After two weeks of preseason games, the Broncos have dropped to 19th among NFL teams in terms of odds to win the Super Bowl, according to one oddsmaker.
Denver has 45-to-1 odds to win the Lombardi Trophy this year, tied with the Tennessee Titans. After the NFL draft, the Broncos were 33-to-1 favorites, and after signing Case Keenum, they had 25-to-1 odds.
New England remains the favorites at 6-to-1, followed by the Los Angeles Rams (17-to-2), the Pittsburgh Steelers (19-to-2) and Minnesota Vikings (19-to-2). The defending champions Philadelphia Eagles are fifth at 10-to-1.
Denver sits at No. 8 to win the AFC at 16-to-1. The team is also at the bottom in terms of winning the AFC West at 4-to-1, behind the Los Angeles Chargers (3-to-2), Kansas City Chiefs (53-to-20) and the Oakland Raiders (13-to-4).
A few positive notes: rookie linebacker Bradley Chubb is the favorite to win defensive rookie of the year at 4-to-1. All-Pro Von Miller (19-to-2) is fifth among players to win defensive player of the year. As for regular season MVP, Keenum is the sole Denver player on the list, coming in at 25th with 60-to-1 odds.
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Quick Hits
+Broncos-Redskins preview: 5 Denver players to watch Friday vs. Washington.
+“I’m still a home-run hitter.” Broncos’ RB Devontae Booker is confident in his explosion.
+Vance Joseph is looking for “positive football plays” from his team Friday.
+Once again healthy, Clinton McDonald is bolstering the Broncos’ defensive line depth.
+Carlos Henderson, absent from training camp, meets with Broncos officials.
+Broncos expected to move on from OL Menelik Watson.
+Adrian Peterson intends to start at running back for Washington Redskins: “Without a doubt.”
+ Congrats to former Classical Academy star Daniel Carlson. The Colorado native gets the Vikings’ kicker job as Minnesota cuts Kai Fobath.
+Mike Tirico is the new host of “Football Night In America.”
+ In this week’s Broncos Mailbag, the big question is who should be Denver’s starting running back: Devontae Booker or rookie Royce Freeman?
+ First-And-Orange podcast roundup: This week, Kyle Fredrickson and Ryan O’Halloran discuss Pat Bowlen being on the cusp of the Hall of Fame and five things to watch for in the Broncos’ third preseason game.
+Broncos training camp primer: Position battles, players with most at stake.
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By The Numbers
$5.5 million
How much offensive lineman Menelik Watson is guaranteed to make from the Broncos this season. Denver put Watson on injured reserve and will release him once he’s healthy.Read more…
Parting Shot
Broncos and NFL struggle to interpret “lowering of the head” penalties
A personal foul for “lowering the head and initiating contact” resulted in a 15-yard penalty and an automatic Chicago first-down, a new rule instituted for the 2018 season.Read more…
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