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Week 4 was unsmooth for the Broncos.
They got crushed by the Ravens, lost Teddy Bridgewater and past Baltimore continued its 100-yard rushing streak successful the game’s last play — thing Denver caput manager Vic Fangio fundamentally called cattle excrement.
On the agleam side, rookie moving backmost Javonte Williams had that unthinkable run, dragging fractional of the Ravens’ defence with him.
What’s next? Heading into Pittsburgh to take connected the 1-3 Steelers astatine 11 a.m. Sunday.
Here’s a look astatine however assorted nationalist experts rated the Broncos successful their powerfulness rankings entering Week 5:
Bleacher Report (No. 15) | Last week: No. 9
“It had to hap sooner oregon later. After games against 3 teams that were a combined 0-9 entering Week 4, the Denver Broncos would person to up the level of competition. That level-up came Sunday successful the signifier of the Baltimore Ravens–and it didn’t extremity well.” See the afloat rankings.
CBS Sports (No. 15) | Last week: No. 10
“The discourtesy was dreadful against the Ravens, particularly aft Teddy Bridgewater went down with a concussion. At 3-1, they inactive person to similar their accelerated start,” Pete Prisco writes. See the afloat rankings.
ESPN (No. 14) | Last week: No. 13
“Why it’s a surprise: On 1 manus it shouldn’t beryllium a surprise, arsenic it’s been rather immoderate clip since the Broncos peculiar teams’ units and consistency were paired together. But with the concern made successful adding much velocity to the roster successful the offseason, the Broncos person surrendered a 38-yard kickoff instrumentality successful the play opener and a 102-yard kickoff instrumentality for a TD successful Week 2, person been called for a taunting punishment aft downing a punt and surrendered a 42-yard punt instrumentality successful Week 4. In a 3-1 start, nary of those plays person outgo them. But if this squad truly wants to beryllium successful the playoff conversation, repairs request to beryllium made oregon those kinds of plays volition outgo them,” Jeff Legwold writes. See the afloat rankings.
NFL.com (No. 16) | Last week: No. 12
“Sunday’s showing against the Ravens is improbable to person doubters that Denver’s cleanable September was much astir who the Broncos are than who they played. They were incapable to halt Lamar Jackson done the air, and the discourtesy couldn’t get thing going successful a dispiriting 23-7 nonaccomplishment astatine Mile High. Teddy Bridgewater struggled to determination the discourtesy earlier exiting the crippled with a concussion; Drew Lock took implicit successful the 2nd fractional and was incapable to nutrient a azygous constituent arsenic Broncos fans jeered,” Dan Hanzus writes. See the afloat rankings.
Sporting News (No. 16) | Last week: No. 17
“The Broncos besides faced a beardown hostile but didn’t walk the trial due to the fact that of anemic offense, which got worse aft having to spell from Teddy Bridgewater to Drew Lock. Von Miller and the defence remained a beauteous beardown backbone, however,” Vinnie Iyer writes. See the afloat rankings.
Sports Illustrated (No. 16) | Last week: No. 12
“Teddy Bridgewater’s dependable seasoned enactment was a large crushed for the Broncos’ 3-0 start. But helium was deed often down a Denver violative enactment with 2 spot starters, and near the crippled with a concussion. Depending connected however Bridgewater’s betterment goes, Drew Lock could commencement adjacent week against the Steelers,” Jenny Vrentas writes. See the afloat rankings (subscription).
USA Today (No. 16) | Last week: No. 16
“Cupcake-laden September is over. October could beryllium cruel with OLB Bradley Chubb out, QB Teddy Bridgewater successful concussion protocol and overmuch tougher opponents coming down the pike,” Nate Davis writes. See the afloat rankings.
Yahoo Sports (No. 14) | Last week: No. 10
“It’s a spot troubling that the Broncos are truthful huffy astatine the Ravens for trying to get 100 yards rushing connected a meaningless play astatine the end. Why weren’t they that huffy astir getting blown retired for the archetypal 59:57 of that game? It’s a weird happening to beryllium that fired up about. It’s the benignant of things losing organizations attraction excessively overmuch about,” Frank Schwab writes. See the afloat rankings.
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