Mile High Report - Week 10: Titans 17, Broncos 10 - Everything we knowBy Fans, For Fans....Your Source For Denver Broncos News and Commenthttps://cdn.vox-cdn.com/community_logos/50905/mhr-fav.png2022-11-17T10:35:00-07:00http://www.milehighreport.com/rss/stream/232183262022-11-17T10:35:00-07:002022-11-17T10:35:00-07:00After Further Review: Broncos Officiating Week 10
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<p>Breaking down the good, the bad, and the challengeable from the officials during the Denver Broncos 17-10 loss to the Tennessee Titans in Week 10.</p> <p id="941W2a">Breaking down the good, the bad, and the challengeable from the officials during the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> 17-10 loss to the <a href="https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/">Tennessee Titans</a> in Week 10.</p>
<h3 id="y1TgYg">Suttons “Block” on the Virgil Touchdown</h3>
<p id="qj5VkO">Denver had one really awesome play offensively in the game, the 66 yard touchdown pass to Jalen Virgil. During it, Cortland Sutton had an amazing looking block on Tennessee defender Terrence Mitchel, where he gets ahead of him and slows down with his hands up to effectively block the runner out of the play. This was a great play by Sutton, and probably the only way to make that block work at the pro level. At lower levels of football receivers commonly make an actual block in these situations. We rarely see this at the pros because it requires that the blocker have superior athleticism to the defender by a margin that doesn’t happen professionally. What happened was legal, and it would have also been a legal block as long as Sutton initiated with his hands and from the side or front. The NFL has a reputation for being a No Fun League, but plays like this are a great example of where the NFL tries to encourage insanely impressive athleticism when doing so does not increase danger. </p>
<h3 id="QqXEby">Twelve on the Field No Call</h3>
<p id="uD6Sl4">With 2:59 left in the game, Tennessee lined up to kick a field goal. Because they substituted, Denver had the reasonable opportunity to complete their substitution. In the judgement of referee Scott Lynch, that was not completed before Denver had noticed they had twelve on the field and sent one player off. While this was a bit unusual, it was both legal and proper. The rulebook makes clear that while twelve players cannot be tolerated, proper officiating should take significant efforts to prevent this from happening, instead of penalizing it when it happens. The NFL rulebook even makes clear that offensive attempts to deliberately get twelve defenders on the field at the snap will be regarded as an offensive penalty. In short, the NFL does not want penalties for twelve on the field, and absolutely doesn’t want plays with twelve on the field.</p>
<h3 id="FvTdqj">Would You Call A Penalty</h3>
<p id="Ad6eAs">Look 1: </p>
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<h3 id="x9sGTL">Challenge Review</h3>
<p id="sw2u4w">The announcers made a big deal of what appeared to be a Melvin Gordon fumble which was ruled down on the play, and were surprised Tennessee did not challenge it. They were incorrect to think this. The play was blown dead immediately, there was no recovery, and there were players from both teams engaged in the area. Assuming that the replay officials were convinced that Gordon did fumble before he was down, there was almost no likelihood of them ruling a Tennessee recovery. Challenging here would be asking the officials to rule their way on two different non-obvious matters. That can happen with challenges, but it would have been a very risky gamble.</p>
<p id="N5rJxu">At the end of the game, Wilson fumbled on a sack and it appeared that Tennessee recovered it. The announcers disagreed with the ruling on the field that Denver had recovered the ball, and it was a challengeable ruling. The ruling on the field was almost certainly correct, so the booth was wise to not ask for further review. However, if the play had been outside of two minutes, Tennessee should have definitely challenged it, as a very small chance of the review going their way would have been worth the gamble.</p>
<p id="z7x5Uo">Denver did not have any obvious situations where they should have challenged during the game. </p>
<p id="RhFDDi">There was one booth challenge, right near the end of the first half, and it was an interesting play. Tennessee completes a pass well beyond the sticks, but the receiver rolls back to approximately the line to gain before a Denver player touches him. There is a tendency to think that a player would get forward progress to the spot of the catch, but forward progress only applies to moving backwards involuntarily because of the opponent. Officials give a lot of benefit of the doubt on plays like this and call forward progress more often than we probably should, but this play was obviously not forward progress eligible. The challenge was to check if the spot that Denver cornerback Damarri Mathis touched receiver Robert Woods was beyond the line to gain, because the official appeared to have spotted it generously. It was worth the review, and also not worth overturning.</p>
