Here's what a recent Broncos report looks like:
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Under a beautiful azure Colorado sky, the Broncos’ offense was ugly for a while Thursday morning.
During a red-zone period, both the first- and second-team offense couldn’t find the end zone once. Pressure poured in on Russell Wilson. At one point, the defense logged what would have been a sack in game conditions, but given the chance to extend the play, he fired for the pylon … and Ronald Darby intercepted the pass.
“Those first two periods, that was all defense,” Broncos coach Nathaniel Hackett.
But it was also the offense breaking down.
“The defense is playing really well, and the offense has to step up. That wasn’t good enough. They didn’t do good enough,” Hackett said, rattling off mental errors, missed blocks and drops as things that went awry.
“And it wasn’t just one guy,” Hackett added. “It was a combination of everybody.”
Then, after the period, Wilson gathered the entire offense. And when it was time for a two-minute, move-the-ball period, Wilson opened by hitting Brandon Johnson down the left sideline for a 39-yard connection, setting up a touchdown.
This is how I expect their games vs KC to go. Denver's O sputters and fails to reach the endzone in the first 3-4 series. Suddenly, Wilson completes a bomb down the sideline and Knowmo has a gif posted within minutes, along with the obligatory
Before Broncos fans have finished high-fiving and shaking their heads, Mahomes has engineered another methodical TD drive for a two score lead.