The Denver Broncos have a great opportunity to get to 4-2. On the heels of their huge upset in Philadelphia, the Broncos immediately hopped on a plane last Sunday to cross the Atlantic and face the New York Jets in London.
The Jets are led by a head coach from the Sean Payton coaching tree. Like Dan Campbell in Detroit, Aaron Glenn was one of Payton’s first coaches, which means he knows how Broncos sausages are made.
Does Glenn have the horses, so to speak, to harness this knowledge and use it to an advantage? The Broncos are one of the most talented teams in the NFL, while the Jets…well, they’re less so.
But as Payton himself said Friday, the talent level in the NFL is very high and all teams are governed by an equal salary cap. These factors create the conditions for the NFL maxim “On any given Sunday.”
The Broncos can’t afford to sleep with the Jets. And while Payton and company execute their game plan to return the Mile High City to 4-2, a few individual Broncos are approaching milestones and records.
They could reach them in Week 6 in London. Let’s get to this week’s milestones.
The Broncos need 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown to become the second team in Broncos history (1977) to have 100 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in each of the first six games of a season. A healthy dose of JK Dobbins and RJ Harvey could get them over the hump against New York’s 27th-ranked ground defense.
Payton needs a win to tie Mike McCarthy for 13th most regular-season wins in NFL history. Payton surpassed his mentor, Bill Parcells, with last week’s win over the Philadelphia Eagles.
Bonitto needs 1.5 sacks to become the first Bronco in team history to record multiple sacks in four consecutive games. He leads the NFL in sacks (seven) and is among the NFL’s favorites for Defensive Player of the Year.
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Nix needs three touchdown passes to become the 11th player in NFL history to reach 40 passing touchdowns in his first 23 games. Payton will likely be aware of this potential step and act accordingly in the red zone.
Sutton needs 50 receiving yards to tie tight end Riley Odoms for seventh for most receiving yards in team history. More than 51 yards would allow Sutton to pass Odoms, a member of the Broncos’ Ring of Fame and former three-time All-Pro and four-time Pro Bowl tight end who played from 1972-83.
Dobbins needs two rushing touchdowns to tie for fourth in rushing scores by a Bronco through six games in a season. It was a revelation so far, but the Broncos need to keep him healthy.
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