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Final | Broncos 28, Bengals 3
The Broncos' offense clicked and the defense clobbered a Joe Burrow-less Bengals team in a lopsided 28-3 Monday Night Football win at Empower Filed at Mile High.
Bo Nix completed 29 of 42 passes for 326 yards and two touchdowns, and he added one more with his feet. And running back J.K. Dobbins had 101 yards rushing, becoming the first Denver rusher to reach the century mark since Sean Payton became the head coach.
On defense, Denver allowed a field goal on the opening drive. But that was it. The Bengals never crossed into Denver territory the rest of the game.
Next up: At Philadelphia Eagles, 11 a.m. Sunday.
More Broncos coverage:
- Renck: It took a month, but Broncos — and fans — finally saw the real Bo Nix.
- Broncos report card: Nik Bonitto and pass-rush shine against Bengals despite offensive penalties.
- Broncos four downs: Bo Nix is back, baby! Good thing, as Vic Fangio, Philly await.
- WR Marvin Mims Jr. healthy, active for Broncos’ Week 4 clash with Bengals.
Fourth-quarter updates
DOINK (9:04 p.m.): Wil Lutz nails the crossbar on the kickoff. — Nguyen
Touchdown, Broncos (9 p.m.): Bo Nix finds a wide-open R.J. Harvey for a 12-yard catch-and-run touchdown. Ten plays for 76 yards on that drive. Broncos 28, Bengals 3 with 4:58 to go in the game. — Nguyen
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THAT is how you finish off a rout.
J.K. Dobbins breaks the 100-yard rushing mark, becoming the first Broncos back to do so in the Sean Payton era. And RJ Harvey gets the first touchdown of his career on a walk-in reception from Bo Nix.
The third quarter may have been darn near unwatchable, but this was a professional win for Denver. — Nguyen
Century mark (8:58 p.m.): J.K. Dobbins just took off for a 16-yard run. That puts him at 101 yards. The guy's gassed. But he becomes the first 100-yard rusher since Sean Payton became Denver's head coach. — Nguyen
Dobbins update (8:57 p.m.): 15 carries for 85 yards. — Nguyen
Mimsy (8:56 p.m.): Bo Nix connects with Marvin Mims Jr. for a 12-yard catch to convert the third down. Back to feeding J.K. Dobbins? — Nguyen
Dobbins (8:54 p.m.): If you're keeping track, it's 11 carries for 65 yards for J.K. Dobbins tonight. The century mark isn't out of the question. — Nguyen
Commercial break (8:53 p.m.): Commercial breaks and punts in a dead heat right now. -- Schubert
Sacked (8:49 p.m.): John Franklin-Myers takes Jake Browning down for a 6-yard loss. — Nguyen
Jonathan Franklin-Myers gets home for the Broncos' third sack of the night, and the Bengals punt for the seventh time in nine possessions tonight. -- Schubert
Punting (8:45 p.m.): Nine plays for 37 yards on that drive. Bo Nix crosses 300 yards passing on the night. Jeremy Crawshaw with a nice punt to the Bengals' 16. — Nguyen
We're at five possessions and five punts this half. I'm guessing we're about to get six here. -- Schubert
Penalties (8:43 p.m.): Back-to-back penalties on Luke Wattenberg. First-and-24 for the Broncos. Then Bo Nix nearly makes a huge long pass to Troy Franklin. — Nguyen
Troy Franklin dropped what could've been an explosive play for the Broncos. Bo Nix should probably throw a better ball, but Franklin needs to make a play for his quarterback there. -- Schubert
Third-quarter thoughts — Broncos 21, Bengals 3
Luca Evans, beat writer: A massive step for the Broncos' offense -- this has been easily the best target distribution they've had all year. Seven guys have three or more targets. The balance has been really good, and Bo Nix is getting the ball into his playmakers' hands quickly and efficiently.
Sean Keeler, sports columnist: ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ.
Matt Schubert, sports editor: One word for that third quarter: Listless. Can we just simulate the rest of this thing and move on to Philly?