<h3 id="bqIe9M">Worst Call of the Day</h3>
<p id="Sde58b">The worst call of the day was on the first drive of the game. Down Judge Derick Bowers called newly arrived Denver pass rusher Jacob Martin for defensive offsides on a third down sack. The neutral zone is the length of the football at rest, and while Martin clearly moved before the snap, its also clear he did not enter the neutral zone. This was a disappointing start to the game.</p>
<h3 id="Y9tOs7">Officials Evaluation</h3>
<p id="1GcIQ3">This was a really well-officiated game. I thought the spotting of the ball, penalty calls, and judgment calls were all reasonable. The crew made only two calls that I disagreed with, and only had a few borderline calls. At several times, and especially in the second half, officials visibly used their bodies to get into tense situations and diffuse potential fights without resorting to penalty flags. My only real concern is that there were an unusually large number of offsides and false start flags. Every one of these, except for the first, was a correct call. However, the sheer number makes me believe that the officials could have handled these better - likely by having a conversation with the teams, though there are other preventative officiating strategies that could work. The officiating was certainly above the baseline that we should expect at the professional level.</p>
https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/17/23464463/broncos-vs-titans-officiating-review-week-10John Holmes2022-11-16T13:30:00-07:002022-11-16T13:30:00-07:00Broncos vs. Titans over/under reactions
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<p>The MHR crew determines if these statements are overreactions, or if there is truth to them. </p> <p id="s2weXP">Well it’s safe to say that the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> are no where near good, and all of the positive feelings we had coming out of the <a href="https://www.bigcatcountry.com/">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> game are now completely gone. Once again Nathaniel Hackett had Denver looking horribly ill prepared against the <a href="https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/">Tennessee Titans</a> and this time he even had an extra week of practice. </p>
<p id="q0aqzV">It seems like nothing is changing with this organization, and that they would be stronger with another man at the helm. Maybe they could even be like the <a href="https://www.stampedeblue.com/">Indianapolis Colts</a> and bring back a franchise great. It has worked out for them so far and it’s not like the Broncos have anything to lose at this point, and they also don’t have a pick to tank for. Not that we needed any reminding of that. </p>
<p id="YnHvDX">Join me and some of the Mile High Report crew as we try to discern if the following statements are overreactions, or if there is truth to them. Sound off in the comments below!</p>
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<h4 id="4XWYA1"><strong>The Broncos would have just as much/ more success with Champ Bailey as head coach</strong></h4>
<p id="TWT0nf">Nick Burch: Correct reaction. Jake Plummer could’ve coached a better game. And I’m pretty sure he’s on shrooms most days of the week.</p>
<p id="VSXvyK">Adam Malnati : Not an overreaction. They have just as much success with a potato as the head coach. They’d be 5-4 under Champ.</p>
<p id="Ks3AqQ">Tim Lynch: Not an overreaction. Hackett is terrible.</p>
<p id="EoVV2D">Ian St. Clair: If it gets rid of Hackett, not an overreaction.</p>
<h4 id="N5B1rh"><strong>Chase Edmonds will finish the year as RB1 for Denver</strong></h4>
<p id="kwzvKA">Ian St. Clair: If it means Gordon and Hackett are gone, not an overreaction.</p>
<p id="ZvMQHn">Nick Burch: Overreaction. Unfortunately. Melvin Gordon could hold up a bus full of nuns and orphans, and he’d still be Hackett’s RB1.</p>
<p id="7G3h0X">Tim Lynch: Overreaction. Hackett loves himself some Melvin Gordon.</p>
<p id="Zv9g9r">Not an overreaction. At this rate, anything is possible. Not likely, but not an overreaction.</p>
<h4 id="linKk1"><strong>It’s officially time to declare Seattle as the winners of the Russell Wilson trade</strong></h4>
<p id="eV3zqT">Tim Lynch: Overreaction. It is stupid to have this conversation when Nathaniel Hackett is likely a one and done head coach.</p>
<p id="tLqIeQ">Ian St. Clair: What Tim said. Definitely an overreaction (though they are the winner this season based on the draft pick).</p>
<p id="63eeBo">Adam Malnati: Overreaction. Wilson will be the Broncos QB for a long time. The right HC in 2023 and a couple deep playoff runs should make us all feel better.</p>
<p id="7hrknH">Nick Burch: Correct reaction. We got fleeced and are gonna give a playoff team a top-10 (5?) pick. I do think Wilson with a better coach could nullify this opinion, but that begs the question, will any potential Hackett replacement want Wilson as his QB?</p>
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https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/16/23462495/broncos-vs-titans-overreactionsRoss Allen2022-11-16T08:00:00-07:002022-11-16T08:00:00-07:00Raiders vs Broncos preview: Will Denver get run over by Las Vegas again?
