<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/49ers-vs-seahawks-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-7-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-vs-Saints-prediction-odds-pick-for-NFL-Week-7.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-15T08:41:09-07:00">October 15th, 8:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-15T08:41:09-07:00">October 15th, 8:41am</time><address><a href="https://www.facebook.com/chris.spiering.3" rel="facebook">Chris Spiering</a>Chris Spiering graduated from the University of San Diego with a Communication Studies Degree. He spent his final year as the Sports Editor for the USDVista newspaper. Chris manages the betting team at ClutchPoints and contributes about the NFL, MLB, and NBA, but he follows most sports, including NCAA Basketball. Chris also covers San Diego State men's basketball for East Village Times.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Thursday Night Football showcases two teams who lost in Week 6. The New Orleans Saints host the Denver Broncos as Sean Payton returns to his former city for the first time since leaving in 2022. It is time to continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> with a Broncos-Saints prediction and pick.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><p>This will be a fun game to watch as Payton coaches against the Saints for the first time since being a head coach there from 2006-21. His current Broncos team has been solid this season, however, they just fell to the Los Angeles Chargers at home for the first time since 2018. The Broncos are 3-3 and that places them 3rd in the AFC West Division.</p><p>The Saints started the season hotter than satan’s toenails. Winning their two first games by easy fashion, the Saints would proceed to lose four straight to fall to 2-4. What happened? Well, the defense has been terrible. Derek Carr is out, and now potentially Chris Olave being out doesn’t help either. The Saints must win this game to put themselves back into a position to contend. If they lose, they will likely be out of it before Week 8.</p><p><i><b>Here are the Broncos-Saints <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Broncos-Saints NFL Odds</b></h2><p>Denver Broncos: -1.5 (-114)</p><p>Moneyline: -132</p><p>New Orleans Saints: +1.5 (-106)</p><p>Moneyline: +112</p><p>Over: 36.5 (-120)</p><p>Under: 36.5 (-102)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Broncos vs. Saints</b></h2><p>Time: 8:15 ET/5:15 PT</p><p>TV: Prime Video</p><p><b><i>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">Free Trial</a>)</i></b></p><h2><b>Why The Broncos Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Broncos played one of the worst first halves of football you will see this season against LA. They didn’t even cross the 50-yard line as Bo Nix threw an interception, followed by three punts and a fumble, turning the ball over again. The offense wouldn’t score till late in the contest as the game was pretty much over at halftime. To make matters worse, star cornerback Pat Surtain II suffered a concussion very early in the game. He will be questionable to play on Thursday and on a short week, it’s unlikely he will play. That is a tough loss to a defense that has the potential to be really good.</p><p>The Broncos offense needs work. They have yet to find an identity and have trouble running the ball. Javonte Williams carried the ball six times for 23 yards and Nix led the team with 61 yards rushing in the loss last week. That needs to change. Jaleel McLaughlin is an elite backup back as well, and he carried the rock just three times. The Broncos must find a way to pound the rock against the Saints, whose defense is giving up points left and right.</p><h2><b>Why The Saints Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>New Orleans has had a tough schedule this year, facing the Philadelphia Eagles, Dallas Cowboys (who they easily beat), Atlanta Falcons, Kansas City Chiefs, and then the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The schedule gets easier. If they can beat the Broncos, they will be 3-4 as they prepare to face the Los Angeles Chargers, the Panthers again who they beat by 37, and then the Falcons and Cleveland Browns. There is light at the end of the tunnel for the Saints. Although, they must find a way to get past a Broncos team that is always tough to beat. One thing to note, the Broncos beat the Buccaneers 26-7 earlier this year, whereas the Bucs just scored 51 against the Saints.</p><p>Carr will be out again this week so Spencer Rattler gets his second go at a start. His first start had some ups and downs but enough positives for the team to be confident this week. He passed for 243 yards and one touchdown but did have two interceptions. It was hard for the Saints to establish a run game as they were trialing 14-0 very early. New Orleans battled back and found a way to score 27 second-quarter points but did not score again the rest of the contest. If Rattler doesn’t turn the ball over then the Saints have enough talent on offense to score enough points to win this game. The Broncos are not capable of scoring 51 and the Sainst defense will play much better against Nix.</p><p>The Saints will likely be without Olave this week as he suffered a concussion against the Buccaneers. Also, Rashid Shaheed has a knee injury and his status is up in the air as well.</p><h2><b>Final Broncos-Saints Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>There are a lot of injuries in this game. The status of each injured player is still up in the air, so it;s best to wait to bet on this game until you hear the game-time decisions an hour before the contest. I don’t expect it to be high-scoring, but the over-under at 36.5 is low. I’m taking the Over to hope that 4-5 touchdowns will be scored in this game.</p><p><b>Final Broncos-Saints Prediction &amp; Pick: Over 36.5 (-120)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos vs. Saints prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 7

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-patrick-surtain-ii-evaluated-concussion');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II ruled out with concussion vs. Chargers');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-news-Patrick-Surtain-II-being-evaluated-for-concussion.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II ruled out with concussion vs. Chargers</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T13:45:08-07:00">October 13th, 1:45pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T13:58:29-07:00">October 13th, 1:58pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II, who agreed to a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-denver-patrick-surtain-ii-historic-96-million-contract-extension">$96 million contract extension</a> last month, is <a href="https://x.com/TheBroncosWire/status/1845558880492769523" rel="noopener">being evaluated</a> for a possible concussion in Week 6 vs. the Los Angeles Chargers, per the Broncos Wire. Surtain has been <a href="https://x.com/AroundTheNFL/status/1845566680480498098" rel="noopener">ruled out</a> for the rest of the contest, per Around the NFL.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Patrick Surtain II is hurt 🙏<a href="https://t.co/r1Gygv8X2z">pic.twitter.com/r1Gygv8X2z</a></p><p>— Dov Kleiman (@NFL_DovKleiman) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFL_DovKleiman/status/1845558276424929447?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Surtain was down on the field for a few moments before being able to stand up and walk to the sidelines. He was then taken to the medical tent before being escorted to the Broncos’ locker room. CB Levi Wallace took over for Surtain.</p><p>Now ruled out for the rest of this contest, it’s unlikely Surtain will be ready for Week 7 on a short week. The Broncos play the New Orleans Saints on Thursday Night Football on October 17 at 8:15 p.m. EST.</p><h2><b>Broncos down early vs. the Chargers</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-Patrick-Surtain-II-after-the-Raiders-game-with-Gardner-Minshew.jpg"><figcaption>© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Denver was off to a nice 3-2 start, but it remains to be seen how they will hold up. Bo Nix is 1-for-5 with six yards and an interception through the end of the first quarter. The Chargers hold a 10-0 lead.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jim-harbaugh-mysteriously-heads-chargers-locker-room-during-broncos-game">Chargers head coach Jim Harbaugh</a> went to the blue medical tent and then to the Chargers’ locker room, per NFL insider Ari Meirov. It’s unclear <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1845558740256526584" rel="noopener">the reason why</a> he had to step away.</p><p>“#Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh went into the medical tent and has now been taken to the locker room,” he wrote. “Unclear what exactly happened.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Right before kickoff, it appeared Jim Harbaugh went into the blue medical tent. <a href="https://t.co/aoS0q4dkl2">pic.twitter.com/aoS0q4dkl2</a></p><p>— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1845559137385550321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Chargers are playing their style of football with a focus on controlling the clock. They’ve already converted 11 first downs and held the ball for 15:23 compared to the Broncos’ 6:60 time of possession.</p><p>Justin Herbert, playing for the first time since Week 4, is 13-of-19 for 143 yards and a touchdown halfway through the second quarter.</p><p>Last week, when the Denver Broncos hype was a little more palatable, Colin Cowherd picked Bo Nix over Brock Purdy during a rapid-fire segment with more misses than hits for hot takes.</p><p>“[Nix is] slightly [better than Purdy]. [Nix is] the more accurate thrower collegiately. He’s starting to settle in. He didn’t inherit Kittle and Deebo and Aiyuk and all these wonderful toys to play with. He’s basically got Courtland Sutton and cross your fingers. Bo Nix is on a heater. And like C.J. Stroud. He and Bo Nix have a responsibility to rebuild a team. They don’t get the luxury seeding on Day 1.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He's a more accurate thrower collegiately… He didn't inherit all these Kittle, Deebo, Aiyuk and all these wonderful toys to play with."</p><p>— <a href="https://twitter.com/colincowherd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ColinCowherd</a> picks Bo Nix over Brock Purdy <a href="https://t.co/qRblvbPGOi">pic.twitter.com/qRblvbPGOi</a></p><p>— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHerd/status/1844804362381807782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That Nix hot take made sense for about zero seconds.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II ruled out with concussion vs. Chargers

