Denver Offensive Rankings
points; 25th
Yard; 30th
Defensive Rankings;
Yard ; 22nd
points; 7th
Highest rated Player per unit according to PFF
Bo Nix – QB – 49.4
RJ Harvey – RB – 64.3
Jaylen Waddle – WR – 65.1
Garrett Boles – OT – 80.8
Discuss Content – S – 70.5
Alex Singleton – LB – 74.9
Nik Bonitto – DE – 89
Numbers to know
31.1 – Denver’s 3rd down offense percentage (31st in the NFL)
37.4 – Bo Nix’s success percentage as a passer (29th in the NFL)
9 – the number of explosive runs by Denver RB’s (tied for the fewest in the NFL)
17.5 – Bo Nix’s bad throw percentage (5th highest)
20 – Number of defensive penalties by the defense (3rd most)
Matchups I like
Spags vs Bo Nix – I said the same thing last week and got burned, but there’s no Jaxon Smith Nijba to worry about in this game. The spags terrorized Nix in the first game of the season. Since then, Bo nix has been near the bottom of the NFL in most relevant statistical categories. The team won despite his play. The Spags will need a big day from this defense if KC is to win.
Our front 7 against their RB’s – Denvers running game was not very good. They are 24th in yards and 25th in YPR. This should not be a challenging game of running to stop.
Matchups I don’t want
Our OL vs Their DL- The Chiefs were able to hold Denver ahead in week one. I didn’t think it would be that easy this time. Jonathon Cooper is back on the field. he’s someone KC shouldn’t have worried about before. Jaylon Moore’s return helps, but it will be a tougher task than week one.
Our passing game against their defense – Denver gets Pat Surtain back. The rice is questionable. I think KC is going to have to throw the ball better and more than they did week one. I just don’t like this situation against this defense
Prediction Denver 20 KC 17
Denver’s offense has been rotten for most of the season. However, here they stand at 5 -2 with a chance to lead the division. KC surprised Denver in their running game week one. You know the Broncos are going to focus this time around. That puts a lot of emphasis on our under manned passing game. We also benefited from a historically poor performance against Denver’s defense. That probably won’t be the case in this game. The truth is that Denver has the personnel to make this offense what Seattle did last week. I can see a scenario where KC pulls this one, but I think Denver has the edge in a close game.