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<p>The Broncos look to get their first win in the AFC West this Sunday. One way to make that happen is to stop the run.</p> <p id="PCkYk3">The only question now is: How bad will it get? </p>
<p id="QefQoD">Nathaniel Hackett and the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> will look to avoid losing to a team that just lost to a team coached by a guy who had zero experience.</p>
<p id="MwC4gH">That’s a very real possibility on Sunday when the Broncos (3-6) host the <a href="https://www.silverandblackpride.com/">Las Vegas Raiders</a> (2-7). That’s especially true when you look at the first meeting between these two rivals in Week 4, a Raiders 32-23 win over Denver. </p>
<p id="SgwCmd"><a href="https://dksb.sng.link/As9kz/qqa5?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D341866674%26wpcid%3D163146%26wpcn%3DBlog%26wpsrc%3DVox%26wpcrid%3DOdds&pcid=163146&pscn=NFLRegSeason&pcrn=Blog&psn=Vox">DraftKings Sportsbook</a> has the <a href="https://dksb.sng.link/As9kz/qqa5?_dl=https%3A%2F%2Fsportsbook.draftkings.com%2Fgateway%3Fs%3D341866674%26wpcid%3D163146%26wpcn%3DBlog%26wpsrc%3DVox%26wpcrid%3DOdds&pcid=163146&pscn=NFLRegSeason&pcrn=Blog&psn=Vox">Broncos as the -2.5-point favorite</a>. The line makes sense given that Las Vegas is on a three-game losing streak and just lost to the Jeff Saturday-coached <a href="https://www.stampedeblue.com/">Indianapolis Colts</a>. However, those betting on Denver can’t have a lot of confidence. </p>
<p id="b2KvI2">As for the total, that number sits at 41.5. This season, the under is 8-1 in Broncos games. The lone time the over hit was Week 4 when these two teams played. However, it’s unlikely to do so again on Sunday.</p>
<h3 id="RUU1S1">Offensive Rankings </h3>
<p id="FiSgrX"><strong>Loss Vegas</strong>: Seventeenth in overall offense (335.1 yards per game), 24th in rushing (106.6), 12th in passing (228.6), tied for 14th in scoring offense (22.6 points per game).</p>
<p id="RklrVZ"><strong>Denver</strong>: Twenty-second in overall offense (327.1 yards per game), 25th in rushing (103.6), 15th in passing (223.6), 32nd in scoring offense (14.6 points per game).</p>
<h3 id="UJupFQ">Defensive Rankings </h3>
<p id="m2dG75"><strong>Loss Vegas</strong>: Twenty-eighth in overall defense (376.1 yards per game), 21st in rushing defense (126.1), 26th in passing defense (250.0), 28th in scoring defense (25.1 points per game).</p>
<p id="qc2nkm"><strong>Denver</strong>: Second in overall defense (290.4 yards per game), 13th in rushing defense (116.0), first in passing defense (174.4), first in scoring defense (16.6 points per game).</p>
<p id="vST9UR">Here are the MHR staff’s keys to Sunday’s game.</p>
<h2 id="OIqVFT">Secretly change play callers </h2>
<p id="03W2ug">Since Hackett refuses to acknowledge the elephant in the room, that his play calling sucks, the Broncos need to secretly bring in a guy who can actually call plays. And given that accountability is apparently so important to Hackett, and every week he says it starts with him, it’s so weird he doesn’t hold himself accountable (sarcasm font). I don’t even care who Denver brings in, just so long as Hackett is not the guy on the other end of Russell Wilson’s helmet speaker on Sunday. <em><strong>— Ian St. Clair </strong></em></p>
<h2 id="3HfnCQ">Remove Hackett permanently</h2>
<p id="0w8aZw">The keys to the game need to be removed from Hackett permanently, otherwise nothing else matters. The only other thing to do is hope the offensive line can step up to allow Wilson to actually play like the guy he was in Seattle rather than a kid pretending to be Aaron Rodgers on Halloween. <em><strong>— Nick Burch </strong></em></p>
<h2 id="biCwX0">Meteorite to hit near Dove Valley </h2>
<p id="JaPn0u">Then the radiation mutates the offensive staff into people who are able to call a basic offensive game plan. Side effects of this giant meteorite’s radioactive emissions would also heal and prevent simple muscle strains. Salvation can only come from the heavens at this point. <em><strong>— Mike DeCicco </strong></em></p>
<h2 id="q95xJ3">Stop the run? </h2>
<p id="7jDtej">If this team had any semblance of a competent NFL offense, I’d say the key to the game is to stop the run. The Raiders killed the Broncos earlier this year for 212 yards at a whopping 5.6 yards per carry. They have to stop the run to beat the Raiders. But sadly, the defense will likely do a much better job and this joke of a team will still lose the game against a head coach who could be argued is a worse head coach than Hackett (not that I personally would make that argument). <em><strong>— sadaraine </strong></em></p>
<h2 id="jcXr1j">Lose </h2>
<p id="jBub5O"> I am not rooting for the Broncos to lose to the Raiders. Never. However, a second loss to the Raiders, after Las Vegas couldn’t beat Saturday and the Colts should mark the end of the Hackett experiment. <em><strong> — Adam Malnati </strong></em></p>
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<strong>What are your keys to Sunday’s game?</strong> </h4>
https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/16/23461111/raiders-vs-broncos-week-11-preview-josh-jacobs-josh-mcdaniels-russell-wilson-nathaniel-hackettIan St. Clair2022-11-16T07:00:00-07:002022-11-16T07:00:00-07:00Elephant in the room: do the Broncos (and George Paton) have a QB problem?
