The Denver Broncos hosted a streaking Green Bay Packers who were on a four game winning streak heading into the Mile High on Sunday. The Packers were just coming off wins over the Chicago Bears, the Detroit Lions, the Minnesota Vikings and the New York Giants.
The Packers were 2.5-point favorites heading into Denver despite Denver being on an 11-game winning streak and in complete control of the AFC West. This likely fueled Denver’s second 20-point second half that put Denver over the top with the final win, 34-26.
Critics were insistent that the Broncos were frauds and they hadn’t faced an offense as potent as Green Bay’s, yet the Broncos defense was able to keep them out of the end zone on three of four red zone attempts.
While Denver’s defense wasn’t able to hold the Packers high-powered offense to a shutout, they were able to slow them enough for Bo Nix and company to establish a comeback in the second half that has been Denver’s trademark response when trailing games at the half.
While Denver’s win over the Packers hasn’t done much to sway critic’s opinion about the legitimacy of this team, they have demanded the attention of the entire AFC taking a definitive lead in the race for the fist seed in the playoffs.
This week the Broncos are getting ready for a hot 10-4 Jacksonville Jaguars team that is on a five-game winning streak including their latest win over the New York Jets where they demolished New York 48-20.
The Broncos are the first AFC team to clinch a playoff spot along with the 11-3 L.A. Rams who have also clinched a spot in the playoffs with their win over the Detroit Lions over the weekend.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche are holding on to a five-game winning streak after defeating the Nashville Predators on Saturday. The Avs are on the road this week to face the Seattle Kraken before returning home to host the Winnipeg Jets this Friday. The Avs have been on a tear defeating the Florida Panthers, the Philadelphia Flyers and the New York Rangers since last weekend.
The Avs are in first place in the Western Conference standings six points ahead of the Dallas Stars. Colorado was the first team to reach 50 points and are dominating teams with ease this season.
The Denver Nuggets have been enjoying some time off since last Thursday when they went to Sacramento to play the Kings. The Nuggets defeated the Kings 136-105. This week the Nuggets are at home to host the Houston Rockets, and the Orlando Magic before facing the Utah Jazz next Monday at Ball Arena. The Nuggets are currently in 2nd place in the Western Conference, 5 games behind the conference leading Oklahoma City Thunder.
Colorado sports fans are pretty spoiled with how well the Nuggets, Avalanche and Broncos are playing at the moment.
