Ways these Denver Broncos together with their flexible quarterback can halt that Chiefs' rule.
Ex NFL team coach Phoebe Schecter is a football expert and plays for the UK'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 last week's talk regarding two top teams as possible championship contenders, each surrendered their unbeaten records.
Notable during those contests was the number of penalties both conceded. The Eagles committed them in key moments meaning they kind of defeated themselves having led by two touchdowns entering the final quarter versus the Denver Broncos, who play overseas this Sunday.
However it proved good to observe that Denver quarterback the rookie was able to overcome that deficit before lead three successful possessions in three attempts in the fourth quarter, securing the victory by four points.
Denver boast the top defender with cornerback Pat Surtain II. They are number one in goal-line defense, while the Eagles are number one in red zone offence, and the Broncos prevailed in that battle.
They had effective strategies regarding simulated pressure. They weren't always sending extra defenders instead they might position two linebackers in the interior then drop them out and dispatch a nickel from the outside.
Early on in the campaign, we said during a show that the Broncos might emerge as the current year's surprise contenders. They ended last season strongly then did a good job in continuing that momentum.
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New tight end Evan Engram has excelled big while new RB JK Dobbins is a guy the team trusts. He now ranks fifth league-wide in ground gains (402) and tied-fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).
I love how the coach the Broncos' leader has "RUSH!" prominently of his playcall sheet.
That shows that Denver represent a team that wants to run first, since you can do a lot based on that approach. It slows opposing rushes and maintains in positive situations.
This has helped QB the young passer, who came the NFL as the 12th overall draft pick last year, passing for 29 touchdown passes – second only to a star QB in rookie records (31 in 2020).
Other elite QBs have the arm strength to throw all over, however they don't move the mobility that Nix has. He has exceptional arm talent, which is different, and he's so athletic.
His strengths include his mobility, being able to throw while moving, as well as using different arm angles to deliver throws when he rolls out of the pocket, on rollouts. He can throw precision throws across the middle and past defenders.
For a young quarterback, aged 25, he displays great poise under pressure and is not bothered by the blitz. He tries to evade being tackled as much as possible and can throw under pressure. He has a high football IQ and is very decisive.
When you constantly run the ball it eats up time and forces the defence to stay on the field for longer, and when you have an athletic quarterback the defense must cover the area vertically and horizontally. It can be draining.
Nix has bitten back at Payton on the sideline at times and I think the coach likes that fire, that he's such a competitor. In my view it's exciting for the coach to have a rookie QB that is kind of like moldable clay. The coach can really build something up how he wants to shape him. I believe it's a unique opportunity for the coach.
Payton owns a championship and now passed a legend for career NFL wins (173 - tied 14th overall). He's seen everything. In my opinion the success Denver are having on offence is largely due to his leadership, his schemes, his game sense – and the pairing with the QB helps make him what he is.
You wouldn't want a better guy in your ear, to help you through some of the tougher situations and boost confidence.
I believe in the Broncos' defense, in the QB's grit and calm. Yet is the team good enough to face a top squad at its best? Because that wasn't championship-level play from Philadelphia in their last game.
Right now, I don't think the Broncos are elite. They're performing better than most, which is a good place to be in the AFC West. All they need to do is maintain this path.
They're really good at leaning into their strength, that is the ground game, and that's exactly what they should do versus the Jets in London. It will likely be the JK Dobbins show, essentially.
The Jets have surrendered 140 rushing yards each contest (among the worst), five ground scores this season (in the bottom ten), and they're the only team yet to win any game.
Since the NFL started recording turnovers decades ago, the Jets are the first team to be without any turnovers through five games, this is kind of shocking considering that their new coach Aaron Glenn defensive co-ordinator with another team.
The Chiefs' QB says Kansas City have 'already lost too many games' after Monday's defeat by the Jaguars.
Following the upcoming matchup, the Broncos face a smooth-ish schedule until their bye (in week twelve) - the Giants, the Cowboys, Houston Texans plus the Raiders before the Kansas City Chiefs.
In the AFC West, Kansas City hold a losing record while Denver are even with the Chargers at 3-2 meaning they could make a run for the top of the West.
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