Denver Broncos: Week 5 Position Grades

The Denver Broncos suffered their first loss against the Atlanta Falcons. A difficult game to swallow, but there are position grades to evaluate.

The Denver Broncos suffered their first loss of the season against the Atlanta Falcons. It is a difficult game to swallow and there are plenty of positional grades to evaluate.

Trevor Siemian was inactive, leaving Paxton Lynch an opportunity for his first NFL start. Lynch would struggle to get rid of the ball or tuck it and scramble for positive yards. However, the offensive line did Lynch no favors with porous play allowing Vic Beasley to channel his inner Khalil Mack, sacking Lynch four times.

The struggles of the offensive line allowed no room for CJ Anderson and Devontae Booker because the Falcons man-handled Ty Sambrailo and Max Garcia for the whole game. Even the short yardage downs added another week of concern for the offense.

The secondary did fine against the wide receivers of the Falcons, but the linebackers did a horrendous job of covering Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. The linebackers struggled to keep up with the speedy backs, which was another area of concern.

It is not often a coach out-smarts Gary Kubiak, but yesterday Dan Quinn did a better job of coaching than the Broncos’ head coach. Wade Phillips managed the game poorly from the defense not making the necessary adjustments to stop the running game or catches from their backfield.

Let’s take a look at the grades for every Broncos position group: