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After winning their archetypal September crippled successful 3 years, a lopsided 27-13 triumph implicit the Giants, optimism is permeating successful Broncos Country.
What’s the feeling crossed the nationalist outlets? In general, Denver is regarded arsenic a middle-of-the-pack squad aft the triumph but immoderate of the highs are truly precocious (Sports Illustrated has them ranked No. 9) and the lows are truly debased (Sporting News has them astatine No. 26). But those opinions tin alteration if Teddy Bridgewater and Von Miller tin marque different connection successful Week 2.
Next up: Heading to Jacksonville to instrumentality connected No. 1 wide prime Trevor Lawrence and the Jaguars connected Sunday.
Here’s a look astatine however assorted nationalist experts rated the Broncos successful their powerfulness rankings entering Week 2:
Bleacher Report (No. 18) | Last week: No. 21
“Optimism regarding the new-look Giants lasted astir 3 full hours. Playing astatine location against a Denver squad nary 1 is penciling successful for a Super Bowl trip, the Giants were a messiness connected some sides of the ball.” See the afloat rankings.
CBS Sports (No. 13) | Last week: No. 17
“The defence is going to transportation this squad aboriginal successful the season, which we saw against the Giants. Now they get to look rookie backmost Trevor Lawrence for a accidental to spell 2-0,” Pete Prisco writes. See the afloat rankings.
ESPN (No. 20) | Last week: No. 26
“Williams played 33 snaps successful the regular-season opener — 50% of the offense’s total. As expected aft helium spent truthful overmuch clip with the starters successful grooming campy and preseason games, Williams was connected the tract successful each situations, downs and distances, arsenic helium finished with 14 of the Broncos’ 28 rushing attempts successful the game. While Melvin Gordon III popped the large tally — a 70-yard touchdown dash successful the 4th fourth — Williams volition proceed to get plentifulness of work, and arsenic his comfortableness level grows successful the offense, truthful volition his output,” Jeff Legwold writes. See the afloat rankings.
NFL.com (No. 16) | Last week: No. 22
“The Teddy Bridgewater epoch is disconnected to an highly promising start. The seasoned backmost looked assured and comfy successful his Denver debut, starring the Broncos to a 27-13 triumph implicit the Giants astatine the Meadowlands. Bridgewater led the Broncos connected 4 consecutive scoring drives crossed the 2nd and 3rd quarters, 3 of those possessions ending with touchdowns. Sunday delivered optimism for the discourtesy but besides uncertainty aft second-year wideout Jerry Jeudy went down with a high-ankle sprain that volition reportedly outgo him 4-to-6 weeks. With Courtland Sutton inactive moving his mode backmost from genu surgery, different Denver walk catchers indispensable measurement up,” Dan Hanzus writes. See the afloat rankings.
Sporting News (No. 26) | Last week: No. 28
“The Broncos kept it elemental with veterans to instrumentality down the Giants, with Teddy Bridgewater’s short-to-intermediate passing and Melvin Gordon’s reliable running. Also, conscionable however overmuch did they miss Von Miller and his walk rush?” Vinnie Iyer writes. See the afloat rankings.
Sports Illustrated (No. 9) | Last week: No. 18
“Yes, it was the Giants. But perceive maine out: Vic Fangio volition beryllium coaching a apical 5 defence astatine season’s end. This, combined with a manager who has developed a spot of an borderline with his backmost against the wall, and immoderate sound, ball-control shot from Teddy Bridgewater is the look for a heavy wildcard sleeper,” Conor Orr writes. See the afloat rankings.
USA Today (No. 15) | Last week: No. 18
“Their .683 winning percent successful Week 1 is the NFL’s champion since the 1970 merger, but it hasn’t helped them decorativeness a play supra .500 since 2016. But this squad looks unsafe (and classy, manager Vic Fangio wearing an FDNY chapeau connected the sideline Sunday),” Nate Davis writes. See the afloat rankings.
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