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Live updates
Fourth-quarter updates
Three-and-out (9:56 a.m.): Three plays, 4 yards. Denver has to do better if they want to retake the lead. — Nguyen
Third-quarter thoughts — Jets 11, Broncos 10
Luca Evans, Broncos beat reporter: Anyone who might’ve decided to play “take a shot every time the Broncos get an offensive penalty” would be hilariously drunk before 10 a.m. today in Denver. Either Sean Payton’s offense tightens up, or the defense might have to win a ballgame by themselves.
Parker Gabriel, Broncos beat reporter: Sean Payton’s team is squarely in mess around and find out territory through three quarters. They’ve got 15 minutes to avoid what would be a hideous loss and a wholly unpleasant flight home tonight.
Matt Schubert, sports editor: Bo Nix and Co. got it done against the Eagles in a (slightly) similar situation last week. Time to do it again across the pond. This is not a loss the Broncos want on their resume. Serious teams do not lose these kinds of games.
Third-quarter updates
Sacked (9:51 a.m.): Jonathon Cooper and Justin Strnad sack Justin Fields. Six for Denver on the day. — Nguyen
Little surprise they overturned that call. Broncos respond with six sacks. Never heard of a team losing a game with six sacks, but Denver seems desperate to try out this theory. Denver had 9 yards on six plays in third quarter. No excuse. Just awful. — Renck
The Broncos get absolutely robbed on review of what should’ve been a fumble recovery in Jets territory. Instead, they register sack No. 6. This defense is doing everything it can to save Denver today. — Schubert
Incomplete (9:50 a.m.): After the review, it was deemed incomplete. — Nguyen
Someone please tell me how catching a ball and turning upfield is not a football move. — Schubert
Turnover? (9:48 a.m.): Pat Surtain II pops the ball out after Garrett Wilson caught the ball. Jonathon Cooper comes down with the fumble recovery. Maybe? It’s being reviewed. — Nguyen
Three-and-out (9:45 a.m.): When do I start the Stathead search for most sacks by a losing Broncos team? Three and out, and the Jets are getting the ball back. — Schubert
I am old enough to remember when people thought Ben Powers was a liability. — Gabriel
Rough sequence for Meinerz (9:44 a.m.): First the hold in the end zone, then his attempt at chipping Jermaine Johnson actually dislodged him from McGlinchey and led to the hit on Nix. — Gabriel
Another chance (9:43 a.m.): Broncos get the ball back inside their own 20 and really need to make something happen on offense.
Not to state the obvious, but this is the sort of loss that derails division title hopes. You cannot drop gimme games like this. Even in London. — Schubert
Sacked (9:40 a.m.): Talanoa Hufanga sacks Justin Fields on third down. Punt unit coming out. — Nguyen
Talanoa Hufanga: Third-down sack.
Fifth of the day for the Broncos defense, which is doing what it can to keep Denver in range despite a slopfest from the other two units. — Gabriel
We’re now up to five sacks in a game the Broncos are trailing. — Schubert
Special teams (9:40 a.m.): The Broncos are now trailing a team they’ve outgained 181-82 because special teams has been a negative and the offensive line can’t stop committing penalties. — Schubert
Safety (9:36 a.m.): A holding call on Garett Bolles in the end zone gives the Jets a safety. And the lead. Jets 11, Broncos 10 with 4:56 to go in the third quarter. — Nguyen
DISASTER.
Garret Bolles flagged for holding in the end zone … and suddenly the Jets are leading this game 11-10 after a safety. — Schubert
Quinn Meinerz gets beat and holds on play. What a mess. Broncos sloppy play has them trailing now. — Renck
Just not really sure what the Broncos’ offense is doing dropping back and throwing it out of its own end zone to begin with. — Gabriel
Time to drive (9:33 a.m.): Broncos could use a nice, long drive here. Hardly have been on the field since the 2-minute warning of the first half. — Gabriel
The Broncos are going to get this ball back at their 2-yard line. The Jets special teams are having one hell of a game. — Schubert
Defensive stop (9:31 a.m.): Denver’s defense shuts down the Jets’ drive. Six plays for just 13 yards. Now they’re punting. — Nguyen
Talanoa Hufanga misses one tackle for loss, but gets it back because … that dude never stops playing. The Jets remain a disaster on third-and-long. Justin Field tried Pat Surtain II, and that’s generally a bad idea. — Schubert
Let Bo loose (9:28 a.m.): Bo Nix — skipping to huddles, smiling after missed looks — is as loose as he’s ever been mid-game. And yet Broncos’ run game and offensive trickery isn’t working. Strangely, after so much clamoring to run the ball for a few weeks, it seems like Sean Payton needs to just let Nix rip. — Evans
Special teams (9:26 a.m.): Special teams getting a major thumbs down so far today. — Schubert
Former Broncos ST assistant Chris Banjo’s Jets units are getting the better of current Broncos STC Darren Rizzi’s so far today. And it’s not particularly close.