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<p>Russell Wilson is not exempt from the Denver Broncos struggles, and it puts George Paton in an awkward position.</p> <p id="9CjUe7">The one indisputable opinion <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> fans and media personalities alike agree upon is that current head coach Nathaniel Hackett is an unmitigated disaster and should be removed from his position no later than the end of the regular season.</p>
<p id="fGMCQ3">If anyone is still on the fence, please direct your attention to the tweet below.</p>
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<p id="TxCzFL">Yeah...what the Denver Broncos offense has done to the Denver Broncos defense can only be described as criminal behavior that deserves prosecution to the fullest. Yet, this is the NFL, and things aren’t governed that way, so at least until Hackett is let go, the defense is going to have to carry the load and be the hunter to the offense’s gatherer.</p>
<p id="3hALZI">Again though Hackett’s failure is obvious to all of us, and we all have to suffer through his weekly “accountability starts with me, but things will be kept status quo” cringeworthy routine, What is not unanimously agreed upon is if how much blame the level of play at the QB position should shoulder.</p>
<p id="r0clgK">Russell Wilson came to Denver at the cost of two first-round picks, and general manager wasted no time extending him for five years for nearly quarter of a billion dollars. While his $165 million guaranteed isn’t exactly the same level of insanity as Deshaun Watson’s $230 million guaranteed, it was a huge chunk of change for a guy who had yet to take a snap for the Broncos.</p>
<p id="bEW8sh">On the surface, it didn’t seem like a bad deal, as Wilson was a <a href="https://www.sbnation.com/super-bowl">Super Bowl</a>-winning, nine-time <a href="http://www.sbnation.com/nfl-pro-bowl">Pro Bowl</a> QB consistently considered among the league’s elite at the position. The Broncos had been hungry for a franchise QB since Peyton Manning retired, so why not acquire the guy who stood in the way of Manning’s first Super Bowl attempt with the Broncos?</p>
<p id="5ImtiW">If we only knew...</p>
<p id="RjsV5w">It doesn’t need to be rehashed in detail, but Wilson is off to his worst statistical start in his career. His most staunch defenders will point to the injuries he’s suffered (shoulder and hamstring) as the perpetrators, but there is more to it.</p>
<p id="qd5RgJ">Kurt Warner broke it down in more detail than anyone needs on his YouTube channel.</p>
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<p id="KQd3IW">It’s a half-hour worth of analysis, so view it at your own leisure, but his message is pretty simple: the guy is simply missing easy reads and open receivers. He’s making poor decisions and just isn’t playing like the same QB he was in Seattle. And that’s regardless of injury status.</p>
<p id="csIgoP">Again, much of the blame here can again be attributed to Hackett’s offensive “system”, and that with Wilson, he’s jamming a square peg into a round hole. It can also be said that Wilson is not only suffering from his own injuries, but his teammates’ as well.</p>
<p id="KzelYK">WR Tim Patrick is out for the year, oft-injured WR KJ Hamler has been...well...oft-injured, and WR Jerry Jeudy has been fighting injuries throughout the season as well. And the offensive line has been decimated by injuries, as Wilson has been running for his life lately. But as Tim Jenkins said <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/15/23459587/jenkins-third-string-o-line-is-not-the-broncos-biggest-problem">here</a>, that can be mitigated with the proper play calling (and again we’re back to Hackett).</p>
<p id="cRiV28">These are tough obstacles, but not impossible to overcome for the game’s best.</p>
<p id="HKC2kj">Wilson isn’t the first QB to face injury unfairness. Or even one who has lacked worthy WRs. Before Randy Moss and Gronk, most reading this probably couldn’t name Tom Brady’s best WR corps in New England. Some still probably don’t know the names of the guys Aaron Rodgers is throwing to. </p>
<p id="qXGCuS">And even Peyton Manning with the Colts would put up huge numbers to multiple receivers who would go on elsewhere only to do nothing without #18 throwing them the rock. The point is that the greats find ways to make offense happen, and Wilson to this point has not.</p>
<p id="G3Bx5W">Like Warner’s analysis points out, Wilson is missing reads. He is missing open receivers. He does seem at times to determined to be a pocket passer more so than a mobile improviser. Even with play-calling ineptitude, he is not without blame, and his stats show it.</p>
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<p id="C3xQXv">Yet, this piece isn’t to determine whether Wilson still “has it” or not. Rather, it’s to determine how the Broncos need to move forward with the position following the season.</p>
<p id="GPajDm">George Paton is in potentially the most unenviable position of any front office executive in the NFL with regards to this scenario. </p>
<p id="ounQ50">He chose to pass on Justin Fields in the 2021 draft in favor of Pat Surtain II. While PS2 is becoming the best corner in the NFL, corners don’t win Super Bowls, and if Fields continues his ascent he’s been on this season, the pick may come back to haunt him. Had he made the Fields pick, perhaps the team isn’t in this situation.</p>
