In perhaps the defining regular-season win of Sean Payton’s tenure in Denver, Bo Nix and the Broncos came all the way back from a 17-3 deficit in Philadelphia and drove the defending-champion Eagles into the turf for an improbable 21-17 victory. Here’s The Denver Post’s report card.
OFFENSE — B+
What a tale of two halves. And what a tale of two quarterbacks.
Bo Nix, through five games, has looked night-and-day as a thrower when he’s simply gone through his progressions with decisiveness. For much of the first half Sunday, he looked completely helpless against defensive coordinator Vic Fangio’s swarm.