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/chargers-news-jim-harbaugh-leaves-broncos-game-mystery-illness');   ga('set', 'title', 'Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh briefly leaves Broncos game with mystery illness');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Chargers-news-Jim-Harbaugh-emerges-as-NFL-Coach-of-the-Year-betting-favorite-after-2-0-start.jpg"></figure><h1>Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh briefly leaves Broncos game with mystery illness</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-13T13:33:15-07:00">October 13th, 1:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-13T14:17:39-07:00">October 13th, 2:17pm</time><address><a>Michael Whitaker</a>Michael Whitaker is an experienced NHL and NFL writer and also covers local Detroit sports for Bally Sports Detroit. He has a Bachelor's Degree in journalism from Eastern Michigan University.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/los-angeles-chargers-bold-predictions-week-6-vs-broncos">Los Angeles Chargers are in action</a> on Sunday afternoon against the Denver Broncos, but Chargers head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jim-harbaugh-net-worth">Jim Harbaugh departed the sidelines for the locker room </a>after going into the blue medical tent for an unknown reason.</p><p>According to reporter Ari Meirov, the Chargers head coach was seen going into the blue medical tent before re-emerging and heading to the Chargers locker room, with <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1845558740256526584" rel="noopener">no indication as to exactly what took place</a>, via X:</p><p>“#Chargers HC Jim Harbaugh went into the medical tent and has now been taken to the locker room,” he wrote. “Unclear what exactly happened.”</p><p>Video of Harbaugh can be seen below:</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Right before kickoff, it appeared Jim Harbaugh went into the blue medical tent. <a href="https://t.co/aoS0q4dkl2">pic.twitter.com/aoS0q4dkl2</a></p><p>— NFL on CBS 🏈 (@NFLonCBS) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFLonCBS/status/1845559137385550321?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 13, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>According to the latest update from the team, Harbaugh has <a href="https://x.com/chargers/status/1845559787871707339" rel="noopener">officially been listed as “questionable”</a> to return, via X:</p><p>“Injury update: HC Jim Harbaugh (illness) is questionable to return,” the update read. “DC Jesse Minter is serving as interim HC.” </p><p>Jim Harbaugh is in his first season as head coach in Los Angeles in his return to the NFL. Earlier in 2024, he led the Michigan Wolverines to a National Championship, though his tenure was marred by controversy due to cheating allegations.</p><p>The good news is that Harbaugh <a href="https://x.com/CSayf23/status/1845562575716831327" rel="noopener">has returned to the game</a>, as Clayton Safie wrote on X:</p><p>“Jim Harbaugh returns after going to the locker room with an illness,” he wrote. “Jesse Minter was the Chargers’ acting head coach for the brief period in which Harbaugh was not on the sideline.”</p><p>As of now, no official news as to what Harbaugh’s ailment was has been released.</p><h2><b>Brother John Harbaugh abruptly left his press conference upon hearing the news</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Chargers-head-coach-Jim-Harbaugh.jpg"><figcaption>Kirby Lee-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The concern for Harbaugh’s health was evident with his brother John Harbaugh, who <a href="https://x.com/jeffzrebiec/status/1845560746538877300" rel="noopener">abruptly ended his press conference</a> according to Jeff Zrebiec to make a phone call to inquire as to his well-being, via X:</p><p>“John Harbaugh’s news conference ended abruptly,” he wrote. “Harbaugh went back to locker room to make a call and check on his brother who was in blue medical tent during Chargers game.”</p><p>In Harbaugh’s absence, defensive coordinator Jesse Minter took on the responsibilities of acting head coach.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Chargers’ Jim Harbaugh briefly leaves Broncos game with mystery illness

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-chris-harris-jr-vocal-on-1-wish-with-team');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos great Chris Harris Jr. vocal on 1 wish with team');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Denver-great-Chris-Harris-Jr.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos great Chris Harris Jr. vocal on 1 wish with team</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T15:57:39-07:00">October 12th, 3:57pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T15:57:39-07:00">October 12th, 3:57pm</time><address><a>Christopher Smith</a>Christopher Smith is an associate editor covering a variety of sports with a beat focus on the Chicago Sky for ClutchPoints. The Aurora, Illinois native earned a degree in philosophy from Creighton University, where he also competed as a Division 1 Cross Country runner.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Broncos are giving a respectable effort through the first part of the reason. Things have not been perfect, but Denver has found a way to amass a 3-2 record. The Broncos will <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/chargers-vs-broncos-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-6-2024">take on the Los Angeles Chargers</a> in Week 6, and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-former-denver-legend-skeptical-of-sean-payton-bo-nix-pairing">former franchise legend cornerback Chris Harris Jr.</a> is set to receive an honor from the team.</p><p>Harris retired from the NFL in 2024, and Denver plans to recognize him on Sunday, but the ex-star <a href="https://x.com/christomasson/status/1845210496376471825" rel="noopener">still has one wish</a> from the team. Harris wants to be in the Broncos Ring of Fame, per Chris Tomasson of the Denver Gazette:</p><p>“Hopefully, I’ll be back one day in the stadium permanently… Definitely as a player that was a goal to be in the Ring of Fame,” Harris said, per Tomasson.</p><p>Chris Harris Jr. started his Broncos career in 2011, and made an immediate impact. The former Kansas Jayhawks standout amassed 72 total tackles and one interception during his rookie season. He continued his stout production for three more years, amassing three interceptions for three straight seasons. However, it was the third season in 2014 when Harris gained more respect.</p><p>After totaling 54 tackles, one sack, one forced fumble, one fumble recovery, and his three picks, Harris earned his first Pro Bowl honor. He amassed the prestigious honor for two more seasons in 2015 and 2016. During that time, he also racked up two second-team All-Pro honors (2014 and 2015) and one first-team honor (2016).</p><p>Harris played with the Broncos for three more years, with his final Pro Bowl appearance coming in 2018. He then played for the Chargers during the 2020 and 2021 seasons before playing his final NFL season with the New Orleans Saints in 2022.</p><p>By the time his career ended, Chris Harris Jr. was a four-time Pro Bowler, three-time All-Pro honoree, one-time Super Bowl champion, and made the NFL’s All-Decade Team of the 2010s.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos great Chris Harris Jr. vocal on 1 wish with team

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-denver-defender-14069-fine-poking-player-eye');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos’ defender receives $14,069 fine for poking player in eye');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Denver-defender-receives-14069-fine-for-poking-player-in-eye.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos’ defender receives $14,069 fine for poking player in eye</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-12T14:55:43-07:00">October 12th, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-12T14:55:43-07:00">October 12th, 2:55pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-patrick-surtain-hilarious-riley-moss-image-big-game-raiders">Denver Broncos defense has set the tone</a> to start the 2024 NFL season. However, not every action has been within to the rules. Defensive lineman John Franklin-Myers was fined $14,069 for poking Las Vegas Raiders defensive tackle Adam Butler <a href="https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/1845194420968378392" rel="noopener">in the eye</a> during their 34-18 Week 5 win, per NFL insider Tom Pelissero.</p><p>Franklin-Myers was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct with 4:01 left to play in the fourth quarter.</p><p>This spring, the New York Jets traded JFM to the Broncos in exchange for a 2026 sixth-round pick. That same day, Denver signed him to a two-year, $15 million restructured contract extension. The 28-year-old will be a free agent in the 2026 season.</p><p>Through five games, Franklin-Myers has 12 total tackles and two sacks on 136 snaps. His PFF grade this season is 63.8, which ranks 38th out of 124 interior defenders.</p><h2><b>Are the 3-2 Broncos for real?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Denver-Broncos-defensive-end-John-Franklin-Myers.jpg"><figcaption>© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>There’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-sideline-incident-vance-joseph">no denying defensive coordinator Vance Joseph</a>. He didn’t do much in his two years as the Broncos’ head coach in 2017 and 2018 (11-21 record), but his general philosophy and style of defense are back in vogue. Relying on implied pressure at the line of scrimmage, pressure can come from everywhere and anywhere.</p><p>Safeties Brandon Jones (72.1) and P.J. Locke (80.7) both have elite pass-rush grades on PFF. Denver lacks a prototypical stud pass-rusher in the mold of Micah Parsons or Myles Garrett. Instead, they use a heavy rotation that keeps offensive lines off-balance. In the Broncos’ 10-9 Week 4 win against the Jets, Aaron Rodgers was sacked five times and the defense generated 14 QB hits. In Week 3 against Tampa Bay, Baker Mayfield was sacked seven times.</p><p>Denver’s 19 sacks are third in the NFL. They’ve also allowed only eight pass plays of 20+ yards, tied for the second-fewest.</p><p>Zach Allen, a carryover from Joseph’s time with the Arizona Cardinals, explained how the <a href="https://www.si.com/nfl/broncos/news/vance-joseph-defense-changes-zach-allen" rel="noopener">defense works within his skill set</a> this offseason via Keith Cummings.</p><p>“We play now an attack style,” Allen said. “Simple. Only a few calls. And that’s all you can ask for—especially as a guy upfront. My successful years in Arizona with ‘VJ,’ that’s kind of how we played, and that’s the way I think football is meant to be played. So, the fact that we’ve been making these steps is awesome.</p><p>“Now, it’s fully VJ’s (defense),” Allen said. “Everyone’s comfortable with each other, and everyone understands it. So, we’re in a really good spot.”</p><p>The Broncos will look to create some breathing room in the AFC West standings in Week 6 against the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, October 13 at 4:05 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos’ defender receives $14,069 fine for poking player in eye