<p id="9Vqfxh">Now, he has new ownership who is not exactly known accept failure, and they inherited a GM who prior to their arrival awarded a quarter of a billion dollar contract to a QB who never took a snap, is now 3-5 as a starter, and is among the worst statistical QBs in the league.</p>
<p id="aj9cWP">The group will move on from Hackett, there is almost no doubt in that, but the next hire is where it gets tricky. </p>
<p id="fTiNC0">The easiest, most obvious choice seems to be to bring in Dan Quinn, the presumptive favorite this past cycle, and along with him, Brian Schottenheimer, now an analyst with the <a href="https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/">Dallas Cowboys</a> but who as offensive coordinator led the <a href="https://www.fieldgulls.com/">Seattle Seahawks</a> from 2018-20 to one of the most powerful offenses in the league.</p>
<p id="uKiTdK">Yet, Quinn as a head coach was .500 or worse in 3 of 6 seasons for the <a href="https://www.thefalcoholic.com/">Atlanta Falcons</a>. What if the new ownership group wants a young up and comer, like a Kevin O’Connell type who the Broncos interviewed last season and has led the <a href="https://www.dailynorseman.com/">Minnesota Vikings</a> to an 8-1 start?</p>
<p id="z5bJyG">And what if that coach, say someone like Shane Steichen or DeMeco Ryans, doesn’t want to be handcuffed to Wilson and would rather dip into the draft to find someone to build with?</p>
<p id="sWR8ts">Therefore, the choices could be a veteran guy who was just mediocre in his first stop as head coach but might (key word) know how to get the best out of Wilson, or a fresh, unproven face (kind of like Hackett) who wants to start from scratch. Who do you hire?</p>
<p id="ITivGn">Do you ignore the red flags from Wilson as a symptom of Hackett’s play-calling and strategy and bring in Quinn? Or do you burn it, eat the salary hit, and start fresh with a young coach looking to build his own brand? This is of course ignoring the potential that a young coach would want Wilson as his QB, but after this season, it may be a tough sell.</p>
<p id="aUYfy0">The safest, most logical choice for this writer would be to roll with the Quinn/Schottenheimer/Quinn trio, but I’m not the one making the call. </p>
<p id="rtMn8B">It is an unfortunate turn of events for Paton. He passed over a potential franchise QB for a defensive back with his mind set that he could find a franchise passer in free agency. He thought he did with Wilson, but now he has to decide if that feeling was the right one and how it plays into his next move.</p>
<p id="UzZhnA">An unenviable position, indeed.</p>
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https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/16/23461574/denver-broncos-george-paton-have-a-russell-wilson-problemNick Burch2022-11-16T06:00:00-07:002022-11-16T06:00:00-07:00AFC West Roundup, Week 10: Chiefs the Lone Winners
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<p>The Broncos, Raiders, and Chargers lose by a combined 14 points, while the Chiefs continue to chug along in first place.</p> <p id="Aqv4PP">It would have been fair to assume the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> would return from their bye week with some of their issues ironed out. It would have also been fair to assume they’d be the sharper, more prepared team after the <a href="https://www.musiccitymiracles.com/">Tennessee Titans</a> played into overtime Sunday night the week before. </p>
<p id="HVgyng">The reality, however, proved that none of those were the case as the Broncos tumble further behind the <a href="https://www.arrowheadpride.com">Kansas City Chiefs</a>, who beat the <a href="https://www.bigcatcountry.com/">Jacksonville Jaguars</a> this week. The good news is that the <a href="https://www.silverandblackpride.com/">Las Vegas Raiders</a> are keeping Denver out of the division’s basement, and the Las Angeles <a href="https://www.boltsfromtheblue.com/">Chargers</a> failed to notch their sixth win. Regardless, it’s crystal-clear which teams stand above the others in the AFC West.</p>
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<h4 id="AtwNDu"><strong>Denver Broncos vs Tennessee Titans</strong></h4>
<p id="ssqetr"><strong>Final Score: 10-17</strong></p>
<p id="8jKRWf"><strong>Recap: </strong>Through the first 21 minutes and 39 seconds of game time, the Broncos and Titans offenses produced a combined 168 yards and nine punts. It wasn’t until the Broncos fifth possession that Russell Wilson found a wide-open Jalen Virgil for a 66-yard touchdown for the games first points. The score came with 8:21 left in the second quarter and felt as though it was just what the doctor ordered for Russ and company to get rolling. After the Denver defense forced the Titans into a three and out, the offense would get a head start on their next drive from the 38-yard line. Outside of a Latavius Murray seven-yard run, there was nothing going for Denver on the ground and Russ was seemingly looking to scramble on every drop back. Even so, the drive ended in a 39-yard Brandon McManus field goal. The Titans answered back with a 13 play, 75-yard touchdown drive to close out the first half. Although the offense wasn’t exactly rolling, the last couple drives gave Broncos Country a sliver of optimism about the second half. The defense held Derrick Henry to just 16 yards in the first half and the Titans offense couldn’t move the ball. That game turned on Tennessee’s second possession of the second quarter when Henry took a handoff up the middle before stopping, pivoting back, and pitching the ball to Ryan Tannehill, who tossed a 63-yard touchdown to Nick Westbrook-Ikhine. The touchdown and point after gave the Titans a 14-10 lead, which would hold until Tennessee put three more on the board with 2:59 left. The Broncos made it interesting, sort of, with a final drive that took them down to the Titans 21-yard line. Fittingly, a sack knocked them into 4<sup>th</sup> and long and the game ended on a Wilson interception. Russ took six sacks and 18 official QB hits, although it felt like much more than that.</p>