Third-quarter updates
Stopped (8:31 p.m.): Another Bengals punt upcoming. Time for Denver to put in one more long offensive drive and put this game on ice (if it isn't already). -- Schubert
Casa Bonitto (8:29 p.m.): Nik Bonitto takes down Jake Browning for a 7-yard sack. He 1.5 today. — Nguyen
Bengals get a rare first down. Then holding penalty followed by a Nik Bonitto sack. This Bengals offensive line is in shambles. — Schubert
Penalties (8:22 p.m.): Nonstop penalties have slowed the pace of this game down to a halt. Most penalties between two teams in a game? It's 37. — Nguyen
Running game (8:17 p.m.): Denver opens its drive with a 9-yard run by J.K. Dobbins. Seven carries for 44 yards for the RB. — Nguyen
Another penalty (8:15 p.m.): That might be one of the most bizarre fair catch interference calls I've ever seen. Had the Bengals defender given Marvin Mims Jr. just a little more space, he might've fumbled that ball.
Slightly concerning given that Mims has already fumbled one punt this season. -- Schubert
First-down count (8:12 p.m.): Cincinnati has two first downs since its opening drive. — Gabriel
Jake Browning had zero chance on third down. The Broncos pass rush gets home again, this time for a deflection from Jonathon Cooper. -- Schubert
Punting (8:07 p.m.): Not a great drive to open the second half for Denver. Five plays, 14 yards. A 42-yard punt by Jeremy Crawshaw, but Charlie Jones returns it to the 30. — Nguyen
Broncos' opening drive goes nowhere. And yet, with this Bengals offense taking over, there isn't much cause for alarm. -- Schubert
Penalties (8:03 p.m.): Cincinnati have committed 10 penalties today. If you're wondering, the NFL record is 23 in a game by the Raiders in 2016. — Nguyen
Halftime thoughts — Broncos 21, Bengals 3
Luca Evans, beat writer: It's 21-3 Broncos and could very easily be 28-3 if not for that strange red-zone series in the second quarter. Offense has largely hummed when Bo Nix is decisive. Broncos also getting nice two-back run-game balance, aside from J.K. Dobbins not touching ball on first-and-goal.
Parker Gabriel, beat writer: The Broncos ran 48 plays for 265 yards last week against the Chargers.
First half this week: 42 plays for 305.
Sean Keeler, sports columnist: The Ghost Of Dandy Don is singing in Sean Payton's ear, kids. Turn out the lights. The party's already over. It's time to cut the edge rushers REALLY loose. Upside: Marvin Mims is magic. Down: Evan Engram remains an enigma. Either way, this puppy should be done and dusted.
Troy Renck, sports columnist: This is the Bo Nix we expected.
Matt Schubert, sports editor: Denver closes out the half with a competent, well-executed two-minute drill by Bo Nix and Co. Yes, the Broncos are playing a suspect defense. But outside of that flub on the goal-line, they aren't letting them off the hook, either. The run game looks as good as it has all season, and Nix is firing darts from the pocket. This is what good teams do against inferior teams.
Second-quarter updates
Touchdown, Broncos (7:47 p.m.): Field goal? Nah. Bo Nix connects with — who else? — Courtland Sutton for a 20-yard touchdown in the end zone. Nine plays, 80 yards on that drive. Broncos 21, Bengals 3 with eight seconds to go in the half. — Nguyen
Total yards so far tonight: Broncos 305, Bengals 95. Bo Nix up to 17/26 for 217, a TD and an INT to go along with a rushing TD. — Gabriel
Engram's drop (7:43 p.m.): Rough drop there from Evan Engram.
Broncos have sent four targets his way this Q2 to minimal results. — Evans
Evan Engram is not endearing himself to apountry through four games. — Schubert
Sacked (7:39 p.m.): Jonathon Cooper and Nik Bonitto sack Jake Browning to force fourth down. Denver's getting another shot at scoring. — Nguyen
Jake Browning placed his protection directly behind center for ... reasons? Think I'd rather try to chip Nik Bonitto. — Schubert
Fourth-and-1 (7:33 p.m.): What are you DOING, Jay Norvell?
Cuteness 17, Sean Payton 2. -- Keeler
The Broncos' strong drive ends on an interception by Bo Nix. — Nguyen
Why go Wildcat when every conventional run you call is getting positive yardage?
