The Denver Broncos defense made Tennessee Titans rookie quarterback Cam Ward’s NFL debut a rough one to open up Week 1. Denver’s defense had sacked Ward six times, and hit him 12 times on the afternoon en route to a 20-12 win.
In this film review, I took a look at the six sacks the Broncos defense had on Ward, including how they utilized both man and zone coverage to take away some of his passing options, while playing in base, nickel, and dime personnel.
Jonah Elliss, Ja’Quan McMillian, Justin Strnad, Nik Bonitto, Jonathon Cooper, and Zach Allen all got after Ward and tight coverage from Patrick Surtain II, Talanoa Hufanga, Brandon Jones, McMillian, and rookie Jahdae Barron helped lead the defensive effort.