Part of the reason New York is in this game. — Gabriel
Injury update (9:25 a.m.): Hufanga has a wrist injury but he’s back out there to start this drive. — Gabriel
Three-and-out (9:23 a.m.): Three plays, 6 yards for Denver on that drive. — Nguyen
Not entirely sure what Sean Payton’ was thinking with that too-cute third-and-short play call, but zero Jets were fooled. As much as Denver has dominated this game, the Jets now have the ball at their 42 with a chance to go ahead on a field goal. — Schubert
Running start (9:22 a.m.): Broncos open their drive with a toss to J.K. Dobbins. Rough day on the ground for him: Eight carries for just 19 yards. — Nguyen
Field goal, Jets (9:17 a.m.): Nick Folk nails the 38-yard field goal. Ten plays for 37 yards on that drive. Broncos 10, Jets 9 with 10:25 to go in the third quarter. — Nguyen
Broncos letting Jets hang around bc of special team lapses and penalties. — Renck
Broncos pass rush stops the Jets at the 20. We somehow have a one-point game in London. — Schubert
Offensive flow (9:14 a.m.): Former Bronco Josh Reynolds just manned up for a first down there and the Jets are marching. For the first time all game, they appear to have a plan on offense. — Schubert
Halftime thoughts — Broncos 10, Jets 6
Luca Evans, Broncos reporter: I can’t really muster my thoughts for an end-of-half update because I’m still trying to process what the Jets are doing. But Broncos are only up 10-6 on New York because of continual penalties. Needs to get cleaned up in the second half — and this year in general — for Denver to separate.
Matt Schubert, sports editor: The Broncos absolutely dominated that first half … and only lead 10-6. Sloppy games like this might work against the Jets, but not a whole lot of other teams. Is Matt Peart really the best option at left guard?
Second-quarter updates
That was weird (8:57 a.m.): And the Jets just let the clock run out without doing anything on fourth down. — Nguyen
What the hell? — Evans
Watching Jets offense brings back memories of Broncos in London in 2022. What are they doing? Was that a 2-minute drive or a 200-minute drive. My word. That was straight Nathaniel Hackett level incompetence. — Renck
Is Nathaniel Hackett still on the Jets’ sideline? — Schubert
Kinda made sense for the Jets to go for it on fourth-and-1 even if you’re playing pretty conservatively because it kept the Broncos from getting another crack with the ball, but man, if you don’t trust your team to even try to get into FG range, you’ve got bigger problems. — Gabriel
Sacked (8:55 a.m.): Nik Bonitto and Zach Allen split that sack on Justin Fields. — Nguyen
Why on Earth run a fake-punt 4th-and-1 conversion in your own territory only to run the ball and then hold the ball for a sack the next two plays. — Evans
First down (8:54 a.m.): Jets convert on a fake punt run. — Nguyen
Jets just BARELY convert a fake punt. Very, very risky. Not sure it was worth it either, given what they’ve been doing on offense. — Schubert
Winner winner (8:49 a.m.): The Jets just awarded a London women’s flag football MVP free tickets to Super Bowl. Hope they let her know they are not playing in game so she decides to make the trip. — Renck
Penalties (8:48 a.m.): Broncos’ Achilles heel is rearing its ugly head once again.