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-colin-cowherd-bonkers-pick-brock-purdy-bo-nix');   ga('set', 'title', 'Colin Cowherd makes bonkers pick between Brock Purdy, Bo Nix');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-news-Colin-Cowherd-makes-bonkers-pick-between-Brock-Purdy-Bo-Nix.jpg"></figure><h1>Colin Cowherd makes bonkers pick between Brock Purdy, Bo Nix</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-11T14:55:43-07:00">October 11th, 2:55pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-11T14:55:43-07:00">October 11th, 2:55pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>In a rapid-fire segment during The Herd, Colin Cowherd compared San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy to many other quarterbacks around the league. After a few hit-or-miss hot takes, Cowherd chose Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix over Purdy for the <a href="https://x.com/TheHerd/status/1844804362381807782" rel="noopener">flimsiest reasons</a>.</p><p>“[Nix is] slightly [better than Purdy]. [Nix is] the more accurate thrower collegiately. He’s starting to settle in. He didn’t inherit Kittle and Deebo and Aiyuk and all these wonderful toys to play with. He’s basically got Courtland Sutton and cross your fingers. Bo Nix is on a heater. And like C.J. Stroud. He and Bo Nix have a responsibility to rebuild a team. They don’t get the luxury seeding on Day 1.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"He's a more accurate thrower collegiately… He didn't inherit all these Kittle, Deebo, Aiyuk and all these wonderful toys to play with."</p><p>— <a href="https://twitter.com/colincowherd?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ColinCowherd</a> picks Bo Nix over Brock Purdy <a href="https://t.co/qRblvbPGOi">pic.twitter.com/qRblvbPGOi</a></p><p>— Herd w/Colin Cowherd (@TheHerd) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheHerd/status/1844804362381807782?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 11, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Through five games, Bo Nix has 866 yards (173.2 ypg), three touchdowns, four interceptions, 119 rushing yards and three downs. His passer rating is 71.4, and his QB rating is 42.2. Through six games, Brock Purdy has 1,629 yards (271.5 ypg), nine touchdowns, four interceptions, and 127 rushing yards. His passer rating is 100.5, and his QB rating is 70.9.</p><h2><b>Broncos rookie Bo Nix still learning to be great</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-Bo-Nix-delivering-a-short-pass.jpg"><figcaption>© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The media’s insistence on comparing players and teams only diminishes one at the expense of another. Nix has played well, considering the hand he was dealt. The Broncos entered the season with extremely low expectations and have exceeded them as a team. The 49ers began the season with big expectations and haven’t met them as a team. Assigning blame in a team sport is an inexact science, and the inverse is true as well.</p><p>Did Bo Nix directly contribute to the Broncos’ defense forcing New York Jets quarterback Aaron Rodgers to throw three interceptions? Probably not. Or how about the Broncos 19 sacks (third-most)? Or Denver only allowing 271.2 yards per game (third-best)? The Broncos are also tied for second in points allowed per game (14.6).</p><p>To lessen Brock Purdy doesn’t make Bo Nix a better player.</p><p>Head coach Sean Payton is still ironing out the rough edges of Nix, according to his own <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-paytons-hilarious-ferris-bueller-viral-bo-nix">comparison to Ferris Bueller</a> when discussing their sideline tiff in last week’s game against the Las Vegas Raiders.</p><p>“Listen, there’s just a little ‘Ferris Bueller’ in this player that we gotta get rid of. I’m talking about Bo (Nix) and I love him to death. Sometimes, it’s my love language.”</p><p>When asked about the fight, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-paytons-hilarious-ferris-bueller-viral-bo-nix">Nix had his own version</a> of the story.</p><p>“He told me he loved me. I told him I loved him back.”</p><p>The Broncos host the Los Angeles Chargers in Week 6 on Sunday, October 13 at 4:05 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Colin Cowherd makes bonkers pick between Brock Purdy, Bo Nix

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-rumors-zach-wilson-labeled-logical-trade-candidate-deadline');   ga('set', 'title', 'NFL rumors: Zach Wilson labeled as ‘logical’ trade candidate before deadline');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Zach-Wilson-labeled-as-logical-trade-candidate-before-deadline.jpg"></figure><h1>NFL rumors: Zach Wilson labeled as ‘logical’ trade candidate before deadline</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-09T08:16:47-07:00">October 9th, 8:16am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-09T08:16:47-07:00">October 9th, 8:16am</time><address><a>Dan Fappiano</a>Dan Fappiano is a Connecticut based sports journalist and a graduate of both Tunxis Community College and Central Connecticut State University. Dan has spent time covering high school and professional sports in both the print and online medium. He hopes to see his beloved Chicago Bears win a Super Bowl someday.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After starting the season with a pair of losses, the Denver Broncos have now won three straight games. At the center of it all has been rookie quarterback Bo Nix.</p><p>While it was a shock selection at the NFL Draft, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-drops-emphatic-bo-nix-take-after-broncos-wild-win-over-jets">Broncos now appear to have their quarterback</a> of the present and future. Because of that, his backups in Jarrett Stidham and Zach Wilson are <a href="https://www.espn.com/nfl/insider/story/_/id/41680926/nfl-week-6-buzz-news-updates-fantasy-tips-predictions-questions" rel="noopener">now available for trade</a>, via Jeremy Fowler of ESPN.</p><p>Wilson is making just over $1 million in 2024 compared to Stidham’s near $4.5 million. If a team is in need of a quarterback prior to the deadline, they could look Denver’s way. If Wilson were to be traded, he would already be on his third NFL team.</p><p>However, a trade could be viewed as a good thing in his case. Sean Payton has admired Wilson’s play and given him his flowers when necessary. Still, he is still no higher than third on the depth chart. He would need a catastrophic wave of injuries or ineffectiveness to engorge Denver before seeing the field.</p><p>But if he was traded, that means another team sees this vision. Maybe not as an immediate starter, but they would at least have to believe Wilson has what it takes to return to the role. With Nix locked in, he would have a much greater opportunity outside the organization.</p><p>The Broncos would have to consider what they would get back. Zach Wilson is a memorable name but no organization has forgotten how he ended up in Denver. It’s not like the Broncos would bring back a draft haul.</p><p>Perhaps in that case, maybe the organization keeps him around and lets him develop under Nix. In that case, maybe Stidham is dealt away or the Broncos continue operating as a three-quarterback team.</p><p>Whatever the final conclusion may be, it seems likely that talks will at least take place. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-bo-nix-vs-packers">Payton and the Broncos have found their quarterback</a>. They could now turn their surplus at the position into a potential brighter future.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