Let's not forget the first-down incompletion to Evan Engram. Not a huge play, but it put the Broncos behind the sticks from the start. — Schubert
Wildcat and then that throw from Bo Nix scuttles what was a bully-ball drive from the Broncos. Ouch. Not sure the Bengals have what it takes to make that drive hurt, but the film room won't be pretty there tomorrow. — Gabriel
Evan Engram sighting (7:32 p.m.): Bo Nix is seeing ghosts. My bad. That's Engram. -- Renck
Offense rolling (7:30 p.m.): Bo Nix finds Troy Franklin for a 23-yard reception. Then R.J. Harvey picks up 7 on that last run. Then Franklin gets a 6-yard catch for the first down. — Nguyen
Holding? (7:28 p.m.): Love to know how that was holding on Wattenberg. -- Renck
Sneaky (7:26 p.m.): That was some of the more impressive vision + patience you'll see from an RB by J.K. Dobbins on a nine-yard run.
Want to know how on earth he's still doing this after ACL and Achilles injuries? That's why. — Evans
It is clear Broncos want to get Harvey going. But Dobbins their best back. Feed him more. -- Renck
Three-and-out (7:23 p.m.): The Bengals are not very good right now. — Evans
That last Bengals drive was three plays that took 17 seconds off the clock. Right after the Broncos had mounted an eight-play TD drive. Not exactly a way to keep your defense fresh. — Gabriel
Penalty (7:20 p.m.): Cincinnati with the holding call on the kickoff. Bengals collecting penalties like Ash collects pokémon. — Nguyen
Touchdown, Broncos (7:16 p.m.): Marvin Mims Jr. with the 16-yard touchdown run up the left sideline to cap off Denver's eight-play, 80-yard drive. Broncos 14, Bengals 3 with 8:48 to go in the half. — Nguyen
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Sean Payton is cooking, folks. Marvin Mims Jr. had rarely been used to his full gadget capabilities for three games -- and scampers for a 16-yard TD there on an end-around. Terrific block by rookie WR Pat Bryant to free him. Broncos are rolling, up 14-3. — Evans
No you see me (7:14 p.m.): That's the second time Courtland Sutton just made his defender look silly. A 22-yard catch-and-run on that play. — Nguyen
Broncos are 4/5 on third down tonight after going 2/13 last week.
Conversions tonight: Three completions to Courtland Sutton and Bo Nix's scramble TD.
Denver's distances to go so far tonight: 2, 7, 5, 4, 4. Obviously much more manageable than vs. LAC. — Gabriel
Gotta love the way Bo Nix keeps moving up in the pocket. Leads to another third-down conversion. The young fella is putting it together tonight. — Schubert
Just missed (7:13 p.m.): RJ Harvey can't reel in a ball right on his hands. That might've been a touchdown if he caught it. — Schubert
Tight-end targets (7:12 p.m.): Three targets for Adam Trautman so far tonight. Which is three more than Evan Engram. — Schubert
Another delay of game (7:06 p.m.): Bengals running the Nathaniel Hackett style of time management. — Nguyen
Four penalties on one drive for the Bungles. — Schubert
Broncos fans accounted for more net yards on that Cincy drive (15 yards in CIN 'we-can't-hear' penalties) as the Bengals managed in total offense (9 yards). Loud and proud, baby. Loud and proud. -- Keeler
Whatever that was that the Bengals just did can we never see that again. Thank you for attention to this matter. — Renck
Delay of game (7:04 p.m.): What on earth are the Bengals doing? — Evans
Penalties (7 p.m.): Back-to-back penalties on the Bengals O-line have Cincy march backward. — Nguyen
First-quarter thoughts — Broncos 7, Bengals 3
Luca Evans, beat writer: Bo Nix just looked so much more decisive on that second drive. Even when moving off-platform, no waffling. If initial reads weren't there, found room to escape. No staring receivers down for multiple seconds. That's when he's at his best, and the Broncos are up 7-3 because of it.
Parker Gabriel, beat writer: The Broncos have given up points on the opening drive of each of their first four games. The offense went three-and-out again to start the night. And this feels like a game Denver should control the rest of the way all the same.
