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Left guard Ben Powers was off to his best season with the Broncos, but is currently out with a biceps injury. Matt Peart struggled in his one start replacing Powers, but part of those issues can be attributed to the torn MCL he suffered during the Broncos' Week 6 London tilt vs. the New York Jets.
In Week 9 of the NFL season, the model is shying away from picking the Broncos (6-2) over the Texans (3-4). Although Denver leads the AFC West and is riding a five-game winning streak, the Broncos are just 2-2 on the road this season.
The Broncos are signing 41-year-old tight end Marcedes Lewis, and he could make NFL history if he plays in a game.
The Denver Broncos bucked off the Dallas Cowboys 44-24 in their most convincing win of 2025. The Broncos' offense looked unstoppable, and their defense bullied Dak Prescott to the tune of two sacks and two interceptions despite missing Patrick Surtain II for half the game.
Broncos set two NFL records in stunning comeback win over Giants: How Denver rewrote the record book
The Broncos broke a record that had been held by the 1981 Atlanta Falcons, who got shut out for three quarters by the Green Bay Packers before scoring 31 in the final quarter. The Broncos and Falcons are the only two teams in NFL history to score at least 30 points after scoring zero in the first three quarters.
NFL Films agreed that it looked like a vintage throwback matchup. In a post on Thursday night, NFL Films put out a side-by-side comparison of when the Broncos played the Cowboys in Super Bowl XII and Week 8. The comparison had similar camera angles from the 1970s to now, fans (look at the hairdos!) and of course, the classic NFL Films soundtrack.
Harvey and Ashton Jeanty were the two most explosive running backs in the FCS last year. Jeanty went No. 6 overall in the NFL draft to the Las Vegas Raiders, while Harvey went 60th to the Broncos.
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