NFL rumors: Zach Wilson labeled as ‘logical’ trade candidate before deadline

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-patrick-surtain-hilarious-riley-moss-image-big-game-raiders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II shares hilarious Riley Moss image after big game vs. Raiders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-news-Patrick-Surtain-II-shares-hilarious-Riley-Moss-image-after-big-game-vs-Raiders.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II shares hilarious Riley Moss image after big game vs. Raiders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-07T12:14:23-07:00">October 7th, 12:14pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-07T12:19:40-07:00">October 7th, 12:19pm</time><address><a>Derek Hryn</a>Derek Hryn is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints specializing in NFL and NCAA Football coverage. Derek was previously a fantasy football expert at DK and SB Nation, and he has been featured at FanSided, USA Today, NBC Sports, The New York Post, and others.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Aside from the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-players-hyped-throwback-jersey-debut">insane throwback theme of the Denver Broncos</a> on Sunday, the defense has been a major bright spot in the 2024-25 campaign. After shutting down the Las Vegas Raiders to earn their third victory of the season in Week 5, it appears that the NFL is starting to take notice. Broncos cornerback Patrick Surtain II had another elite performance, as the team earned the 34-18 win.</p><p>Surtain recorded two interceptions – one being an electrifying 100-yard return touchdown in the second quarter – and batted down two passes against Raiders quarterbacks Gardner Minshew and Aidan O’Connell. While Surtain finished as the game’s headliner, other members of the Broncos defense stepped up, holding their opponent under 20 points for the fourth-straight game.</p><p>Surtain is feeling great about the team win, and it’s clear that the two-time Pro Bowler is having some fun, celebrating the Victory Monday. He posted a photoshopped image of him and fellow corner Riley Moss, who also snagged an interception in Sunday’s contest.</p><p>If you don’t recognize the shot, it’s from the film “White Men Can’t Jump,” starring Wesley Snipes and Woody Harrelson.</p><p>Broncos fans are going to love <a href="https://x.com/PatSurtainll/status/1843323250761441789" rel="noopener">this homage</a> to the 1992 basketball classic.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="qme">🫣🫣 <a href="https://t.co/xHIIvUaE2g">pic.twitter.com/xHIIvUaE2g</a></p><p>— Patrick Surtain (@PatSurtainll) <a href="https://twitter.com/PatSurtainll/status/1843323250761441789?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 7, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Broncos defense has been pivotal to the team’s success. But on the other side, it was encouraging to see vast improvement <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-pays-tribute-john-elway-sick-throwback-jersey">from rookie quarterback Bo Nix</a>. In his third 200-plus-yard outing of the season, Nix completed 19-of-27 passes and two touchdowns, while also scoring his legs on a one-yard run in the fourth quarter to extend the Broncos’ lead to 17.</p><h2><b>Broncos defense continues to assert its dominance</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Riley-Moss.jpg"><figcaption>Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Broncos’ defensive unit, led by Surtain, is continuing to establish itself as one of the most impenetrable forces in the league. Moss was a third-round pick by the Broncos in 2023, and after showing up huge in the Broncos’ AFC West melee in Week 5, he’ll look to keep building on his recent success and potentially become Denver’s No. 2 shutdown corner next to Surtain.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos’ Patrick Surtain II shares hilarious Riley Moss image after big game vs. Raiders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nfl-news-jayden-daniels-bo-nix-caleb-williams-combine-feat-nfl-since-1987');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams combine for feat not seen since 1987');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Commanders-news-Jayden-Daniels-Bo-Nix-Caleb-Williams-combine-for-feat-not-seen-since-1987.jpg"></figure><h1>Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams combine for feat not seen since 1987</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T23:33:44-07:00">October 6th, 11:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T23:33:44-07:00">October 6th, 11:33pm</time><address><a>Brayden Haena</a>Brayden Haena is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. A die-hard San Francisco Giants fan and a football fanatic, Brayden further channels his baseball enthusiasm through his podcast, where he delves into the latest in sports with engaging commentary. He also serves as the Defensive Coordinator for Heritage High School. His commitment to sports journalism is evident in his diverse experiences with ContraCosta.news and his dedication to delivering compelling and insightful content.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The 2024 NFL season is witnessing an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/commanders-news-jayden-daniels-nfl-history-huge-first-half-vs-browns">extraordinary display of talent and poise</a> from rookie quarterbacks. Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, and Caleb Williams have combined for a truly exceptional early-season achievement, notching ten wins through the season’s first five weeks. This feat, the <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1843093543734165936" rel="noopener">second-most by rookie quarterbacks</a> during this period since the NFL merger in 1970, is a testament to their exceptional skills and the bright future they hold in the league.</p><p>Washington Commanders’ Jayden Daniels has been particularly impressive, securing four wins in the first five games of the season. This remarkable start places him alongside elite company, becoming only the third rookie quarterback since 1950 to start and win four of his team’s first five games.</p><p>He joins the ranks of Joe Ferguson, who accomplished this with Buffalo in 1973, and Dak Prescott, who did the same with Dallas in 2016. Daniels’ poise and effectiveness have quickly made him a standout player, demonstrating a level of maturity and readiness that belies his rookie status.</p><h2><b>Rookie Quarterbacks are taking the NFL by storm in 2024</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Jayden-Daniels-2.jpg"><figcaption>Peter Casey-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Over in Denver, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-blows-up-sean-payton-raiders">Broncos’ Bo Nix has also made significant waves</a>, contributing three wins to the rookie trio’s total. Nix’s ability to adapt and lead the Broncos has been a bright spot, signaling a promising future for the team as they navigate the post-Peyton Manning era with a new potential star quarterback.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bears-news-caleb-williams-dj-moore-torching-panthers-salt-wound">Caleb Williams of the Chicago Bears</a> has matched Nix’s three wins, adding his own historic touch. Williams has become the fourth rookie quarterback since 1950 to win each of his first three home starts without throwing a single interception in those games.</p><p>This feat places him in the company of quarterbacks like Matt Ryan (2008), Tua Tagovailoa (2020), and Russell Wilson (2012), highlighting his careful game management and effective playmaking skills.</p><p>The success of these young quarterbacks is not just a testament to their individual talents but also reflects well on their respective teams’ coaching staffs and supporting casts.</p><p>Developing a rookie quarterback into a successful starter in the NFL requires not only skill and intelligence from the player but also a conducive environment that fosters growth and confidence.</p><p>As the season progresses, the performances of Daniels, Nix, and Williams will be closely watched by fans and analysts alike. Their ability to maintain this high level of play will be critical as they continue to navigate the complexities of the NFL. Their early successes promise exciting careers ahead and perhaps a reshaping of their teams’ fortunes for years to come.</p><p>This trio of rookie quarterbacks has not only revived hopes for their respective franchises but also lit up the NFL landscape with their dynamic play and leadership. Their continued development will be one of the most intriguing storylines of the NFL season.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jayden Daniels, Bo Nix, Caleb Williams combine for feat not seen since 1987

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-super-bowl-champion-takes-issue-heated-sean-payton-bo-nix-moment');   ga('set', 'title', 'Super Bowl champion takes issue with Broncos’ heated Sean Payton-Bo Nix moment');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Broncos-news-Bo-Nix-delivers-sincere-explanation-of-how-he-handles-teammates-blunders.jpg"></figure><h1>Super Bowl champion takes issue with Broncos’ heated Sean Payton-Bo Nix moment</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T18:47:04-07:00">October 6th, 6:47pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T18:48:13-07:00">October 6th, 6:48pm</time><address><a>Daniel Donabedian</a>Daniel Donabedian is a beat reporter for ClutchPoints covering the Boston Celtics. He's also covered Villanova men's basketball and Big East basketball, building a strong reputation in the northeast.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Coming into the 2024-25 NFL season, the Denver Broncos weren’t receiving much attention. They play in a division dominated by the Kansas City Chiefs and don’t have high expectations given their unproven quarterback, rookie Bo Nix.</p><p>However, the Broncos have shocked the football world through five weeks. After starting 0-2, they’ve rattled off three consecutive wins and sit in second place in the AFC West. Two of their last three wins <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-overreactions-from-shocking-blowout-of-buccaneers">were upsets</a> over the heavily favored Tampa Bay Buccaneers and New York Jets. Last season, it took Denver eight weeks to garner three victories.</p><p>Nix, who went 12th overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, has upside, yet wasn’t considered by many to be the Broncos’ savior. Five other quarterbacks were selected ahead of him and the upcoming season was viewed as more of a rebuilding year. Nix appears to have the Broncos ahead of schedule, as he threw for 206 yards and accounted for three touchdowns during a 34-18 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.</p><p>His on-field success didn’t stop him from <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-blows-up-sean-payton-raiders">having a fiery conversation</a> with Broncos head coach Sean Payton.</p><p>After rookie receiver Troy Franklin dropped an easy deep ball in the end zone, the Broncos were forced to punt, leaving Nix frustrated and headed to the sidelines. He must’ve taken some of that anger out on his coach because he was seen yelling at Payton and getting in his face.</p><p>ESPN analyst and former Super Bowl champion Ryan Clark witnessed the heated exchange and <a href="https://x.com/Realrclark25/status/1843056191683096849" rel="noopener">found it ironic</a>.</p><p>“This looks a little different than it did last year with [Russell Wilson] doesn’t it? Guess Bo has earned that through all of his NFL experience though,” he posted on X.</p><h2><b>What exactly is Ryan Clark talking about?</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-Bo-Nix-at-the-line-vs.jpg"><figcaption>© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Although Clark’s tone can’t be heard, his comments were dripping in sarcasm. Nix is still in his first year in the NFL and has little experience compared to Russell Wilson, the Broncos starting quarterback for the majority of the last two seasons.</p><p>Despite Wilson’s status as a Super Bowl champion and nine-time Pro Bowler, his time in the Mile High City was a disaster. The future Hall of Famer went 11-19 with Denver and was benched for his final two games as a Bronco.</p><p>This benching was labeled as a financial move, yet it truly signaled the end of the Wilson era in Denver. Just two weeks before the quarterback change, Payton approached Wilson on the sidelines and berated him during a blowout loss to the Detroit Lions.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">The Broncos were called for offensive offsides, wiping out a TD on 4th-and-goal. </p><p>Sean Payton was livid at the officials… and Denver QB Russell Wilson. </p><p>"Well, there is a very animated discussion. I'd say it's a one-sided discussion with his quarterback." – Kevin Harlan <a href="https://t.co/k9KKcoSain">pic.twitter.com/k9KKcoSain</a></p><p>— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) <a href="https://twitter.com/awfulannouncing/status/1736229889148362832?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 17, 2023</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>While the incident was played down to the media, it’s clear that things, at best, were <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-russell-wilson-sean-payton-relationship-near-irreparable-says-former-nfl-mvp">rocky between Payton and Wilson</a>. In the offseason, Wilson was released, signing with the Pittsburgh Steelers shortly after.</p><p>The separate in-game arguments between coach and quarterback were quite different, which adds to Clark’s point about the hypocrisy of the situation. During the 2023-24 campaign, Payton was the initiator who stormed up to his veteran quarterback. This time, Nix started it while Payton had to stand there and listen to his rookie’s displeasure.</p><p>Regardless of the quarrel, Denver is 3-2 and in the mix for a playoff spot. If Nix can continue to improve while the Broncos’ defense remains strong, they might have a shot at ending their eight-year postseason drought.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Super Bowl champion takes issue with Broncos’ heated Sean Payton-Bo Nix moment