Sean Keeler, sports columnist: I don't care if it makes Sean Payton throw up in his mouth, but I like the Bear Bachmeier version of Bo Nix. 1-2-3-Tuck, young man. 1-2-3-Tuck. At least No. 10's throwing well on the run — Franklin let him down on one of those. A steady diet of rollouts with a healthy mix of Courtland Sutton, and I think he'll be fine. Not always pretty, mind you. But fine.
Matt Schubert, sports editor: Hard to envision Jake Browning and the Bengals getting into the end zone more than once against this defense. Just keep targeting Adam Trautman, and things will work out.
First-quarter updates
Touchdown, Broncos (6:50 p.m.): Bo Nix has figured out that he can run again. It was a huge part of game last year before back injury at Vegas. Payton needs to incorporate more designed runs for him. — Renck
There's those Bo Nix happy feet ... all the way into the end zone. — Schubert
Sean Payton just went full bonkers mode that drive:
- Bo Nix boot rollout to Adam Trautman for 26
- Fullback dive to Adam Prentice for a 1st two plays later
- Goal-line fade to rookie WR Pat Bryant two plays after that
The Payton Experience. Some great, some good, some weird. — Keeler
Bo Nix with the 6-yard touchdown run. It caps off a nine play, 64-yard drive. Broncos 7, Bengals 3 with 17 seconds left in the first. — Nguyen
Didn't love the second-and-6 fade ball to Pat Bryant, but Bo Nix made that drive go with a couple of good throws on the run in addition to opening the possession and finishing it with scrambles. — Gabriel
Marching (6:47 p.m.): The Broncos are stringing together some nice plays. They followed that Sutton catch with a 26-yard catch by Adam Trautman and an 8-yard run by R.J. Harvey. — Nguyen
Broncos' Bo Nix completes back-to-back passes to Sutton and Trautman to Bengals' 23-yard line. Harvey with 8-yard run on first down. That down has killed Broncos this season. ... Broncos showing balance on first drive. That is a positive development. -- Renck
First down (6:46 p.m.): Denver gets its first first down of the day: a 12-yard catch-and-run by Courtland Sutton. — Nguyen
Riley Moss show (6:43 p.m.): It's the Riley Moss show tonight, for better or worse for Broncos. Warded off that Tee Higgins fade on 3rd-and-2 and chucked his hand up at the ref himself as if to mock another PI call. — Evans
Bad kick (6:42 p.m.): Yikes. Shankopatamus. Bengals' have false start then a 24-yard punt. A gift sequence for Broncos. See if they can capitalize. -- Renck
Penalty (6:41 p.m.): Jonah Elliss jumps offsides, but the Bengals' center gets dinged for a false start to bail him out. — Nguyen
Issues (6:39 p.m.): Start of this game reminds me of a convo with a Denver media veteran this morning as we left Ball Arena. Me: "The problem with the Norvell Era at CSU is the QBs have been inconsistent and/or regressed, the team commits too many penalties and turns the dang ball over all the time." Media vet: "You know who else that sounds like?" Me: "Who?" Him: "A Sean Payton team." Yikes. — Keeler
Three-and-out (6:32 p.m.): Not a good start for the Broncos. Three plays, 7 yards and a burnt time out. — Nguyen
Broncos go three-and-out on their first series and burn a timeout, too. Not a real confidence-inspiring start for Bo Nix, Sean Payton and company. On the ESPN broadcast, Troy Aikman opened the drive by talking about Nix and said his footwork "has been pretty inconsistent" through three games this season. — Gabriel
Time out, Broncos (6:31 p.m.): All kinds of problems already for Broncos offensively. Nate Adkins lines up outside. Shifts inside. Nix kills play. Then shakes hands and calls for timeout.
First-drive offensive timeouts are starting to become an issue. — Evans
Ground game (6:30 p.m.): Denver opens its drive with a 3-yard run by J.K. Dobbins. — Nguyen
Field goal, Bengals (6:25 p.m.): Same movie. Again, Broncos' defense holds in the red zone. But Denver allows points on the first drive for the fourth game in a row this season.