<p id="laFh1X"><strong>Injuries:</strong> Billy Turner (knee) IR, K’Wuan Williams (knee), Jerry Jeudy (ankle), Graham Glasgow (shoulder).</p>
<p id="EZYiLP"><strong>Week 10 Matchup:</strong> Las Vegas Raiders @ Denver Broncos</p>
<h4 id="KwHyBP"><strong>Jacksonville Jaguars vs Kansas City Chiefs</strong></h4>
<p id="IBDIlG"><strong>Final Score: 17-27 </strong></p>
<p id="rkKeSM"><strong>Recap: </strong>With Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars paying Arrowhead a visit on Sunday, there was potential for a high scoring affair to ensue. The game, however, would begin with a Jaguars punt followed by an Isaiah Pacheco fumble in the redzone. Despite the turnover, Kansas City got on the board first with a five play, 80-yard touchdown drive that spanned just 2:38 and ended with Kadarius Toney in the endzone. In between a few more punts, the Chiefs would eventually climb up to a 20-0 lead with two more Patrick Mahomes touchdown passes. After stalling on offense for much of the first half, Lawrence completed four straight passes for 61 yards and an eventual touchdown to Christian Kirk with 11 seconds remaining in the first half. While the first half contained 15 total possessions, full of quick drives and punts, the second half was a different story. Each team possessed the ball three times in the second half with no drive featuring less than the six plays. The Jaguars hung around, kicking a field goal on their opening drive, but the Chiefs answered quickly with Mahomes’ fourth touchdown pass, this one to Travis Kelce. Mahomes, however, wasn’t perfect as his interception with 8:07 left to play set the Jaguars up for a 54-yard touchdown drive. The second touchdown from Lawrence to Kirk brought the Jags deficit to 10 points with just over five minutes remaining. We know the Chiefs offense can strike quickly, but their ability to move the chains and keep the clock running put the game on ice. Isaiah Pacheco rushed for 82 yards, which is significant for a team who has struggled to find a consistent running game.</p>
<p id="dh9gch"><strong>Injuries: </strong>Juju Smith-Schuster (concussion), Chris Lammons (concussion), Andrew Wylie (concussion)<strong> </strong></p>
<p id="oxP4AA"><strong>Week 10 Matchup: </strong>Kansas City Chiefs @ Los Angeles Chargers</p>
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<p id="2AsXgO"><strong>Final Score: 25-20</strong></p>
<p id="lgLxhP"><strong>Recap: </strong>The Colts were the butt of many jokes last week after firing Frank Reich and naming Jeff Saturday Interim Head Coach. Josh McDaniels and the Raiders didn’t find it so funny as they fell by 10 points at the end of the first quarter. Matt Ryan and Jonathan Taylor both returned to the Colts lineup, and both looked rejuvenated. Indianapolis was poised to take a commanding lead, until a fumble on the Vegas 21-yard line would swing the momentum on the Raiders side. They took advantage with a 12-play, 79-yard drive that was capped by a Foster Moreau touchdown grab. The Colts were able to end the half with another three points but would miss a field goal to open the second half. The Raiders again took advantage, as Josh Jacobs gave Vegas a one-point lead late in the third quarter. The difference in the game would come on the Colts next possession when Jonathan Taylor got loose for a 66-yard touchdown run. A failed two-point attempt left the score 19-14, and after a couple of punts, the Raiders answered yet again. Davante Adams proved why the team was willing to pay up for his services with a 48-yard touchdown catch and run. The second half quickly turned into a back-and-forth affair until the Colts found the endzone with 5:07 remaining, taking a 25-20 lead. Although the Raiders had responded for much of the day, they came up short on their final possession as they failed to convert on 4<sup>th</sup> and seven from the Colts 16-yard line. Derek Carr finished with 248 yards passing and a couple of scores while Davante Adams posted 126 yards and a touchdown, but the defense couldn’t hold up against Taylor and Ryan. The Raiders have now lost three straight.<strong> </strong></p>
<p id="sgmJE6"><strong>Injuries: </strong>N/A</p>
<p id="1HaGMk"><strong>Week 10 Matchup:</strong> Las Vegas Raiders @ Denver Broncos</p>
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<p id="pfXztV"><strong>Recap: </strong>The Chargers, who may be the only team to rival the Broncos injury woes, came into this one without Keenan Allen and Mike Williams, in addition to missing both starting offensive tackles. Early in the contest, it seemed as though the injuries didn’t have much of an effect on the Chargers offense as they took their opening possession 75 yards for a score. Justin Herbert completed all four of his passes in the drive, capping it off with a 32-yard touchdown to DeAndre Carter. The 49ers took their time with their first drive, eating 7:25 of the clock before making it a 7-3 game. A Brandon Aiyuk fumble at the end of the first quarter spotted the Chargers an easy three points to make it a 10-3 lead. The Chargers would put a couple good drives together late in the half but settled for three each time, which would prove costly. Sandwiched between a couple of LA field goals was a 49ers 75-yard touchdown drive, notably not settling for a field goal. Still, the Chargers sported a 16-10 lead at halftime. Those six points wouldn’t provide enough cushion for the offensive struggles the Chargers endured in the second half. San Francisco opened the half with a field goal, found the endzone to start the fourth quarter, and kicked a field goal late in the fourth quarter. It was a different story for LA, whose half featured three punts, a turnover on downs, and an interception to end the game. Herbert threw for 35 yards in the second half while the entire offense produced just 52 yards. They gave up 157 rushing yards and are now allowing the third most rushing yards per game with 147. <strong> </strong></p>