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-bo-nix-blows-up-sean-payton-raiders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bo Nix blows up at Sean Payton amid Raiders battle');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-news-Bo-Nix-blows-up-at-Sean-Payton-amid-Raiders-battle.jpg"></figure><h1>Bo Nix blows up at Sean Payton amid Raiders battle</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T16:41:31-07:00">October 6th, 4:41pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T17:15:28-07:00">October 6th, 5:15pm</time><address><a>Matt De Lima</a>Matt De Lima is an Associate Editor for NFL and college football at ClutchPoints. He has been covering sports for over 12 years at sites like Sports Illustrated, The Game Day, and countless others. Born and raised in California, he is a graduate of Virginia Tech and a diehard Hokies fan who now resides in southern Maryland.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Broncos rookie quarterback Bo Nix, sporting the team’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-players-hyped-throwback-jersey-debut">throwback Orange Crush jerseys</a>, <a href="https://x.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1843054812390461814" rel="noopener">got into it on the sidelines</a> with head coach Sean Payton. Denver’s offense had just stalled out on a drive following an interception. Payton opted to punt it from the Raiders’ 45-yard line on fourth-and-three rather than go for it. After that decision, the broadcast cut to the sideline where Nix and Payton were both very animated and going back-and-forth with each other.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Bo Nix and Sean Payton exchanging some fiery words on the sideline. <a href="https://t.co/84C3gSjrA8">pic.twitter.com/84C3gSjrA8</a></p><p>— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) <a href="https://twitter.com/MySportsUpdate/status/1843054812390461814?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Ultimately, the Broncos’ defense held and forced the Raiders to punt from deep within their territory. Denver got the ball back at the start of the fourth quarter at own 42. On an eight-play, 58-yard drive, Nix scored from the one, giving the Broncos a 27-10 lead.</p><p>After the game, Nix explained <a href="https://x.com/NickKosmider/status/1843078246344315368" rel="noopener">what they were fighting about</a>, via The Athletic’s Nick Kosmider.</p><p>“He told me he loved me. I told him I loved him back.”</p><p>Nix and the Broncos pulled out the win regardless, winning against the Raiders, 34-18.</p><h2><b>Broncos rebounding from 0-2 start with three straight wins</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-Bo-Nix-at-the-line-vs.jpg"><figcaption>© Ron Chenoy-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Denver’s defense has taken over their last three games, only allowing about 11 points per game. Wins over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, New York Jets and Raiders gives Denver the second-best record in the AFC West.</p><p>The offense had to show up after nearly disappearing in Week 4 during a 10-9 win over the Jets.</p><p>After that game, Nix felt like his team did enough.</p><p>“Usually these weather games turn into run-the-football games, and that’s what we did in the second half,” Nix said. “It worked in our favor and we didn’t turn the ball over.”</p><p>In that game, Nix threw his first career touchdown pass, an eight-yarder to Courtland Sutton. Nix added two more in Week 5</p><p>“It was huge to go on the road and get two tough wins (vs. Bucs and Jets) against two tough defenses and two tough offenses,” Nix said. ”You can’t say enough about our defense on this winning stretch.”</p><p>The Broncos will once again have to prove themselves against an AFC West foe next week. Denver hosts the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday, October 13, at 4:05 p.m. EST.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bo Nix blows up at Sean Payton amid Raiders battle

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-bo-nix-pays-tribute-john-elway-sick-throwback-jersey');   ga('set', 'title', 'Bo Nix pays tribute to John Elway with sick throwback Broncos jersey');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-new-Bo-Nix-pays-tribute-to-John-Elway-with-sick-throwback-jersey.jpg"></figure><h1>Bo Nix pays tribute to John Elway with sick throwback Broncos jersey</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T12:01:59-07:00">October 6th, 12:01pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T12:02:32-07:00">October 6th, 12:02pm</time><address><a>Benjamin Adducchio</a>Benjamin Adducchio is a journalist and writer with more than a decade of experience in covering sports news. Ben is a passionate sports fan who loves college football, basketball, and the New York Yankees.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix is paying tribute to <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-denver-legend-john-elway-reacts-bo-nix-being-named-starter">the best quarterback</a> that franchise ever had. Bo Nix wore a throwback John Elway jersey on Sunday, <a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1842966346176565299" rel="noopener">showing it off</a> during his walk into the stadium.</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Respect. 🤝 <a href="https://t.co/RK2XoGZrhV">pic.twitter.com/RK2XoGZrhV</a></p><p>— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) <a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1842966346176565299?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 6, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Elway donned the Broncos jersey during his years with the team from 1983-1998. The retired gunslinger won two Super Bowl championships in Denver. Following his retirement, Elway remained close to the team and moved into a front office role as general manager/executive vice president of football operations, as well as a consultant.</p><p>Nix is hoping to replicate Elway’s success as a player. The young quarterback Nix is having<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-first-career-td-historically-inept-half"> a slow start</a> to the 2024 season, with just one touchdown pass to four interceptions. He has 660 passing yards on the year.</p><p>The Broncos play the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday.</p><h2>Broncos look to return to greatness they saw in the days of John Elway</h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bo-Nix-run-Broncos-Jets.jpg"><figcaption>Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Denver is not having a great season, as the team is 2-2 on the year. The good news for Denver though is that the team has won <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/why-jets-fans-should-be-worried-about-aaron-rodgers-dud-vs-broncos">two games in a row</a>, heading into Sunday’s meeting with the Raiders. One of the two victories was a powerful 26-7 win over Tampa Bay.</p><p>Nix is looking uncomfortable too much so far this year. The rookie quarterback needs to find some confidence and that may lead to more victories. A sit-down discussion with Elway could also perhaps help the young quarterback. This season, Nix has a completion percentage of 60 percent. His passing numbers though are underwhelming, as he has four times as many interceptions as passing touchdowns. He’s been sacked four times.</p><p>Nix had success in college, playing for Auburn and Oregon. The quarterback was the Pac-12 Offensive Player of the Year in 2023 with the Ducks. He can become as good as Elway in the NFL, but he has a long way to go. When Elway left the league in 1998, he had two Super Bowl titles, as well as a Super Bowl MVP award and a NFL MVP Award.</p><p>The Broncos and Raiders kick off at 4:05 Eastern Sunday. Las Vegas enters the game with a 2-2 record.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Bo Nix pays tribute to John Elway with sick throwback Broncos jersey

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-players-hyped-throwback-jersey-debut');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos players hyped ahead of throwback jersey debut');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Broncos-news-Denver-players-hyped-ahead-of-throwback-jersey-debut.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos players hyped ahead of throwback jersey debut</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-06T06:57:30-07:00">October 6th, 6:57am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-06T06:58:02-07:00">October 6th, 6:58am</time><address><a>Rachel Strand</a>Rachel Strand is a credentialed beat reporter covering the Denver Nuggets and Denver Broncos for ClutchPoints. She is also the creator of DailyDenverBroncos and a podcast host for Mile High Report.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Broncos are set to pay homage to their storied past on Sunday by donning a throwback uniform. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-unveil-new-uniforms-featuring-9-different-combinations">The jerseys,</a> inspired by the 1977 Broncos team, feature a bright orange and blue color scheme and the iconic D logo on the helmet. The throwback jerseys also serve as a tribute to the legendary Orange Crush defense, a unit that dominated the league for many years.</p><h2><b>Denver Broncos to debut classic jerseys Sunday</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/nu0qtbnprjdv9jxo8ga0.jpg"><figcaption>Ben Swanson – Denver Broncos</figcaption></figure><p>When the jerseys were first unveiled, the fan response was <a href="https://x.com/Broncos/status/1841885172498616653" rel="noopener">overwhelmingly positive.</a> The jerseys were so well-received that fans even called for the throwback jerseys to be made into permanent ones.</p><p>“Y’all seen them bad boys. Them joints sweet. I’m looking forward to Sunday and putting the threads on,” said Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton. “The helmets already look, they’re some good eye candy for sure.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Can't wait to see these on the field this Sunday. 🔥<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/LVvsDEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#LVvsDEN</a> x <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/ThrowbackTo77?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#ThrowbackTo77</a> <a href="https://t.co/ZsOI2gXxMp">pic.twitter.com/ZsOI2gXxMp</a></p><p>— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) <a href="https://twitter.com/Broncos/status/1842233467922190422?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 4, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>The Broncos chose to debut their throwback jerseys against the franchise’s most bitter rival: the Las Vegas Raiders. These jerseys add a layer of nostalgia to the already intense rivalry between the Broncos and Raiders. With the jerseys being a staple of the series for decades, it makes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/raiders-vs-broncos-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024">Sunday’s matchup</a> even more special.</p><p>“Looking forward to wearing them, even more exciting and making the moment more by going out there and getting a divisional win,” Sutton continued. “That is gonna make it an even more special moment. Bringing the throwbacks back but getting a divisional win in them at home, that moment would be very satisfying.”</p><p>This isn’t the first time the Broncos have worn new jerseys this season. During the offseason, the Broncos completely <a href="https://www.denverbroncos.com/news/we-get-to-bring-back-the-old-history-of-this-organization-broncos-excited-to-wear-1977-inspired-throwback-uniforms-in-week-5" rel="noopener">revamped their main uniforms</a> for the first time since the late ’90s. Ironically, the fan reaction to the new main uniforms was tepid at best. Thankfully the throwback jerseys seemed to be the saving grace.</p><p>“They tight, they dope, they’re my favorite uniform combos for sure,” said cornerback Pat Surtain II. “It sucks we can only wear them twice a year, I wish we could wear them more times. I’ll come out swaggy this week, put something together for sure.”</p><p>During the game on Sunday, the Broncos will continue to honor the Orange Crush defense by inducting Steve Foley and Riley Odoms into the Ring of Fame. They will also honor Randy Gradishar for his recent induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame.</p><p>“I think anytime you can pay tribute to former teams that have come before you, I think it’s really important and it’s fun to wear throwbacks,” Surtain continued. “It’s a neat thing teams can do and ours are pretty cool.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos players hyped ahead of throwback jersey debut

