The Denver Broncos are on fire right now. Yes, they just lost last week to the Los Angeles Chargers, but they have now won four of their last five, including a big win over the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football.
If they can get a consistent offense going, they can be seen as a true threat in the AFC West to the Kansas City Chiefs.
They showed that on Thursday, as they had the run game going better than they have all year long, and now that will only open up more through the air.
With a somewhat easy opponent coming up against the Carolina Panthers, it could be the perfect time to build on that before they play the Baltimore Ravens and then the Atlanta Falcons after the Chiefs, a stretch of three really good teams.
But, enough talk about the offense, when the defense was outstanding. They have shown that they are a top unit in the league, no questions asked. Sure, the Saints were missing several players on offense, but that’s part of the game. The Broncos were missing the best cornerback in the league Patrick Surtain.
One thing that isn’t being talked about enough, though, is what one defensive lineman did during the game. A lot of Broncos fans noticed it, but I’m not sure any national media people were really talking about it at all.
Defensive lineman Malcolm Roach dropped back into coverage one play, and actually stuck with the receiver, dove in front of a pass, and almost picked it off. This is a man who is 6’3″, and 290 pounds doing that. Not to mention he also played for the New Orleans Saints before this year and is from the area.
That was just one of the more fun things we saw in a dominant win on Thursday, and it’s not getting talked about enough.