the start in the campaign, we said during a show that Denver might emerge as the current year's dark horses. They ended the previous year strongly and excelled in continuing that momentum.
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Recently acquired TE Evan Engram has excelled significantly and new running back JK Dobbins is a guy the team trusts. He's currently fifth league-wide for rushing yards (402) as well as tied-fourth in rushing scores (4).
It's impressive how head coach the Broncos' leader displays "RUSH!" prominently of his playcall sheet.
This demonstrates how the Broncos are a team that wants to prioritize the run, because you can do a lot off the back of that. It slows down the pass rush and keeps you in favourable situations.
This has helped QB Bo Nix, who came the NFL as a first-round selection in the prior draft, passing for 29 touchdown passes – second only to a star QB in rookie records (31 back in 2020).
Josh Allen and Herbert possess powerful arms to throw all over, but they lack in the same way as Nix. He boasts incredible passing ability, which is different, and he's so athletic.
His strengths include his movement, the capacity to pass while moving, and using different arm angles to make the pass when he rolls out of the pocket, the bootlegs. He can deliver that layered pass over the middle or over the corner.
As a rookie QB, aged 25, he's got great poise in the pocket and isn't bothered by extra rushers. He tries to avoid being tackled whenever possible and can pass in tight spots. He possesses a high football IQ and is very decisive.
When you constantly rush it eats up the clock and makes the opponent to stay on the field for longer, and when you have an athletic quarterback the defence has to defend the area vertically and horizontally. This proves draining.
The quarterback has bitten back with the coach on the sideline sometimes and I think Payton appreciates that attitude, that he's a fierce rival. In my view it's fun for him to have a rookie QB who's similar to moldable clay. He can truly develop him how he wants to shape him. I think it's a unique opportunity for the coach.
The head coach owns a championship and has surpassed a legend in all-time victories (173, tying for 14th). He's seen everything. I think the success the Broncos are experiencing offensively is largely down to his guidance, his schemes, his situational awareness – and the combination with Nix aids shape him what he is.
You wouldn't want a better guy guiding you, to assist you through some of the tougher situations and build self-belief.
I believe in the Broncos' defense, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. Yet are they good enough to go against a top squad at its best? Since that was not championship-level play from Philadelphia in their last game.
Right now, I don't think Denver are elite. They're working above average, which is a solid position to be in their division. The key to do is maintain this trajectory.
They excel at leaning into their strength, which is running the ball, and that's precisely what they must do versus the New York Jets at Tottenham. It's going to be the JK Dobbins show, essentially.
New York have allowed 140 yards on the ground each contest (among the worst), five rushing touchdowns so far (in the bottom ten), and they're the only team yet to win a game.
Ever since the league began tracking takeaways decades ago, this team are also the inaugural squad to be without any turnovers in five outings, which is kind of shocking considering that their new coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach with another team.
The Chiefs' QB stated the Chiefs are off to a poor start after a recent loss by the Jaguars.
After this Sunday's game, the Broncos face a smooth-ish schedule up to their break (in week 12) - the New York Giants, Dallas Cowboys, the Texans plus Las Vegas Raiders prior to the Chiefs.
Looking at the AFC West, Kansas City are 2-3 and the Broncos are even with the Chargers on 3-2 so they could challenge at leading the division.
This hinges upon which form Kansas City shows up they face since the Broncos {beat|def