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He is a longtime podcaster and even longer suffering NY Jets fan.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Denver Broncos pulled off a 10-9 victory against the New York Jets in Week 4 despite a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-makes-history-vs-jets">historically bad first-half performance</a> from quarterback Bo Nix. The Broncos’ signal caller went just 7/15 for -7 passing yards in the first half of last Sunday’s matchup in New York and became just the fourth quarterback to finish a half with negative yardage since 2000.</p><p>While Denver improved to 2-2 on the season with the win, the team lost running back <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-tyler-badie-scary-medical-incident">Tyler Badie to a frightening medical incident</a> that required the Broncos’ staff to strap him to a spinal board and cart him to the locker room. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-tyler-badie-encouraging-update-scary-incident">Badie and Denver got a positive update</a> indicating that the injury isn’t as bad as it appeared, the young rusher won’t immediately return to the field.</p><p>On Saturday the Broncos announced <a href="https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/1842686379035091150" rel="noopener">they were moving</a> Badie to the injured reserve and bringing linebacker Levelle Bailey up from the practice squad for the team’s Week 5 clash with the Las Vegas Raiders, according to NFL insider Adam Schefter on X.</p><h2><b>The Broncos placed RB Tyler Badie on IR after Week 4 back injury</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Tyler-Badie.jpg"><figcaption>Kim Klement Neitzel-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Denver <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-2-roster-moves-before-week-4-game">elevated Bailey to the active roster</a> for last week’s game against the Jets. It was the 23-year-old defender’s NFL debut. He’ll get another opportunity to impress the Broncos’ coaching staff against the Raiders on Sunday. Bailey has now been called up to the active roster twice in 2024. Teams are limited to elevating practice squad members three times in a season.</p><p>With the move to injured reserve, Badie must sit out a minimum of four games. The 24-year-old RB was selected in the sixth round of the 2022 draft by the Baltimore Ravens. The Broncos signed him off the Ravens’ practice squad. He made his NFL debut in the last game of the 2022 season, scoring on a 24-yard touchdown pass.</p><p>Badie was called up from Denver’s practice squad in Week 2 of the 2024 season and then again in Week 3 before he was officially signed to the active roster. He has 11 rushing attempts for 86 yards in three games this year. Badie added three receptions for -2 yards. In his absence the Broncos will rely on starting running back Javonte Williams and backup Jaleel McLaughlin to carry the load.</p><p>The Broncos will take on the 2-2 Raiders in Denver on Sunday. After four games, the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-called-out-for-coaching-in-the-past">Sean Payton-led offense</a> ranks 21st in rushing with 106.3 yards per game and 27th in passing, with Bo Nix averaging 159.8 yards per game.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos make crucial injury moves before Raiders clash

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/terrell-davis-gets-real-broncos-playoff-chances-javonte-williams-post-acl-injury');   ga('set', 'title', 'Terrell Davis gets real on Broncos’ playoff chances and Javonte Williams post-ACL injury');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Terrell-Davis-gets-real-on-Broncos-playoff-chances-and-Javonte-Williams-post-ACL-injury.jpg"></figure><h1>Terrell Davis gets real on Broncos’ playoff chances and Javonte Williams post-ACL injury</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-05T12:43:17-07:00">October 5th, 12:43pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-05T12:44:11-07:00">October 5th, 12:44pm</time><address><a>DJ Siddiqi</a>DJ Siddiqi is a features writer for ClutchPoints, with over 13 years of experience covering the NFL, NBA, and NCAA Football. Siddiqi has bylines at Forbes, CBS Sports, Bleacher Report, and Heavy.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Denver Broncos great Terrell Davis is optimistic about his fellow running back Javonte Williams.</p><p>The fourth-year running back is coming <a href="https://nypost.com/2024/09/30/sports/heroes-zeros-from-jets-week-4-loss-to-broncos/" rel="noopener">off his best game of the season</a> after rushing for 77 yards on 16 carries (4.8 yards per carry) in the Broncos’ win over the New York Jets in Week 4. Williams has had difficulty recapturing the form that made him an aggressive runner prior to his ACL and LCL tears during the 2022 season. Davis dealt with his own serious injury during the 1999 season after he won the MVP in 1998 following a 2,008-yard campaign. While Davis would return during the 2000 and 2001 seasons — he appeared in 13 games — he wasn’t the same running back that he was when he led the Broncos to back-to-back Super Bowl wins.</p><p>Davis compares Williams’ return from his injury as similar to what he had to deal with when he returned during the 2000 season from his own ACL and MCL tear.</p><p>“He’s at where I was,” Davis says in a one-on-one interview with ClutchPoints. “He is where I was, where I look good, but I was never who I was initially. And I used to have this struggle with me knee, where my brain — I can think about doing something — but I just had a slight delay in power, how it would foster, it was not clear on how I can run.”</p><p>Davis says that Williams’ performance against the Jets gives him hope that the 24-year-old running back is recapturing the form that he displayed prior to his injury.</p><p>“I was running based on thinking,” Davis says of his own experience returning from injury. “And then with doing that, it’s hard to be effective. The last game (against the Jets), I saw glimpses of Javonte. I saw the old guy come back, I saw his legs look more lively. He was running through tackles.</p><p>It’s in there. I think he was still getting better from that knee injury. Years later, you look back and say, ‘I was healthy two years ago. But then you’re like, no, I wasn’t — now I’m really healthy.’ I think that’s where he’s going.”</p><p>Prior to his injury, Williams had averaged 4.4 yards per carry. Since his injury, the 5-foot-10, 220-pound running back has averaged just 3.5 yards per carry. His outing against the Jets marked his most rushing yards in 12 games and his highest yards per carry in 14 games.</p><p>Meanwhile, <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-sean-payton-drops-emphatic-bo-nix-take-after-broncos-wild-win-over-jets">the Broncos are off to a 2-2 start.</a> The team has big divisional matchups with the Las Vegas Raiders and Los Angeles Chargers in the coming weeks — both winnable games. However, Denver has had difficult defeating the Raiders in recent years, losing eight consecutive games against their hated rivals.</p><p>While the Broncos are in fair shape entering Week 5 — Davis expected them to be 1-3 — <a href="https://rg.org/news/football/denver-broncos-great-terrell-davis-gives-his-blunt-take-on-bo-nix-and-whether-or-not-theyre-a-playoff-team" rel="noopener">he’s hesitant to call this a playoff team</a> considering their struggles on offense. The offensive unit ranks 28th in the league while the defensive unit ranks third.</p><p>“I will say this — if their offense was putting up consistently 20-to-24 points per game, I would say yes (that they’re a playoff team).,” says Davis. “Where I’m concerned is, is that they don’t score points. They have one of the top defenses. If their defense plays the way they’ve been playing and their offense puts up points in the 20’s, then I would say yeah, absolutely.”</p><p>Davis — <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/djsiddiqi/2024/10/04/georgia-bulldogs-great-terrell-davis--reacts-to-the-teams-first-loss-and-gives-his-financial-advice-in-the-nil-era/" rel="noopener">who is speaking on behalf of his partnership with Wells Fargo</a> — is teaming up with the bank regarding financial education for student athletes. The University of Georgia alum has taken current Georgia Bulldogs running back Rod Robinson II under his wing as a mentor and will have a content series regarding financial education during the NIL era that is currently being released on social channels.</p><p>“It’s really helping them maximize their own retention in their college years, managing their finances and really avoiding the big bills,” says Davis.</p><p>“I’ve been mentoring Rod for a number of years. We have a content series that has already been released on social channels. This is about trying to navigate and empowerment conversations about finances.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Terrell Davis gets real on Broncos’ playoff chances and Javonte Williams post-ACL injury