<p id="N75IEt"><strong>Injuries: </strong>Gerald Everett (groin), Otito Ogbonnia (patellar tendon)</p>
<p id="SFKRBW"><strong>Week 10 Matchup: </strong>Kansas City Chiefs @ Los Angeles Chargers</p>
<p id="VOvX8t"><strong>Predictions for Week 11</strong></p>
<p id="oqcVum">I went 2-2 last week, brining my record on the season to 16-12.</p>
<p id="xq52E7">We’ve got divisional matchups this weekend, leaving just two games to pick. I chose to be optimistic about the Broncos last week, so you’d think I’ve learned my lesson. Apparently, I haven’t because I just don’t see them losing at home to the Raiders. This is a revenge game for earlier this season in Vegas, it’s a Josh McDaniels game, and honestly, Nathaniel Hackett and Russell Wilson should be kicking and screaming to do anything for a win. I’ll take the Broncos and the Chiefs, who are hitting on all cylinders right now. Nothing would surprise me with the Chargers, but it’s tough to see the team we saw on Sunday night pulling one out against the Chiefs.</p>
<p id="SQlxho">What are your predictions for week 11? Let us know in the comments!</p>
https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/16/23461884/afc-west-roundup-week-10-chiefs-chargers-raiders-broncosChad Workman2022-11-16T05:00:00-07:002022-11-16T05:00:00-07:00Why can’t Denver’s offense find their footing?
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<p>Coach Hackett tries to answer the burning question.</p> <p id="lagQeO">Picture this: the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> hire a brand-new, wide-eyed head coach who was previously a successful coordinator for the <a href="https://www.acmepackingcompany.com/">Green Bay Packers</a>. They sign a $245 million contract with a future-Hall-of-Fame quarterback. They build up an elite defense with Ejiro Evero at the helm. They’re ready to face the AFC West, which is supposed to be completely stacked.</p>
<p id="yOspmA">Fast forward to Week 11. Broncos are third in their division, beating only the team with a 2-7 record (at least it’s the Raiders at the bottom). They’re riddled with injuries week after week, and some of those injuries are season-ending.</p>
<p id="luQgoJ">Make no mistake: this defense <strong>is </strong>elite. Ejiro Evero may be the best decision Denver’s front office has made all year. But no matter how many times the secondary gets the ball back in the hands of the offense, the offense still has to make scores happen. It’s so obvious it almost hurts.</p>
<p id="ZX8RAE">So, what is it? Why can’t Russell Wilson and his side of the ball close up shop? Why can’t they get the ball in the end zone, especially in the passing game?</p>
<p id="uLi1zP">Coach Hackett explained that it’s many things at once. “It hasn’t just been one thing. I think we need to be more consistent across the board on the play calling and on how I adjust things for [QB Russell Wilson] and get him and I on the same page,” he shared, “Then it’s just the execution. Something will go well, and then right afterwards, something might not work out the way that we thought it would.”</p>
<p id="lsRW7Q">He added that sometimes it’s a problem with the route, sometimes with protection for Russell Wilson, etc. “Collectively as an offense, we have to be more consistent. That’s what we haven’t shown—for each play—over and over.”</p>
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<p id="UtR6Na">Asked whether consequences would be needed to hold the team accountable, Hackett steered away from confirming or denying, and instead focused on making evaluations. </p>
<p id="sq1WE7">“I think we are evaluating everything. First, it starts with me. We have to make sure that the play calls are the right play calls and the ones that are going to put the guys in the right position to be successful. We will evaluate that.”</p>
<p id="gPZOoa">I need to get over my aversion to this sentence, but if I hear “It starts with me” one more time this season, I might throw my computer against the wall. I swear that sentence has been in every one of his press conferences since week one, even if I have no data to prove it.</p>
<p id="FeFFDd">Hackett went on to acknowledge the glum place that Denver has found itself in. “We are 3-6 and we are not where we want to be. Nobody is accepting that, and that’s not the standard that we want to be.”</p>
<p id="vAHTLp">Like I said earlier, injuries haven’t made it any easier. Hackett shared another injury update today, and you can find the full list on <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/team/injuries/_/name/den/denver-broncos">ESPN</a>.</p>
<p id="anXyYy">Aside from the injuries being a major factor, though, and aside from the defense shining brightly, does Hackett feel like he’s coaching for his job? They’ve dropped to 3-6, where as they were 5-5 by this time last year.</p>