Have dominated the Jets today and yet are up 10-6 because of five first-half penalties. Just can’t continue at this rate to truly cement themselves in NFL’s upper echelon. — Evans
Peart hurts (8:47 a.m.): Jets best defensive player has been Matt Peart. — Renck
Wardrobe malfunction (8:47 a.m.): Talanoa Hufanga doesn’t have an injury, per the Broncos. He had a tape or shoe issue on that third-and-long that caused P.J. Locke to go into the game, but Hufanga was with the team on the sideline and is back in the game now. — Gabriel
Injury updates (8:46 a.m.): Jets edge Will McDonald being evaluated for a concussion. LB Cam Jones doubtful to return due to a hip injury. — Gabriel
Another penalty (8:38 a.m.): Holding on Matt Peart. Again. Third-and-16. — Nguyen
Matt Peart has third penalty. Yeah that’s, how do they say in proper London English, not good. — Renck
Lotta people thought replacing Ben Powers would be easy or that he wasn’t playing well, but Broncos have been really happy with what he’d done before the biceps injury early this year. — Renck
Promising drive stalls with back-to-back penalties. This continues to be a problem for Denver. — Schubert
Penalty (8:37 a.m.): Bad penalty by rookie receiver Pat Bryant. False start on third-and-1. Now it’s third-and-6. — Nguyen
Run, Bo, run (8:36 a.m.): A 9-yard scramble for the Broncos quarterback. — Nguyen
Noffense (8:34 a.m.):The Jets are averaging 0.1 yards per play. — Schubert
Sacked (8:31 a.m.): Jonathon Cooper sacks Justin Fields for a 9-yard loss. Fourth down for the Jets. — Nguyen
Cooper absolutely mauls his former Ohio State teammate Justin Fields on a sack. Cooper made huge play vs. Fields in win over Chicago two years ago. — Renck
Broncos have three sacks on eight Justin Fields drop backs so far. — Gabriel
Broncos have three sacks. Jets have one yard and six points. — Schubert
Sacked (8:29 a.m.): Justin Fields taken down by Eyioma Uwazurike. — Nguyen
Ewazurike continues to reward Broncos for giving him a second change. Nets a sack, Denver’s second today. Watching Jets offense conjuring memories of Wales vs. England earlier this week. — Renck
Roster moves (8:25 a.m.): People were clamoring for Jaleel McLaughlin over Tyler Badie, but with Badie inactive today McLaughlin hasn’t yet seen the field and J.K. Dobbins just dropped a third-down swing pass that looked like a good bet at a first down. — Gabriel
In J.K. Dobbins’ defense, that throw could’ve been a wee bit better. — Schubert
Throwaway (8:25 a.m.): That’s an expert throwaway from Bo Nix against the Jets blitz. — Schubert
Run, Bo, run (8:22 a.m.): Bo Nix keeps it on third-and-2 and then clobbers Jarvis Brownlee Jr. on the end of the play. Brownlee heads to the bench. — Nguyen
Was that Bo Nix or Cam Skattebo? — Schubert
Have some. Bo Nix turns corner and lowers shoulder on Brownlee. Haven’t seen that since his early days at Auburn. — Renck
Pass-heavy (8:20 a.m.): Broncos are at 17 dropbacks and 6 called runs so far today. And the longest rush of the day is an 11-yard Bo Nix scramble. — Gabriel
Engram (8:17 a.m.): Four catches, 30 yards so far. — Nguyen
Did not see The Evan Engram offense coming across the pond. This is what you get when you sign a Jacksonville Jaguar. — Schubert
Biggest sign that Joker Evan Engram has arrived in Denver: an end-around on second down. And it WORKED. Bafflingly successful call from Sean Payton. — Evans
Going deep (8:16 a.m.): Bo Nix tries going deep to Marvin Mims Jr., but it sails well over his head. — Nguyen
I would’ve supported Bo Nix taking off and running for 25 yards there. — Schubert
Whole middle of the field opened up for Nix on that deep shot if he’d have turned down double coverage and taken off running. — Gabriel
Three-and-out (8:13 a.m.): Really hard to imagine this Jets offense getting into the end zone today. — Schubert
The Jets do in fact have a receiver named Garrett Wilson. Take a guess as to why you haven’t heard his name yet.
Riley Moss does his job opposite Pat Surtain, shadowing Arian Smith on third-down incompletion. Jets don’t have an established WR2 opposite Wilson. — Evans
Rookie watch (8:12 a.m.): Rookie OLB Que Robinson in the game on that third-down pass-rush. — Gabriel
First-quarter thoughts — Broncos 10, Jets 6
Luca Evans, beat reporter: Bo Nix looks like the guy Sean Payton bragged about this offseason to every national reporter that came through Denver. The Broncos’ defense looks like the unit that every member of that unit has bragged about to every reporter that came through Denver. If the Broncos clean up a few breakdowns, this is a blowout.
Parker Gabriel, beat reporter: If the Broncos’ offense and special teams stop handing New York prime field position over the final three quarters, Sean Payton’s team is going to have a happy flight home.
Troy Renck, sports columnist: Broncos have 117 yards. Jets have 9 after first quarter. If Denver protects ball this will look like a Payton game vs NFC South, circa 2024.
