Denver Broncos: Week 12 Position Grades
The Denver Broncos displayed the offensive identity for the first time since week one, while the defense and special teams let them down against Kansas City.
In an interesting twist of fate, the Denver Broncos defense let them down for the first time all season. The special teams unit added insult to injury from miscues by Jordan Norwood. An argument may be made he cost the team all nine points for the Kansas City Chiefs in the first half.
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The first half offense played pedestrian, but Gary Kubiak unleashed his entire offensive playbook in the second half. Trevor Siemian and the rest of the offense scored 24 points in the second, which is a win for any team with our defense. However, defense struggled for the final three minutes of the fourth quarter and overtime.
Last year, the Broncos’ defense prided itself in playing a full 60 minutes. Yesterday, the No Fly Zone and Orange Rush could not stop the Chiefs when it mattered the most. It is a tall order to put pressure on our defensive unit for that long, but there were numerous chances for the Broncos defense to put the Chiefs away.
Siemian on the other hand, put forth a valiant effort to carry the team to a victory. He performed like a champ according to Kubiak and deserves plenty of credit for competing like he had nothing to lose.
Yet, through it all this is still a difficult loss to take and maybe the worst one of the season.