Broncos’ offense reveals potential in sensational outing vs. Cowboys

After a first-drive interception, quarterback Bo Nix responded by main landing drives on 4 of Denver’s subsequent 5 possessions.

“He was magnificent,” Payton stated. “He was outstanding.”

Nix grew to become the third Broncos quarterback to win not less than three video games by which he threw for 4 touchdowns, becoming a member of John Elway and Peyton Manning as gamers to perform the feat.

“[We’ve] got a lot of potential,” Nix stated. “We played really well on all cylinders. Run game, pass game, third downs, base downs, we played well in the red zone and scored points. I think only one field goal. We played well when we needed to. Our defense played well and got us the ball back a lot. Overall, it was a really good performance by us.”

Denver handed almost each take a look at, because the staff scored a pair of first-quarter touchdowns to construct a 14-3 lead after which primarily put the sport out of attain with a late two-minute drive to construct a 27-10 halftime lead. The Broncos had been 4-of-5 within the pink zone, 2-of-2 in goal-to-go eventualities and racked up 426 yards of offense in simply 57 performs.

The Broncos spurred the spectacular efficiency, McGlinchey stated, through the use of final week’s fourth quarter as a launching pad. The 33-point spurt in quarter-hour in opposition to the Giants provided a tangible instance of Denver’s potential — they usually turned it into outcomes.

“I think what we are and what we’re capable of, was showed in the fourth quarter a week ago, and it gave guys a lot of belief of what we need to do and the mindset we need to be in at all times on offense,” McGlinchey stated. “And we did that today.”

Entering the week, the narrative centered on the Cowboys’ top-ranked offense in opposition to Denver’s extremely revered protection. But on Sunday, it was Nix and Co. who turned within the highest scoring efficiency of Week 8 to this point.

And whereas the Broncos know it is tough to ship that type of efficiency every week, it does present a brand new customary to achieve towards.

“It was a hell of a day,” McGlinchey stated, “and it’s a day we need more of.”