Denver Broncos: Week 8 Position Grades
After an embarrassing loss to the San Diego Chargers on Thursday night, the Denver Broncos responded in a stellar defensive game plan on Sunday.
The Denver Broncos defense transported back to 2015 putting pressure on Phillip Rivers the minute Bradley Roby intercepted Rivers for a pick-six. Von Miller, Shane Ray, DeMarcus Ware and the rest of the vaunted Broncos pass rush gave their squad incentive to continue to beat Rivers to a pulp. However, the defense did not hit its stride until Roby’s turnover.
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Joe Thomas would be an instant addition to the offensive line, but since the NFL Trade Deadline passed the Broncos gave that unit confidence. In the Chargers’ Sunday matchup, the front line of the offense still faced issues controlling the nose tackle and ends. Kubiak’s identity to throw on first down at times may be the cause of the Broncos’ slow start on the offensive line.
A CJ Anderson-less running attack did it see struggles; however, once the offensive line had momentum, Devontae Booker run hard yet again. Booker’s did fumble for the first time since the Carolina game, which would have extended it to a three-score advantage. The fumble from Booker is a rookie mistake, but the young back is showing in the season ability to think about the next play.
The next play mantra is something the team uses during games and serves them well in dealing with adversity. It was the 2015 Denver Broncos who prided themselves in elite defense and middle-of-the-pack offense.
Let’s get these positional grades started.