Deniers are at an all-time high as the Denver Broncos trek through yet another gritty performance to edge out a 26-21 nail-biting victory on enemy turf, against the Carolina Panthers.
Sunday’s highlight had to have been Nik Bonitto’s strip sack that had shades of Von Miller in Super Bowl 50. Bonitto’s strip sack would ice the game for Denver, but it would be Devon Key’s late interception in the redzone that wasn’t originally counted, the interception would ultimately tip the scale in Denver’s favor after coach Payton challenged the play.
Nix delivered again as the quarterback continues to prove deniers wrong, but did so while throwing for an interception. Nix would also be outpaced by Bryce Young in yards, 237 to 276. However, Nix would snap the record for consecutive one-score wins as Sunday was his 16th victory, surpassing superstar Chiefs, Patrick Mahomes.
It appears though that the Broncos slowed down after gaining momentum, going scoreless in the third before rebounding for the tough win. The Broncos’ play calling appeared to be off. Pairing that with just careless playing, the Broncos are trending towards being a team who, at least up until this point, are barely meeting the minimum to win games. Winning is amazing, but barely winning games like this where the Broncos “should’ve” easily won is not sustainable long-term. It is undeniable, though, that the Broncos do deserve their ranking regardless of how sloppy each win pans out.
It is also hard to be critical when the squad is constantly being punished with injuries. Jaylen Waddle and Riley Moss both went down on Sunday with concussions. Waddle suffered from a grade one and Sean Payton believes it to be “not serious”, the details on Moss’ are not as clear; however his status is reported as “not serious”. It is convenient that the Broncos’ Bye Week happens to be next week where hopefully all of our players will spend the week recovering and dialing in their conditions.
Last time out the Avs have amassed a 1-2 record, getting dominated by Columbus, falling short in an intense overtime closer versus Nashville, and pummeling the Detroit Red Wings, a historic rival, in a 4-0 twenty-seven shot shutout from Mackenzie Blackwood. Looking ahead the Av’s will face off against the Toronto Maple Leafs who have looked considerably mediocre this season. Puck drop will happen at 5pm MST on Tuesday, November 10th, in Scotiabank Arena.
Sunday’s Av’s practices featured a grimacing Cale Makar as he exited early and despite Coach Bednar’s words of reassurance, of recruiting defenseman Alex Gagne from the Colorado Eagles, the minor league affiliate to the Avs. The severity of Makar’s injury appears to be lower body and is still unclear.
The Denver Nuggets, on the other hand have held to a two-game winning streak. Breezing past the Toronto Raptors and outpacing the Indiana Pacers by twelve points, the Nuggets look to improve their record to a modest 6-3 after tonight, Monday November 9th game against a Kevin Durant-led Rockets squad. So far this season the Nuggets have looked underwhelming, so hopefully the past two-game wins will solidify what the Nuggets can do as the season matures and Jokic locks in more triple doubles. His impressive career total is at 201.
