How these Denver Broncos and their 'play-dough' quarterback can stop that Kansas City Chiefs' reign.

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NFL 2025 season: Week six

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It's week six of the football calendar and following recent discussion about the Buffalo Bills and Philadelphia Eagles being a potential Super Bowl match-up, each lost their perfect starts.

Notable in those games were the amount of penalties both conceded. Philadelphia committed them in key moments so they essentially beat themselves having led by two touchdowns going into the fourth period versus the Denver Broncos, who play in London this Sunday.

But it proved good to see that Denver's QB the rookie managed to overcome that deficit before lead three successful possessions in three attempts in the fourth quarter, securing the game 21-17.

The Broncos have the top defender with CB their star corner. They are number one in red zone defence, whereas the Eagles lead the league in red zone offence, and Denver prevailed in that contest.

They had the Eagles' number regarding disguised blitzes. They did not always rushing more than four pass rushers instead they might position two linebackers in the 'A' gap before drop them out and dispatch a nickel from the outside.

Early on in the campaign, we said on a program how Denver could be the current year's dark horses. They finished the previous year strongly and did a good job in continuing that momentum.

New tight end their tight end has excelled big while recent running back JK Dobbins is a player they believe in. He's currently fifth league-wide in ground gains (over 400) and tied-fourth for rushing touchdowns (4).

I love that the coach the Broncos' leader has "RUSH!" at the top of his playcall sheet.

This demonstrates how Denver represent a squad aiming to prioritize the run, because you can do a lot based on that approach. It reduces down the pass rush while maintains in favourable situations.

It's also benefited QB Bo Nix, who entered into the league as the 12th overall draft pick last year, throwing 29 touchdown passes – just behind a star QB in rookie records (31 in 2020).

Other elite QBs have the arm strength to pass anywhere, but they don't move in the same way that Nix has. He boasts incredible passing ability, which is different, plus he is so athletic.

His assets include his movement, the capacity to throw while moving, and finding different arm angles to make the pass when he rolls outside protection, on rollouts. He can throw precision throws over the middle and past defenders.

As a rookie QB, at 25, he displays a lot of poise in the pocket and isn't really fazed by extra rushers. He aims to avoid being tackled whenever possible and can pass under pressure. He possesses a high football IQ and remains quick to decide.

When you consistently rush it eats up the clock and makes the defence to be on the field for longer, and if you have an athletic quarterback the defence must cover the area downfield and horizontally. It can be draining.

Nix has bitten back with the coach during games at times and I think the coach appreciates that fire, that he's such a competitor. In my view it's fun for him to have a young quarterback that is kind of like play-dough. The coach can really develop him the way he desires to shape him. I think it's a unique opportunity for him.

Payton has won a Super Bowl and now passed Bill Parcells in all-time victories (173 - tied 14th overall). He's seen it all. I think the success Denver are experiencing offensively is mostly down to his leadership, his play-calling, his game sense – and the combination with Nix helps shape him what he is.

You wouldn't want a better guy in your ear, to help you during some of the tougher situations and boost self-belief.

I believe in the Broncos' defense, in the QB's grit and calm. But are they good enough to face a top squad at its best? Because that wasn't championship-level play from Philadelphia last Sunday.

Right now, it's unlikely the Broncos are incredible. They're working above average, which is a good place to be in their division. The key is is maintain this trajectory.

They excel at embracing their forte, which is running the ball, and that's precisely what they must do against the New York Jets at Tottenham. It's going to be the JK Dobbins show, essentially.

The Jets have surrendered 140 rushing yards per game (among the worst), five rushing touchdowns so far (10th worst), and they're the only team yet to win any game.

Since the league began tracking takeaways decades ago, the Jets are the inaugural squad to be without a single takeaway in five outings, this is surprising when you think that the head coach Aaron Glenn a defensive coach at the Detroit Lions.

After this Sunday's game, the Broncos have a smooth-ish schedule until their bye (in week twelve) - the Giants, Dallas Cowboys, the Texans plus Las Vegas Raiders prior to the Chiefs.

Looking at the AFC West, Kansas City are 2-3 while Denver are even with the Los Angeles Chargers at 3-2 meaning they could challenge for the top of the division.

This hinges on which form of the Chiefs they face since the Broncos {beat|def