Denver Broncos: Week 5 Position Grades

Special Teams Grade: B-

Special teams still lack that punch on kickoffs and punt returns, but Jordan Norwood does a good enough job to start a drive in good field position. However, Norwood made an unfortunate brain cramp costing the team a good start to a drive. The ball would be placed at the one-yard line and the first play was interception by Lynch. Norwood’s decision not to field a punt proved costly.

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Cody Latimer at times is sucked into the big moment of a game and feels he can make a play on kickoffs; however, every time he advances deep in the end zone, the field position becomes compromised. If this continues, the team has to make a move for a different player or tell Latimer to never take it out and down the ball.

Kicking and punting were the positives in the group as Riley Dixon is starting to get more and more comfortable as punter for the Denver Broncos. Brandon McManus was 3/3 on field goals kicking one late off the cross bar. McManus can be an x-factor with his leg, but he needs to be accurate beyond fifty like last year and in the clutch. Overall, the special teams unit played well and graded at B-.