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/raiders-vs-broncos-prediction-odds-pick-for-nfl-week-5-2024');   ga('set', 'title', 'Raiders vs. Broncos prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 5');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/Raiders-vs.-Broncos-prediction-odds-pick-for-NFL-Week-5.jpg"></figure><h1>Raiders vs. Broncos prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 5</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-10-03T12:00:07-07:00">October 3rd, 12:00pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-10-03T12:00:07-07:00">October 3rd, 12:00pm</time><address><a>Cameron Zunkel</a>Cameron Zunkel is a former college athlete for the University of Illinois, Springfield. During that time, he earned his masters degree in Communication. After graduating in 2022, Cameron signed to play independent professional baseball with the Joliet Slammers, but his time was cut short due to injury. Nonetheless, his love for baseball and all sports never faded.Cameron loves the sports media and sports journalism side of things and does some light writing for a Chicago Cubs blog, as well. To go along with that, he loves sports betting and fantasy sports. He also loves digging on the research and creating content for both sports betting and fantasy sports!</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Betting</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Las Vegas Raiders head to the Mile High City to take on the Denver Broncos on Sunday afternoon. Below we will continue our NFL odds <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/betting" rel="noopener">series</a> as we hand out a Raiders-Broncos prediction and pick. We will also let you know how to watch the game.</p><figure><img src="https://a.impactradius-go.com/display-ad/3065-2113640"></figure><figure><img src="https://paramountplus.qflm.net/i/492408/2113640/3065"></figure><p><i><b>Here are the <a href="https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nfl" rel="noopener">NFL odds</a>, courtesy of FanDuel. </b></i></p><h2><b>NFL Odds: Raiders-Broncos Odds</b></h2><p>Las Vegas Raiders: +2.5 (-102)</p><p>Moneyline: +126</p><p>Denver Broncos: -2.5 (-120)</p><p>Moneyline: -148</p><p>Over: 35.5 (-115)</p><p>Under: 35.5 (-105)</p><h2><b>How to Watch Raiders vs. Broncos</b></h2><p>Time: 4:05 PM ET/1:05 PM PT</p><p>TV: FOX</p><p><i><b>Stream: fuboTV (<a href="https://www.fubo.tv/lp/football/?irad=356362&amp;irmp=492408" rel="noopener">Free Trial</a>)</b></i></p><h2><b>Why The Raiders Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>The Raiders need to match the Broncos on defense. Luckily, the Broncos are not a good offensive team. They have scored the fifth-fewest points per game, and they have gained the sixth-fewest yards in the NFL. Bo Nix has also completed just 60.1 percent of his passes, which is the third-lowest among quarterbacks with more than two games played. The Raiders do not need to be at their best to shut down Denver; they just have to be average. If they can be average on defense, they will hold the Broncos down enough to possibly outscore them.</p><p>Another thing the Broncos struggle with is turnovers. Denver has a -2 turnover differential on the season. Nix has thrown four interceptions, and they have fumbled three times as a team. Their seven turnovers are the third-most in the NFL. Las Vegas does not have a lot of takeaways, but they should be able to force one or two in this game. If they can win the turnover battle, the Raiders will win this game.</p><h2><b>Why The Broncos Could Cover The Spread/Win</b></h2><p>Denver is 2-2, but it is not necessarily thanks to their offensive play. Denver has been lights out on defense, though. They are allowing the second-lowest yards per game, third-lowest pass yards, 12th-lowest rush yards, and third-fewest points. The Broncos get the job done on the defensive side of the ball, and that needs to continue in this game. In fact, the Broncos have allowed over 13 points just one time this season.</p><p>Denver puts a lot of pressure on the quarterback. They have 16 sacks on the season, which is second in the NFL. Because of this, the Broncos have allowed just three touchdowns through the air this season. Las Vegas has allowed the fifth-most sacks this season, so they do struggle. With the Raiders being without Devonte Adams, they do not have many weapons on offense. The Broncos should not have any problems forcing Gardner Minshew into a few mistakes and winning this game.</p><p>On offense, the Broncos are not great. Bo Nix has passed for the fewest touchdowns, and not a whole bunch of yards. However, Nix does not get sacked. He has been sacked just four times this season, and the Raiders are not a team that gets a lot of sacks. Expect Nix to have a lot of time to pass in this game. He has the arm talent, he just needs to complete the throws. With the time in the pocket, Nix should be able to have a decent game, and possibly the Broncos to a win.</p><h2><b>Final Raiders-Broncos Prediction &amp; Pick</b></h2><p>This is going to be low scoring, so it is not a surprise that the over/under is so low. Because it is so low, I am going to stay away from it. The fact that there will not be many points makes this game hard to call. Denver has the better defense, but the Raiders could win this game with just 17 points. With that said, I am going to take the Raiders to win. They have scored at least 20 points in three of their four games, and I think that will be enough to win.</p><p><b>Final Raiders-Broncos Prediction &amp; Pick: Raiders ML (+126)</b></p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Raiders vs. Broncos prediction, odds, pick for NFL Week 5

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-tyler-badie-encouraging-update-scary-incident');   ga('set', 'title', 'Broncos’ Tyler Badie gets encouraging update after scary medical incident vs. Jets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Tyler-Badie-gets-encouraging-update-after-scary-medical-incident-vs.-Jets.jpg"></figure><h1>Broncos’ Tyler Badie gets encouraging update after scary medical incident vs. Jets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-30T09:37:14-07:00">September 30th, 9:37am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-30T09:37:14-07:00">September 30th, 9:37am</time><address><a>Troy Finnegan</a>Troy Finnegan is an Associate Editor at ClutchPoints. He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>During the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-robert-saleh-brutally-honest-loss-broncos">Denver Broncos’ 10-9 win over the New York Jets</a> on Sunday, Broncos running back Tyler Badie suffered a scary injury. After a fumble, Badie went over to the sideline before being strapped to a backboard and wheeled off the field in a very grim scene. The Broncos said that <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-tyler-badie-scary-medical-incident">Badie had suffered a back injury</a> and quickly ruled him out for the rest of the game.</p><p>On Monday, Badie’s injury got a <a href="https://x.com/RapSheet/status/1840774721345876181" rel="noopener">very positive update</a>, courtesy of NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport.</p><p>“Broncos promising young RB Tyler Badie, who left yesterday’s game on a backboard, has full movement of his arms and legs and is back in Denver with the team, sources say,” Rapoport reported on X, formerly Twitter. “Very positive. He did suffer a back injury that may land him on IR, but there is a chance he can be back.”</p><p>Badie did not travel back to Denver with the team after the game, and instead stayed in New York while he was being evaluated. However, <a href="https://x.com/BKDenverSports/status/1840595962101633284" rel="noopener">he did make it back</a> to Denver on a commercial flight that night, per Brandon Krisztal of KOA Colorado.</p><p>“Broncos RB Tyler Badie flew home on the same commercial flight I happened to be on, accompanied by a member of the Broncos medical staff,” Krisztal posted on X. “Obviously a good sign, that after he was examined at a NY area hospital, he was able to fly home just behind his team.”</p><p>Badie had come on strong in recent weeks, rushing for 70 yards on nine carries in the Broncos’ win over the Tampa Buccaneers in Week 3. Denver will now have to rely solely on Javonte Williams and Jaleel McLaughlin in the running back room, while allowing Bo Nix to use his legs in the ground game to take some pressure off of the backs.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Broncos’ Tyler Badie gets encouraging update after scary medical incident vs. Jets

