The Denver Broncos defeated the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2 of the 2026 NFL Season, earning their first victory of the year and perhaps getting some momentum going for the coming weeks.
Denver's schedule is still tough over the next four games, as their first 'easy' game may not be until October 25th at Arizona.
After Week 2, while the win is sweet, it left us wanting answers to some questions...
Denver Broncos have some questions that need answered following a major Week 2 victory
What does the RB carries split look like when all three are healthy and on the field?
The Broncos did have to play a portion of Week 2 without J.K. Dobbins, who left with a hamstring injury, and RJ Harvey, who was out for the game. Jonah Coleman more than held his own. He was able to get into the end zone and also had a game-sealing first down run.
While Coleman likely isn't yet ready for a de-facto starting role, the trio have combined for 31 carries, 129 yards, and one touchdown. Dobbins leads the way with 18 carries. Coleman has 10, and Harvey has three.
When all three are healthy, which will be the case many times this year, the Broncos will have to figure out how to consistently dish-out the carries to use all three players but to also not sacrifice efficiency in the process.
This could be a 'ride the hot hand' type of thing, but even in that event, the team would risk not being able to give one of the others snaps, as all three bring something neat to the table.
This is absolutely not a bad problem to have, but with what we saw from Coleman, Dobbins' overall stability as a runner, and Harvey being the most explosive of the trio, the Broncos will have to eventually find some answers on how to deploy this room.
Can the pass rush turn it up in the coming weeks?
Through two weeks, the Broncos pass rush has not been great. In data from Pro Football Reference, the Broncos pressure rate ranks just 24th in the league at 20.3 percent. The leading team in pressure rate is Las Vegas with a pressure rate of 45.6 percent.
Denver also only has 13 total pressures, four sacks, and one hurry, which ranks last in the league. As of now, this pass rush just isn't working, and it's likely due to the absences of Jonathon Cooper and John Franklin-Myers. It's unclear when Cooper will be eligible to play, and Franklin-Myers is on the Tennessee Titans.
Given that the pass rush is the identity of the defense, it not being in a good spot through two weeks could throw this entire defense off, as the unit isn't built to stop the run throughout the season, and they also have a bad linebacking unit, so the overall impact of this defense just won't be nearly what we are used to seeing if the rush doesn't begin to improve.
When will Bo Nix and the offense fully come together?
We saw glimpses of just how good Bo Nix could be when the 2025 regular season was nearing the end, and even into the playoffs. However, the Broncos did not have a consistent run game after Dobbins went down, so while Nix was playing well, the offense felt incomplete.
And through two games in 2026, the offense has totaled 30 points, but a 17-point second half against Jacksonville was wildly encouraging, so, once again, it feels like we are just sitting here wondering when this unit is going to really take off and click.
That might not come until the schedule lightens up, but at the same time, the offense will need to hang with these tough teams that Denver has left on the schedule.
With the addition of Waddle, the passing attack has everything it needs, and with the Broncos also being three-deep at running back, it should only be a matter of time before we see this operation get moving.
If the Broncos want to win it all, the offense needs to look better than it has in recent years. It's really a simple as that.
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