How these Broncos and their 'play-dough' QB can stop the Chiefs' dominance.

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Week six of the 2025 NFL season

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We're in the sixth week in the football calendar and after recent talk regarding two top teams being a potential Super Bowl match-up, they both surrendered their unbeaten records.

Notable in those games was the number of penalties each committed. The Eagles did so in key moments so they essentially defeated themselves after leading 17-3 going into the fourth period against Denver, who play overseas this Sunday.

However it proved good to observe how Denver quarterback the rookie was able to have the shortfall before lead three successful possessions on three possessions in the fourth quarter, to win the victory 21-17.

Denver boast the defensive player of the year in cornerback Pat Surtain II. They are first in red zone defence, while Philadelphia lead the league in red zone offence, yet Denver won that battle.

They executed effective strategies in terms of simulated pressure. They weren't always sending more than four defenders instead they could position two LBs in the 'A' gap then drop them out and send a slot defender off the edge.

At the start in the campaign, we said during a show how the Broncos might emerge as this season's dark horses. They ended the previous year well and did a good job of building upon that.

New tight end Evan Engram has excelled significantly and new running back their rusher is a guy the team trusts. He now ranks fifth in the NFL for rushing yards (402) and tied-fourth in rushing scores (4).

I love how the coach Sean Payton has "RUN IT!" at the top of his playcall sheet.

That shows that the Broncos are a team that wants to prioritize the run, since one can do a lot off the back of that. It slows down the pass rush and keeps you in favourable situations.

It's also benefited quarterback the young passer, who entered into the league as the 12th overall draft pick last year, passing for 29 TDs – second only to a star QB for the rookie record (31 in 2020).

Other elite QBs have powerful arms to throw anywhere, however they don't move the mobility as Nix. He has incredible arm talent, a unique trait, and he's highly agile.

His assets are his movement, the capacity to throw on the run, and using varied release points to make the pass as he moves out of the pocket, the bootlegs. He can throw that layered pass over the middle and past defenders.

As a rookie QB, aged 25, he displays a lot of poise under pressure and isn't bothered by extra rushers. He tries to avoid being tackled as much as possible and is able throw under pressure. He has a high football IQ and is very decisive.

When you consistently rush it consumes the clock and forces the defence to stay on the field extended periods, and if you've got a mobile QB the defense must cover the area downfield and horizontally. It can be exhausting.

Nix has pushed back with the coach during games at times and I think Payton likes that attitude, that he's a fierce rival. I think it's exciting for the coach to have a rookie QB who's kind of like play-dough. The coach can really build something up the way he desires to build it. I believe it's a special experience for the coach.

The head coach owns a Super Bowl and has surpassed Bill Parcells in all-time victories (173 - tied 14th overall). He has witnessed everything. In my opinion the success the Broncos are experiencing offensively is largely due to his leadership, his schemes, his game sense – and the combination with the QB helps shape him what he is.

There's no better a more qualified person guiding you, to help you during difficult moments and boost confidence.

I have faith in Denver's defence, in Bo Nix's tenacity and composure. Yet is the team good enough to go against an elite team at full strength? Since that was not championship-level play from Philadelphia in their last game.

Currently, I don't think the Broncos are elite. They're performing above average, that's a solid position to hold their division. The key to do to continue this trajectory.

They're really good at leaning into their strength, that is running the ball, and this is precisely what they must do versus the New York Jets at Tottenham. It will likely be the JK Dobbins show, in essence.

The Jets have allowed 140 rushing yards per game (among the worst), five ground scores this season (10th worst), and they're the sole squad yet to win any game.

Ever since the league began tracking turnovers decades ago, this team are also the first team to go without a single takeaway through five games, which is kind of shocking when you think that the head coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach at the Detroit Lions.

Following this Sunday's game, the Broncos face a manageable slate up to their bye (in week twelve) - the Giants, the Cowboys, Houston Texans and the Raiders prior to the Chiefs.

In the AFC West, the Chiefs hold a losing record and the Broncos are even with the Chargers at 3-2 so they could make a run for the top of the division.

It depends upon which form Kansas City shows up they face since Denver {beat|def