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/jets-aaron-rodgers-calls-for-accountability-after-robert-salehs-comments');   ga('set', 'title', 'Jets’ Aaron Rodgers calls for accountability after Robert Saleh’s comments');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Aaron-Rodgers-calls-for-accountability-after-Robert-Salehs-comments.jpg?w=1024"></figure><h1>Jets’ Aaron Rodgers calls for accountability after Robert Saleh’s comments</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T18:36:57-07:00">September 29th, 6:36pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T18:36:57-07:00">September 29th, 6:36pm</time><address><a href="https://linktr.ee/jordan.llanes">Jordan Llanes</a>Jordan Llanes is a sports writer and reporter based in Florida. In addition to ClutchPoints, he writes for a few other publications covering the NFL, college sports and Tottenham Hotspur. When he's not writing, Jordan enjoys spending time with his fiancée, cats, family and friends, as well as catching the latest TV shows and movies, and traveling.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The New York Jets were heavily favored to win Sunday’s matchup against the Denver Broncos, but they ultimately came up short. The Jets lost 10-9, and it was an afternoon to forget for most of the team. That includes <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-admits-what-sucked-after-getting-banged-up-vs-broncos">quarterback Aaron Rodgers,</a> who went 24 of 42 for 225 yards. After the game, Rodgers spoke to reporters <a href="https://x.com/OptimisticJets/status/1840500016244576587" rel="noopener">on a few topics,</a> including comments made by his head coach, Robert Saleh.</p><p>“Aaron Rodgers seems to get annoyed when asked about Robert Saleh’s comments about dialing back the cadence on offense,” reported OptimisticJets on X, formerly Twitter. “‘That’s one way to do it. The other way is to hold them accountable.'”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">Aaron Rodgers seems to get annoyed when asked about Robert Saleh’s comments about dialing back the cadence on offense. “That’s one way to do it. The other way is to hold them accountable.” 😳<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Jets?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Jets</a> <a href="https://t.co/PUbM2WvCsK">pic.twitter.com/PUbM2WvCsK</a></p><p>— Optimistic Jets (@OptimisticJets) <a href="https://twitter.com/OptimisticJets/status/1840500016244576587?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 29, 2024</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Today’s offensive performance was abysmal, which is not typical for <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-image-goes-viral-loss-broncos">a Rodgers-led attack.</a> Yet, in each of their four games, they haven’t scored more than 24 points. The schedule doesn’t get any easier moving forward either, as they don’t get the usual post-London game bye after their Week 5 matchup against the Minnesota Vikings abroad. They will face the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football after their English adventure, and they also play the Houston Texans and Pittsburgh Steelers before their Week 10 bye. The schedule won’t get easier for Rodgers and company, so they need to figure out their issues, and soon.</p><h2><b>Make or break season for Aaron Rodgers, Jets</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Jets-QB-Aaron-Rodgers.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: © Chris Pedota, NorthJersey.com / USA TODAY NETWORK via Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-zach-wilson-moment-broncos-game">If Rodgers and the Jets</a> fail, then a lot of jobs will be on the line. Most notably Rodgers, Saleh and GM Joe Douglas. Also, offensive coordinator Nathaniel Hackett. Now in his second year with the Jets, the 40-year-old signal caller is hoping to have a better New York tenure than Brett Favre, his predecessor with the Green Bay Packers.</p><p>So far, it really hasn’t been better. At least Favre gave the cohabitants of MetLife Stadium one full season. Rodgers hasn’t even done that yet, missing all but four plays for his first season with the team in 2023. He’s also brought a fair amount of off the field controversy to the organization, something the Packers had to deal with during his last few seasons in Wisconsin.</p><p>All in all, if Rodgers and Hackett can’t deliver on offense, then team owner Woody Johnson will likely clean house. It would be another frustrating event for Jets fans, as they’ve been waiting to win the franchise’s second Lombardi Trophy since their victory in Super Bowl III. If he can’t make it work in Gotham, will any other team <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/bills-news-josh-allen-patrick-mahomes-aaron-rodgers-comparison-ravens-coach">give Rodgers a shot</a> at leading their franchise? That remains to be seen.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Jets’ Aaron Rodgers calls for accountability after Robert Saleh’s comments

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/broncos-news-sean-payton-drops-emphatic-bo-nix-take-after-broncos-wild-win-over-jets');   ga('set', 'title', 'Sean Payton drops emphatic Bo Nix take after Broncos’ wild win over Jets');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Sean-Payton-drops-emphatic-Bo-Nix-take-after-wild-win-over-Jets.jpg"><figcaption>9/29/24</figcaption></figure><h1>Sean Payton drops emphatic Bo Nix take after Broncos’ wild win over Jets</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2024-09-29T14:46:40-07:00">September 29th, 2:46pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2024-09-29T14:46:40-07:00">September 29th, 2:46pm</time><address><a>Steve Silverman</a>Steve Silverman has been covering the NFL for more than 35 years, and his writing has appeared in ESPN Magazine, Bleacher Report, CBS Sports, Pro Football Weekly, and Forbes.com. He has written 10 books, including "Who's Better, Who's Best in the NFL." He has won multiple awards from the Pro Football Writers of America.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-first-career-td-historically-inept-half">Denver Broncos</a> evened their record at 2-2 as they outlasted the New York Jets 10-9 at MetLife Stadium, but the Week 4 game was not an endorsement of rookie quarterback Bo Nix and his abilities. The quarterback often looked confused throughout the game and he completed just 12 of 25 passes for a paltry total of 60 yards.</p><p>One of those completions was an 8-yard TD pass to Courtland Sutton in the third period, and that play turned out to be one of the key reasons that the Broncos were able to come away with the road victory. Head coach Sean Payton has been a huge backer of his rookie quarterback since the start of training camp and into the season. While he could not have been overly thrilled with Nix’s performance, he backed his quarterback publicly after the game.</p><p>Nix was able to buy time on the touchdown before he threw the ball to Sutton. The receiver had to leap to make the catch and he got both of his feet down inside the boundary for the score. It was the first TD pass of Nix’s career.</p><p>Payton said his quarterback played well and he never lost confidence in him, <a href="https://x.com/ZacStevensDNVR/status/1840491765411008663">per a report</a> from Broncos beat reporter Zac Stevens.</p><p>Nix had it especially tough in the first half of the game when he had minus-7 yards passing in the first 30 minutes.</p><h2><b>Broncos hang on as Jets miss late field goal</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/09/Bo-Nix-struggled-the-Broncos-Week-4-win-over-the-Jets.jpg"><figcaption>Mandatory Credit: Robert Deutsch-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>The Jets struggled on offense throughout the game and they could not get into the end zone at any point in the game. They had to settle for three Greg Zuerlein field goals.</p><p>The Jets had an opportunity to win the game when Zuerlein attempted a 50-yard field goal with 51 seconds left. The attempt was wide right and the Jets ended up having to absorb a home defeat.</p><p>New York had won its two previous games and the Jets were 8-point favorites over the Broncos.</p><p>The Sutton touchdown reception gave the Broncos a 7-6 lead, but Zuerlein gave the Jets back the advantage when he kicked a 40-yard field goal early in the fourth quarter.</p><p>The Broncos responded with an 8-play, 41-yard drive and placekicker Will Lutz gave the visitors the payoff when he connected on the game-winning 47-yard field goal.</p><p>Jets quarterback <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-image-goes-viral-loss-broncos">Aaron Rodgers</a> was clearly disappointed when Zuerlein’s late FG attempt was unsuccessful. He completed 24 of 42 passes for 225 yards. While he did not throw an interception, Rodgers was sacked 5 times for 41 yards in losses.</p><p>Defenses dominated for both teams. Safety P.J. Locke had 10 tackles and a sack for the Broncos and linebacker Cody Barton had 10 tackles to help out the Denver defensive effort.</p><p> </p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Sean Payton drops emphatic Bo Nix take after Broncos’ wild win over Jets

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He graduated from the University of Colorado Boulder in 2023 with a degree in journalism and minors in communications and sports media, as well as a critical sports studies certificate. He has had a passion for sports his entire life, and enjoys covering and writing about all sports.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">NFL</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-image-goes-viral-loss-broncos">New York Jets squandered multiple opportunities</a> to come away with a win on Sunday <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/jets-news-aaron-rodgers-zach-wilson-moment-broncos-game">against the Denver Broncos</a>. They had just about every type of mishap you could have offensively: red zone woes, miscommunications, fumbles, you name it.</p><p>The Jets still had a chance to win the game at the very end. Aaron Rodgers got the ball back with less than two minutes left and got his team in field goal range with a chance to win it. However, Greg Zuerlein pushed the 50-yard attempt wide right, and the Broncos squeaked out a win in a wet, sloppy game in New York.</p><p>After the game, Jets head coach Robert Saleh was <a href="https://x.com/ZackBlatt/status/1840489426528464986" rel="noopener">honest about the performance</a> of his offense, according to Zack Rosenblatt of The Athletic.</p><p>“It was sloppy,” Saleh said, per Rosenblatt. “They’re a good defense and we made it easier for them with a lack of execution.”</p><p>“We had a great week of prep,” Saleh later added. “Felt great energy pregame and even at halftime … the reality is it was going to be tough sledding no matter what because of the rain. What was disappointing was the self inflicted wounds.”</p><p>The Broncos defense had been playing very good football coming into this one and continued that on Sunday, but the Jets certainly did their part to make it easier on them. Wide receiver Garrett Wilson fumbled on the first series of the game, putting the Jets behind the 8-ball in terms of field position right from the jump, but the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/broncos-news-bo-nix-makes-history-vs-jets">Jets defense was able to stifle Bo Nix</a> and keep them in the game.</p><p>The Jets were then unable to get a first down for the next three series before a pass interference put them all the way down at the 1-yard line with 1st-and-goal. However they were stuffed three plays in a row, and then were called for a false start before fourth down and settled for a field goal.</p><p>With just under two minutes to go on 3rd-and-10, Rodgers and wide receiver Xavier Gipson weren’t on the same page on a pass outside the numbers, leading to an ugly incompletion that killed that drive.</p><p>Overall, the Jets were not sharp enough and missed too many opportunities to get a win against a team that is playing as well defensively as the Broncos. They will need to clean things up before they play the Vikings in Week 5.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

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