Matt Schubert, sports editor: As long as the Broncos can avoid giving short fields to Justin Fields, this game is under control. Bo Nix looks like the Nix of November 2024, and Evan Engram is now a dude. Not a terrible start across the pond.
First-quarter updates
Touchdown, Broncos (8:06 a.m.): Bo Nix connects with a wide-open Nate Adkins for a 16-yard touchdown. Nine plays for 69 yards on that drive. Broncos 10, Jets 6 to close out the quarter. — Nguyen
Jets just completely dropped coverage on Adkins after Mims motioned to his side pre-snap and showed the bubble screen action.
Broncos lead, 10-6, at the end of the first quarter. — Gabriel
Bo Nix. Dealing. Past two quarters he’s played we’ve seen him at his absolute best. Sean Payton has said he likes tempo early — Broncos go to it there and Nix delivers a lightning-quick TD drive.
Advanced-level dart to Evan Engram, then Nate Adkins wide open for a score. — Evans
Engram alert (8:06 a.m.): Now Engram up the seam out of the slot. The Jo…. OK, The Cleaner has arrived. — Gabriel
Going for it (8:02 a.m.): Engram out of witness protection and making plays in London. — Renck
Aggressive go on fourth-and-5 from Sean Payton and Evan Engram rewards him. — Gabriel
Big play Evan Engram. That’s what they’re calling him here in Denver. We’ll see if that nickname catches on in London. — Schubert
Nasty move by Evan Engram on a choice route. That’s why the Broncos got him. You can sense the comfort growing in his role. — Evans
Cheering section (8:02 a.m.): Palcho has his own family cheer. Peart has own Bronx cheer. — Renck
No McLaughlin (8:02 a.m.): Third-and-16 and it’s J.K. Dobbins in the backfield with Bo Nix. So Jaleel McLaughlin not replacing Tyler Badie one-for-one in terms of role today. — Gabriel
Penalties (8 a.m.): Two penalties on new Broncos LG Matt Peart already today. First a false start and now a hold. — Gabriel
Peart Plus: As in, plus yardage in penalties. — Schubert
Two first-quarter penalties for LG Matt Peart in filling in for Ben Powers.
Bo Nix recognized the Jets’ ILB blitz and motioned to the left side of the line for protection. But Peart got beat. Not a great start for him. — Evans
Focused (7:59 a.m.): London Bo Nix looks like the same guy who dissected the Eagles in the fourth quarter last week.
Terrific mechanics and quick decision-making on the move so far. — Evans
Field goal, Jets (7:54 a.m.): The Jets have 9 total yards and six points. Broncos defense is doing its job. — Schubert
Jets settle for a 41-yard field goal after a four-play, 1-yard drive. Jets 6, Broncos 3 with 4:55 to go in the first. — Nguyen
Nik Bonitto shoves the Jets’ left tackle back into Justin Fields and Zach Allen crunches him from the interior on that third-down floater. Having those two guys next to each other on the Broncos’ defensive line and locked up for four years is nuts. — Evans
Opportunities (7:53 a.m.): The only way this Jets team is scoring TDs is on short fields. And the Broncos have already obliged them with two in this game. — Schubert
A 72-yard return for Jets. Rizzi’s special teams work giving off Brock Olivo vibes this season. Good teams win in the margin. #Broncos have to get better. Yielded too long kickoff returns this season, had leverage penalty on a FG that cost them Colts game, and a missed FG. … Need better. — Renck
Huge return (7:52 a.m.): Kene Nwangwu with a huge 72-yard kick return for the Jets. New York will start at the Denver 24. — Nguyen
Not sure how the Broncos don’t bring him down at the 30. — Schubert
Field goal, Broncos (7:47 a.m.): Wil Lutz nails a 57-yard field goal to tie the game. Seven plays for 23 yards on that drive. We’re tied up at 3-apiece with 7:03 to go in the first quarter. — Nguyen
What a boot on the Lutz lad. — Gabriel
Fittingly, some expert kicking across the pond. Personally, I would’ve gone for it on fourth-and-5, but I’m also a schmuck who just woke up 45 minutes ago. — Schubert
It’s those darned K-balls. — Evans
Lutz nailing 57-yarder makes me think Payton not giving him enough credit. Passed up multiple 55-yard types this season. — Renck
Screen pass (7:47 a.m.): Can’t tell you how much I don’t like screen passes to Evan Engram. — Schubert
First down (7:44 a.m.): Bo Nix connects with rookie Pat Bryant to give Denver its first first down of the day. — Nguyen
