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The longest active winning streaks in the league belong to the Eagles in the NFC and, in the AFC... the Denver Broncos (alien.top)

submitted 11 months ago by differential32@alien.top to c/nfl@nfl.community

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After starting the season 1-5, the Broncos have ripped off a five game win streak. Denver's last five opponents: GB, KC, Buffalo, Minnesota, and Cleveland yesterday. Wilson has thrown 8 TDs and 0 INTs over this streak.

How do you rate Denver through 11 games? They're currently out of the playoff picture, but there's a bit of a log jam behind Pittsburgh and Cleveland for the 7th seed. And they have a big game against a fellow 6-5 team at Houston next week.

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[–] SocialDistanceMedia@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I'm not surprised Russ would bounce back this year. I don't think he's quite as electric as he was in Seattle, but that's simply a result of him being older. He's playing sensible football. Maybe not at the expectations of that contract, but it's not like the Broncos will go bankrupt due to it.

[–] sfw_oceans@alien.top 1 points 11 months ago

I'm also not surprised he's bounced back. Last year was such an anomaly. Even in the moment, it was clear that Hackett was awful and set up the team to fail. What kinda surprised me is how Russ' game has evolved this season. He's more conservative, quick to take check-downs, and more confident working the middle of the field. It's as if Payton did a hard reboot and stripped his game down to the very basics.

What's scary about this Broncos team is that they have managed to rip off five wins against top teams while playing highly restrained offense. As the season goes on, I expect Payton will open up the playbook more, which means opposing defenses will have to adapt on the fly.