3. Week 8: Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers, 29-10
If you want to know what this Denver Broncos team is capable of, just pop in the tape from this game, and you’ll see exactly what we’ve all been waiting for: An otherworldly defensive performance, complemented by efficient passing and a powerful running attack.
I don’t care who’s at quarterback. Whether it’s Peyton Manning, Brock Osweiler or Trevor Siemian, none of those guys are going to lead the Broncos to 42 points through the air, and they don’t need to. All the Broncos need to do is score one more point than their opponent, and that’s not that hard when you have the No. 1 defense in the NFL.
The issue all season has been that the Broncos offense has seemingly gone out of their way to gift points and possessions to the other team; whether that was through Manning’s turnovers or Osweiler’s ineptitude in second halves, it all amounted to the same thing.
But against the Packers, for one week, everything came together. More importantly, especially now, it came together under Peyton Manning’s guidance.
Despite everything he’s been through, Manning showed us that he’s capable of reigniting the flame, and if he could do it then, why can’t he do it now?
