“Yesterday, it was really the tale of two halves. Collectively, we did a lot of things well in the first half. We didn’t score like we had hoped, then the second half comes out, we struggle offensively, defensively we give up the big run, and all of a sudden, we’re in one of these close games. Putting four quarters together is obviously one of the things I made a note of this morning,” said Coach Sean Payton about the Bronco’s loss on Sunday in Denver.
The Broncos hosted the Jets on Sunday, which brought back Denver’s ex head coach Nathanial Hackett who serves the role of New York’s offensive coordinator. Coach Sean Payton had some choice words in an interview about Hackett’s short time as Denver’s head coach calling it the worst coaching job in NFL history and the Jets injured quarterback Aaron Rodgers defended his coach and friend.
Going into Sunday’s game it was apparent that Hackett and the Jets took Coach Payton’s words personal because after a an ineffective first half of football, the Jets came out in the second half and out scored the Broncos 23 – 8, beating the Broncos 31 – 21.
The Broncos are on the road this weekend in Kansas City to face the defending NFL Champs and the division-leading Chiefs who have only lost one game, their home opener to the Detroit Lions. The Chiefs beat the Vikings on Sunday.
In other sports the kick off the preseason this week in Phoenix before heading to Chicago to face the Bulls on Thursday. The Nuggets will kick off the regular season at home against the Los Angeles Lakers on Tuesday, October 24 at 5:30 p.m.
The Colorado Avalanche will kick off their regular season this week against the Dallas Stars at American Airlines Center in Dallas before heading to San Jose on Saturday to face the Sharks. The Avs have the second best odds to bring home the cup with the Hurricanes listed as cup favorites according to Caesars Sportsbook.
The Avs are still without team captain Gabriel Landeskog who is recovering from his third knee surgery in 15 months. Landeskog missed the entire season last year but the team is hopeful for his return sometime right before the start of the 2024 playoffs.
On Tuesday the Avs acquired Carolina Hurricanes defenseman, Caleb Jones and claimed Arizona Coyotes goaltender Ivan Prosvetov off of waivers. Prosvetov has played 13 NHL games over the last few seasons since his debut in 2020.
The CU Buffs avoided a loss to the Arizona State Sun Devils over the weekend after the Sun Devils led CU 17 – 14 heading into the fourth quarter. The Sanders led Buffs were able to put 13 on the board in the fourth to avoid their third loss of the season. The Buffs are at home this Friday to host the Stanford Cardinals. Stanford is coming off a 42-6 loss to the Oregon Ducks over the weekend.
