The Denver Broncos Keep Winning In Thrilling Fashion

Let’s be honest, watching the Broncos this season has been a rollercoaster that would make a Six Flags engineer blush. They’ve made a habit of playing heart-attack football, winning their last nine games despite trailing in every single one. That’s a new NFL record, by the way. It’s the kind of stat that screams “unsustainable,” yet here they are, week after week, finding a way to get it done.

Their latest nail-biter, a 27-26 overtime squeaker against Washington, was a perfect microcosm of their season. It was messy. It was stressful. And it ended with a win. That’s the 2024 Denver Broncos in a nutshell.

So, are they lucky? Maybe a little. But you don’t get to 10-2 on luck alone. This team has grit. This team has a championship-caliber defense that shows up when the offense decides to take a nap. And most importantly, they have what Head Coach Sean Payton calls “belief.” After the Commanders’ game, Payton wasn’t making excuses. “We don’t escape. We won,” he said. That’s the mindset of a team that knows how to finish.

Why Not Bo Nix and the Broncos?

Now, let’s talk about the elephant in the room: Bo Nix. He’s not Patrick Mahomes. He’s not Josh Allen. But guess what? In a season where the so-called “elite” quarterbacks are looking surprisingly human, maybe you don’t need a cape-wearing superhero under center.

Nix has his moments of sheer brilliance, like that jaw-dropping touchdown pass to Courtland Sutton, where he looked like he was inventing a new law of physics. He also has moments that make you want to throw your remote through the TV. But he’s protected, sacked only 13 times, the fewest among full-time starters, and he consistently finds a way to make the crucial play when it matters most, like on the game-winning drive in overtime.

The kid himself knows they’re not a finished product. “Yeah, there’s something special,” Nix said. “But we also feel like there’s more in the tank.” That’s a scary thought for the rest of the AFC.

In a league that’s been turned upside down this year—where the Chiefs are a 10th seed, and the Rams are losing to the Panthers—why can’t the Broncos be the team to hoist the Lombardi? They have a nasty defense led by Nik Bonitto, who seems to have a magnetic attraction to the football on crucial plays. They have a coaching staff that knows how to win. And they have a quarterback who, despite the critics, just keeps stacking Ws.

It’s time to stop looking for reasons why the Broncos can’t win it all and start accepting the chaotic, beautiful reality of why they just might.