<p id="g6Rrto">“I learned a long time ago that you are coaching for your job every day,” Hackett confirmed, “Every single day you come in that building, you compete, and you fight to be the best version of yourself and try to bring the best out of everybody around you. That is just how this is, and that is how I’ve always known it is.”</p>
<p id="yWASGV">The coach referred to the Broncos as a “family” and emphasized that it’s not about him, it’s about the coaches and the team and coming together to win. “We have to come together as a group. I’m secondary. It’s about all of us uniting and coming together and beating the Raiders.”</p>
<p id="bRFOVq">Speaking of beating the Raiders, do we think that’s going to happen? Share your thoughts.</p>
https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/16/23461707/broncos-offense-failingEli Nicholson2022-11-15T15:29:36-07:002022-11-15T15:29:36-07:00Report: Broncos waive WR Tyrie Cleveland and add DL Jonathan Harris to their 53-man roster
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<p>The Broncos made a few roster moves today.</p> <p id="Q6dBxW">According to 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis, the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> have waived special teamer/wide receiver Tyrie Cleveland and added defensive lineman Jonathan Harris off their practice squad to their 53-man roster. </p>
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<p id="kUWtSO">Cleveland was deemed a “core special teamer” all throughout the offseason, training camp, and preseason, and was used as a reason why he made the 53-man roster. However, as the season progressed, apparently the Broncos did not think he was doing enough to keep his roster spot.</p>
<p id="ZyCxaO">In his spot, the Broncos are signing Jonathan Harris off their practice squad and added him to their 53-man roster. He’s a 6’5”, 295-pound defensive lineman who will add some depth to the defensive line moving forward</p>
<p id="5dzyhK">Harris has been with the Broncos since 2019 and has bounced on and the off the roster during that time. Since 2019, he has played in eight games for the Broncos and totaled 21 tackles during that span as well. He also earned his first career start last season as well. So, he has experience on the field which should really help the Broncos' depth there moving forward.</p>
<p id="NMRF8I">Replacing Harris on the practice squad <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeklis/status/1592612132482605057?t=E4htm5D-sACgUOreT5UnVA&amp;s=31">will be wide receiver Victor Bolden Jr.</a> who also worked out for the team today as well. I would expect him to also replace the role on the team that Tyrie Cleveland filled as well. We shall see if he lands back on the Broncos practice squad if/when he clears waivers. </p>
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https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/15/23461136/broncos-waive-tyrie-cleveland-add-jonathan-harris-to-53-man-rosterScotty Payne2022-11-15T15:14:02-07:002022-11-15T15:14:02-07:00Report: Broncos place tackle Billy Turner on the IR
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<p>Another Broncos player has been placed on the IR.</p> <p id="GEUyff">According to 9NEWS Denver’s Mike Klis, the <a href="https://www.milehighreport.com">Denver Broncos</a> have placed offensive tackle, Billy Turner, on the injured reserve because of the knee injury he suffered this past Sunday vs. the Titans. He will be out a minimum of four weeks as he tries to work his way back from this injury.</p>
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<p lang="en" dir="ltr">Per source, RT Billy Turner is going on IR with knee injury. He’ll be out at least 4 weeks. Broncos have OT Cam Fleming (quad) and OL Tom Compton (back) who are close to returning. OT Quinn Bailey with one more PS elevation credit. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/9sports?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#9sports</a></p>— Mike Klis (@mikeklis) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikeklis/status/1592631876812165122?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 15, 2022</a>
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<p id="lnksnm">Turner has never really been healthy this past year. He missed a good portion of the offseason/training camp because of this knee injury and that lingered into the regular season. He missed multiple games and eventually did return to the field, but he did not look 100%. So, unfortunately, it appears this might be a lost season for Turner because of this knee injury. </p>
<p id="Q6SoID">He will now join the Broncos' starting left tackle Garett Bolles on the injured reserve. So, that is your starting left and presumed right tackle on the injured reserve.</p>
<p id="HSbrR6">What makes matters worse is that veteran Cam Fleming was sidelined last week and veteran Tom Compton has continued to be sidelined as well. We saw offensive tackles, Calvin Anderson and Quinn Bailey play significant snaps last Sunday as well, which went as well as you would expect. When you are down to your fourth and fifth tackles as your starters, you will certainly see some struggles. </p>
<p id="rkBthR">The Broncos will once again need to address this position again moving forward. Right tackle remains unsolved and Bolles is coming off a significant injury. So at least one starter will need to be added along with some depth and youth to the group as well. </p>
https://www.milehighreport.com/2022/11/15/23461098/broncos-place-tackle-billy-turner-on-the-irScotty Payne