3-0 Bengals. — Evans
Bengals on third-and-1 from the Denver 8-yard line throw a fade ball out of the end zone and then run the FG unit on. That's ... certainly a choice you can make. — Gabriel
Another ball in the direction of Riley Moss. And it had zero chance. The Broncos' red zone defense remains its strongest attribute. — Schubert
The Broncos defense bent but didn't break. The Jake Browning-led Bengals offense settled for a 26-yard field goal from Evan McPherson after a 12-play, 62-yard drive. Bengals 3, Broncos 0 with 9:08 to go in the first quarter. — Nguyen
Opponents’ first possessions this season:
- Titans: 50-yard field goal
- Colts: 29-yard field goal
- Chargers: 32-yard field goal
- Bengals: 26-yard field goal
— Renck
Opening drives (6:25 p.m.): First possessions of games have not been Broncos' friend this season. — Renck
Finding Higgins (6:22 p.m.): Uh-oh. Jake Browning realized that Riley Moss is guarding Tee Higgins. Bengals obviously believe they can win that matchup. And they did on Higgins' 19-yard reception vs. tight coverage. — Renck
Tee Higgins is really good as it is and he ascends into God mode whenever Riley Moss is across from him. — Gabriel
Riley Moss has been looking forward to this rematch against Tee Higgins for a while. And Higgins wins the first battle. — Evans
Jones effect (6:21 p.m.): Brandon Jones showed range and timing as he broke up pass to Chase, who appeared open. — Renck
Opening look (6:20 p.m.): Broncos open in base with Pat Surtain II pressed on Ja'Marr Chase and Riley Moss pressed on Tee Higgins. — Gabriel
Penalty (6:17 p.m.): Surtain called for holding on Chase on first play. Looked like both were going at each other. But Surtain gets flagged. — Renck
Coin toss (6:15 p.m.): Broncos have won the toss all four weeks now and deferred each time. They've also given up an opening score each of the past three weeks.
Away we go tonight from Empower Field. — Gabriel
Pre-game updates
Inactive (6:14 p.m.): TE Lucas Krull isn't active tonight for the first time all year. Krull has played 29% of the Broncos' offensive snaps through three games; those snaps have to go somewhere, and they won't go all to Nate Adkins. This could be the Evan Engram Game that's long been promised. — Evans
"Good balance" (6:08 p.m.): Sean Payton to Lisa Salters on the ESPN pregame show when Salters asked about Bo Nix: "It doesn't have to be just Bo. Obviously we've got to have good balance running and throwing the football. If we can do that, I think you'll see his numbers and his play go up."
Joe Buck said they talked with Payton pregame, too, and Payton told them, "We're going to play well." — Gabriel
Broncos inactives (4:50 p.m.): The team's inactives for tonight have been revealed...
- QB Sam Ehlinger (emergency 3rd QB)
- DL Jordan Jackson (first time this year)
- TE Lucas Krull (first time this year)
- RB Jaleel McLaughlin
- OT Frank Crum
- OLB Que Robinson
Rookie DL Sav'Vion Jones is active for the first time in his career. — Gabriel
Mims in (4:35 p.m.): Good news for the Broncos on the injury front: WR and All-Pro return man Marvin Mims Jr. is active tonight after a hip injury Saturday landed him on the injury report. He was listed as questionable, but is a go. — Gabriel
Here comes the sun? (4:34 p.m.): The first group of fans is starting to filter into the Empower Field seats and the rain has let up some. — Gabriel
Cold opening (4:10 p.m.): Players usually are out on the field for warmups by now, but there's still a lot of time until kickoff here. The official warmup for the Broncos usually begins just more than an hour before kickoff. Even that can get adjusted depending on weather without necessitating a delay. So, we'll see.
Basically, the teams will be in communication with the NFL and ESPN if there's any potentially significant impact on the hour or so before the scheduled kickoff. — Gabriel
Stormy (3:54 p.m.): Lightning is in the area. And it is raining. Lightning can cause 30 minute delays if in the area. But not an issue yet... See what it looks like closer to 5:15. — Renck
Practice squad elevation (3:38 p.m.): The Broncos' lone practice squad elevation this week is IILB Garett Wallow, who is using his third and final elevation tonight. He's been up three straight weeks. It'll be interesting to see in a bit here whether Marvin Mims Jr. is out for early warmups or if he goes through some sort of solo workout to determine his playing status for tonight after popping up on the injury report with a hip injury Saturday during practice. — Gabriel
Good afternoon from Empower Field (3:38 p.m.): There are thunderstorms in the area which make it feel more like night here rather than the middle of the day. Still, it'll be quite an atmosphere by the time kickoff arrives in a couple of hours from now. — Gabriel
Scouting report (2 p.m.): Check out how the Broncos match up with the Bengals in Luca Evans' scouting report.
