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Atwater: Broncos could be ‘in the mix’ in the AFC

If you aren’t quite ready to admit to yourself that the Broncos have been fun to watch the last two weeks, then listen to Steve Atwater on Broncos Country Tonight because he never fails to bring the hype and change your perspective.

I promise.

Most of Broncos Country recognizes that Teddy Bridgewater didn’t and won’t become Peyton Manning or Tom Brady overnight. And he was never Patrick Mahomes or Lamar Jackson.

But he has proved the last two games that he does some things really well at quarterback - has a good sense of oncoming pressure, reads his progressions well, is patient with the ball, improvises without panicking - and those things are lifting this franchise up at a critical time.