Pat Bryant sighting on third down! — Schubert
It was only a matter of time until Pat Bryant started to get more involved as a receiver, with how big of a role he’s had in recent weeks. And Broncos turn to him on third down in his favorite area — the middle of the field. — Evans
Nice return (7:42 a.m.): Mims got caught trying to go horizontal on the first return of the day but knifed up the field there and had a good return out to the 38. — Gabriel
Field goal, Jets (7:39 a.m.): Nick Folk nails the 52-yard field goal to get the Jets on the board first. Four plays for 3 yards on that drive after the lost fumble. Jets 3, Broncos 0 with 11 minutes to go. — Nguyen
Jets gain a grand total of 3 yards on that drive, and get a field goal for their troubles. All things considered, not a bad outcome for the Broncos. — Schubert
The Broncos’ defense has been really good when put in adverse situations so far this season. Did the job again there to hold the Jets to a long FG after New York took over on the plus side of midfield. — Gabriel
Would have to imagine the gameplan for Vance Joseph’s defensive front against Justin Fields and the Jets is much the same as the gameplan against the Eagles: keep strict rush lanes off the edge and keep Fields from escaping. Good job by John Franklin-Myers on second down and the secondary in third-and-long to contain Fields. — Evans
Sacked (7:38 a.m.): John Franklin-Myers sacks Justin Fields. — Nguyen
Rough start (7:36 a.m.): Jarvis Brownlee just got traded to New York in the past week and already makes a big play, stripping Troy Franklin and causing the first turnover of the game on Denver’s first offensive possession. — Gabriel
Never want to be the team that gives up the first turnover of the season to the Jets. — Schubert
Broncos first down becomes turnover as Troy Franklin stripped by CB. Only way Broncos lose this game is by giving gifts. — Renck
Coin toss (7:27 a.m.): Jets won the toss and deferred. Broncos will start with the ball.
After, of course, the national anthem. And hopefully Sean Payton remembers that God Save the King comes after that. — Gabriel
Pre-game updates
Early start (7:25 a.m.): We’re really playing football at 7:30 a.m.? — Schubert
Home-field advantage? (7:16 a.m.): There’s one end zone painted orange. The crowd is legitimately probably 75% Broncos fans. And it’s actually, truly sunny on White Heart Lane. This is like a home game 4,700 miles from home. — Gabriel
Run defense (7:04 a.m.): Jets RB Breece Hall has given the Broncos fits in the past. TD runs of 62 in 2022 and 72 in 2023 (en route to 177 yards).
Just 4 yards on 10 carries last year. Denver’s run defense has been mostly solid so far this season, but an interesting challenge today. — Gabriel
College vibe (7:01 a.m.): Will be interesting to see if creating collegiate feel with hotel in middle of nowhere will translate to an urgent start. Broncos would be well served not to play with their food against team seeking first win. — Renck
O-line (6:53 a.m.): Broncos offensive line left to right in warmups: Garett Bolles, Matt Peart, Luke Wattenberg, Quinn Meinerz, Mike McGlinchey.
No surprise Peart’s the next man up with Ben Powers on IR. — Gabriel
Bold statement (6:48 a.m.): Jets fan holds up sign that reads: “No haircut until playoffs.” Will look like Crystal Gayle at this rate. — Renck
Wil Lutz in warmups (6:19 a.m.): Plenty of leg from 51, got it there from 58 and came up a touch short from 61 twice. — Gabriel
Inactives (6:06 a.m.): The Broncos have some changes to their gameday active list today.
So, DL Malcolm Roach, RB Jaleel McLaughlin and OLB Que Robinson all set to make their season debuts.
Full set of inactives:
- RB Tyler Badie
- QB Sam Ehlinger (emergency 3rd)
- OLB Jonah Elliss (shoulder/ribs)
- OL Frank Crum
- DL Jordan Jackson
- DL Sai’Vion Jones
— Gabriel
Well traveled (6:04 a.m.): It is very obvious why Colts didn’t want to face Broncos in Munich. Broncos Country travels well. This is a home game for Jets and you would never know it if not for the signage and Jets flags on the backs of seats. — Renck
Good Colorado morning from London (6:02 a.m.): It’s a chilly day here but no complaints for October in England. Little bit of sun peaking through, even, at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium. Broncos and Jets on deck.