Game predictions
Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat writer: Broncos 28, Bengals 13.
Wins and losses are all that matter in the NFL. But early in the season, that measuring stick can be a noisy one. Cincinnati is 2-1, but is also quite bad by almost every metric. The Broncos are 1-2, and while their warts are obvious, they’re also in many ways a pretty good team. If Joe Burrow were playing, this could have shaped up to be a barnburner a la December along the Ohio River. Instead, this lines up well for Sean Payton’s team to get in rhythm offensively and take the ball away defensively.
Luca Evans, Broncos beat writer: Broncos 31, Bengals 10.
This Cincinnati team is bad right now -- just look at the tale of the tape above. They can’t run well. They can’t pass well. They don’t rush the passer well, or much at all. In a primetime game at home, this is the perfect environment for Sean Payton’s group to round into form and for quarterback Bo Nix to quiet an increasingly loud group of doubters. Expecting a blowout.
Troy Renck, columnist: Broncos 30, Bengals 18.
The Broncos offense doesn’t do anything particularly well. And the Bengals are just unwell. The health of Joe Burrow has again jeopardized a season because the Bengals refuse to invest in a line to protect him. So, the Broncos get a get-right game. Their frothing defense is ready to show it can finish against Jake Browning. Only Akili Smith would have been a better matchup. This sets up as a night for the Broncos to figure out who they are offensively -- feed J.K. Dobbins — while sacking Browning repeatedly.
Sean Keeler, columnist: Broncos 27, Bengals 17.
The Burrow Bowl is now The Burro Bowl, as both QB1s in this game have played like donkeys as of late. (So much for Monday Night Football marketing.) At least Cincy’s bringing old pals Dalton Risner, Noah Fant and Samaje Perine back to town, so thatap fun. Watching this secondary try to cover Ja’Marr Chase and Tee Higgins won’t be. Fortunately, the Bengals rank sixth among NFL offenses in sack rate allowed, which means a lovely night of watching Nik Bonitto turning Empower Field into Casa Bonitto again.
Broncos-Bengals NFL Week 4: Must-reads
After last year’s shredding, apB Riley Moss has Monday’s Bengals rematch ‘circled’
The 25-year-old Moss doesn’t shy away from much in life. Long after that Purdue raid, he’s crafted a distinct identity as Denver’s CB2: Someone who puts his every fiber into every rep and then immediately forgets about the result. He is a goldfish.
This week, though, Moss remembers. Teammates in Denver’s locker room haven’t seen his brand of quick-twitch chaos change much in the lead-up to Monday Night Football against the Bengals. But last year’s Cincinnati game is “still in his craw,” as his mother told The Post.
“I know he’s preparing for each game, and thatap what he should be doing,” his mother Beth said in early September. “But I know in the back of his mind -- thatap the game he’s got circled.” Read Luca Evans' full story.
Broncos’ Mike McGlinchey on cleaning up mistakes: ‘It has to be this week’
Broncos right tackle Mike McGlinchey knows two things can be true at the same time.
First, there are 13 games left in the season, starting with Denver’s Monday night matchup against Cincinnati at Empower Field. Thatap a lot of time for teams’ fortunes to change, identities to develop, strengths to show through or weaknesses to get exposed.
Also, though, there are already three games in the rearview mirror, and the Broncos have lost two of them despite never trailing a second in the fourth quarter.
So, there’s time to find fixes. But also, the time is now. Read Parker Gabriel's full story.
Renck: What do Broncos do well offensively? Nothing on early downs. Thatap on Sean Payton.
If the Broncos let go of who they think they are, they will become who they should be.
As another forgettable September fades into memory, the Broncos rank as a disappointment. When they got walked off for the second straight week last Sunday, the frustration was blended with a lingering question: What is their offensive identity?
Three games into the season, nobody seems to know what the Broncos do well, and it places pressure squarely on coach Sean Payton to figure it out. Especially as it relates to the run game and wide zone blocking scheme. Read Troy Renck's column.
