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Upon Further Review
1. Pass unreserved cranks up. After a non-descript commencement to the season, the Broncos’ walk unreserved got going against the New York Jets. The Broncos had 11 full disruptions (three sacks, 5 knockdowns and 3 pressures) successful Weeks 1-2, but a whopping 16 against the Jets (five sacks, 4 knockdowns and 7 pressures) of Jets QB Zach Wilson. The sacks came successful 2.75 (ILB Alexander Johnson), 4.82 (DE Shelby Harris), 3.26 (OLB Von Miller), 3.95 (OLB Malik Reed) and 3.03 seconds (Johnson). The Broncos rushed astatine slightest 5 players astatine Wilson connected 10 of his 40 drop-backs (25%) and helium was 4 of 10 for 37 yards against other rushers.
2. Stretching the field. Broncos QB Teddy Bridgewater was 4-of-8 passing connected attempts that traveled astatine slightest 16 “air” yards, but those completions accounted for 110 of his 235 yards. The plays were 28 yards to WR KJ Hamler and 27, 24 and 31 yards to WR Tim Patrick. A downfield effort negated by punishment was WR Courtland Sutton drafting a 19-yard walk interference punishment connected Jets CB Brandin Echols connected third-and-10; RB Melvin Gordon scored connected the adjacent play.
3. Moving Miller around. Minus OLB Bradley Chubb (ankle surgery), the Broncos shuttled Miller connected astatine slightest 5 snaps to spell against LT George Fant. Another chill wrinkle by manager Vic Fangio was utilizing Johnson arsenic a antiaircraft extremity (three-point stance) for a third-and-1 play successful the archetypal half. Johnson was a portion of the walk unreserved connected the play that gained six yards.
4. Penalty publication flipped. The Broncos flipped their punishment script, from defence successful Week 2 to discourtesy successful Week 3. The discourtesy had lone 2 penalties successful the archetypal 2 games, but was called for six against the Jets — 2 connected TE Noah Fant and 1 apiece connected LG Dalton Risner, RG Graham Glasgow, Sutton and Bridgewater. Risner’s punishment was for taunting S Marcus Maye aft Gordon’s touchdown. Risner told Fangio helium didn’t bash anything, but replays intelligibly showed him jawing toward Maye alternatively of, you know, celebrating with Gordon and Co., successful the extremity zone. The defence had nary penalties.
5. Few large rushes. Fangio wasn’t exaggerating erstwhile helium said the Jets’ defence sold retired to halt the run. The Broncos had 37 carries for 121 yards, but didn’t person an effort of longer than 14 yards. We booked the Broncos with 10 “bad” tally plays (gain of 1 oregon less yards) and 3 1/2 went to unblocked players. Risner and C Lloyd Cushenberry had 1 1/2 apiece and RT Bobby Massie one.
6. Strnad’s debut. ILB Justin Strnad made his archetypal NFL commencement successful spot of Josey Jewell (season-ending thorax injury). Strnad played 41 snaps and made 4 tackles. In antheral coverage, helium allowed 2 completions for 8 yards successful 4 targets.
Four Key Numbers
3,288 — Consecutive snaps streak for information Justin Simmons, dating backmost to Week 1 of 2018, that ended Sunday.
+50 — Point differential for Broncos successful Weeks 1-3, tied with Buffalo for champion successful NFL.
15.4% — Opponent’s third-down complaint this twelvemonth (2 of 13) erstwhile needing 8 oregon much yards against Broncos’ defense.
71,985 — Announced attendance for Broncos’ instrumentality to having afloat capableness astatine location games.
Talking Points
Playing clip review. Because of the blowout people and injuries, 20 players connected discourtesy and 22 players connected defence saw snaps. Leaders connected discourtesy were TE Noah Fant (58 of 67), WRs Courtland Sutton/Tim Patrick (51), RB Melvin Gordon (36) and RB Javonte Williams (27). S Justin Simmons, S Kareem Jackson, CB Pat Surtain II and CB Kyle Fuller played 50 of 54 snaps. Notables included OLB Malik Reed (45), ILB Justin Strnad (41) and OLB Von Miller (38).
No reddish portion plays, fewer points. Like the Jaguars successful Week 2, the Jets failed to participate the reddish zone, marking the archetypal clip the Broncos’ defence had nary reddish portion possessions successful consecutive games since astatine slightest 2000. The Broncos person allowed 26 points (six came connected peculiar teams), the third-lowest full successful franchise past for Games 1-3. The 2009 squad allowed 16 points during a 3-0 start, but finished 8-8 and the 1977 squad allowed 19 during a 3-0 commencement and reached the Super Bowl.
Scheme error. The Jets should re-consider which tailbacks they spot successful walk protection. Johnson’s archetypal sack was erstwhile RB Ty Johnson whiffed connected the blitzing linebacker, NT Mike Purcell got a unit to acceptable up DE Shelby Harris’ sack erstwhile the Jets asked RB Michael Carter to artifact Purcell and Johnson’s 2nd sack was erstwhile helium dusted Carter.
Quick Kicks
Two short-yardage play calls by the Jets were mysterious successful the 2nd half. Third-and-2 — bare backfield and walk break-up by ILB Alexander Johnson; fourth-and-1 — bare backfield and dropped walk by RB Ty Johnson. Just backmost sneak it. … The Broncos didn’t messiness astir risking a repetition of Jacksonville KR Jamal Agnew’s 102-yard touchdown successful Week 2. K Brandon McManus had 5 touchbacks successful six kickoffs; the lone instrumentality enactment the Jets astatine their 12-yard enactment due to the fact that of a penalty. McManus’ mean bent clip was 4.29 seconds. … OLB Von Miller and S Justin Simmons had the Broncos’ 2 missed tackles. … Booked for sacks allowed were LT Garett Bolles (2.25 seconds) and LG Dalton Risner (2.78 seconds).
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