The public address system here is going through the basics of American football. How touchdowns and extra points work, divisional setup and playoff formats, so on and so forth. Pretty great. — Gabriel
Scouting report (5:45 a.m.): Check out how the Broncos match up with the Jets in Luca Evans’ scouting report.
Game predictions
Parker Gabriel, Broncos writer: Broncos 27, Jets 13.
If this game were in Denver or even New Jersey, it’d have the trappings of a trap game. Instead, Sean Payton’s had the distinct privilege of sequestering his team away at a castle-esque outpost in Ware — where?! — a town well north of London proper. The group has had nothing to do but football. They’ll have had no choice but to get the message loud and clear. Plus, one of Payton’s biggest strengths the past two years has been having Denver ready to beat opponents it should beat. This is one of those games. If the Broncos keep Breece Hall bottled up and run the football well themselves, this should be a nice stroll through St. James Park.
Luca Evans, Broncos writer: Broncos 34, Jets 17
After watching the tape back from Philadelphia, it seems Bo Nix has found something. It seems Sean Payton has found something, too, with his running game. The pieces are set to perfectly align in London against a Jets defense that blitzes all the time but struggles to properly pressure. This could shape up as one of the cleaner and better games of Nix’s young NFL tenure. Joseph’s pass-rush might experience a bit of fatigue after running the same containment game plan two weeks in a row, but this should still be a blowout. Thinking the Jets score a couple times early and once in garbage time.
Troy Renck, Broncos writer: Broncos 27, Jets 10
If the Broncos cannot beat the Jets after knocking off the undefeated Eagles, there is no reason to come back home. The Jets stink. Every fringe fan will be cheering for the Broncos. And they will have reason to get loud as J.K. Dobbins continues chewing up yards and spitting out defenders, freeing up Bo Nix for gash plays on bootlegs. Justin Fields will not be as lucky. Look for Broncos’ defense to produce five sacks, including two for Nik Bonitto, as Broncos continue a trend from last season of smashing the NFL’s dregs.
Sean Keeler, Broncos writer: Broncos 26, Jets 20
Trap game in cloudy London? Nah. Losing Ben Powers dings Sean Payton’s new ground-and-pound mojo, but probably only a little. Meanwhile, Justin Fields is running for his life and hanging on to his NFL future by a pinkie finger. The Jets rank seventh in opponent sack rate allowed, which plays right into the hands of the NFL’s best pass rush like (British) beans on toast. The only opponent more dangerous than a defending Super Bowl champ is an NFL roster that hasn’t won a game after a month of trying. Unless, of course, that team is the Jets.
Broncos-Jets NFL Week 6: Must-reads
How are Broncos rookies Jahdae Barron, RJ Harvey, 2025 draft class progressing?
A third of the way into this 2025 season, though, RJ Harvey still has yet to carve out a clearly defined role, receiving just four carries in last weekend’s win over Philadelphia. It’s the overarching theme of this Broncos rookie class: Each pick has flashed potential, and each has made progress. But none — outside of punter Jeremy Crawshaw — have seen consistent opportunity on this 3-2 Broncos team.
Here’s a look at where each draftee stands heading into Week 6’s London matchup with the Jets. Read Luca Evans’ story.
Renck: Three years later, Broncos arrive back in London as NFL royalty. Credit owners Greg Penner, Carrie Walton Penner
The juxtaposition is striking.
Three years ago in London, co-owner Greg Penner stood at the Barrowboy and Banker restaurant and supported a hapless coach and defended a washed-up quarterback. The enormity of the challenge and organizational layers of dysfunction were laid bare as Penner awkwardly navigated explanations about a “disappointing” season two months into the new ownership group’s stewardship.
Friday, Penner comfortably walked up to the microphone at a North London manor and country club, praised the culture established by Sean Payton, beamed with pride over the team’s upset of the Eagles, the franchise’s biggest win since Super Bowl 50, and discussed how the team is prepared to handle goals that extend beyond getting blown out in a first-round playoff game. Read Troy Renck’s column.
How night in London reveals Broncos OLB Nik Bonitto’s plan for handling superstardom
Just three years ago, Nik Bonitto came here as a wayward Broncos rookie. He logged his first sack at Wembley Stadium and celebrated so hard everything “went black,” he said with a laugh this week. Then he returned to having minimal impact, losing playing time and confidence in concert, and wondering exactly how his career might shift out of neutral.
Now, on his return to London, full-circle moments abound. On Wednesday, Bonitto talked with teammates about that first sack while sitting on a franchise record-tying streak of three straight games of multiple sacks. Read Parker Gabriel’s story.
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