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Originally Posted by thurman merman
How is Denver's horrid defense ever going to hold anyone to 10 points? |
Denver's D is not playing at a horrid level any longer. It got its best player back and got several other key guys back from injury, and that has changed the performance of the unit.
The past two weeks, the Broncos held the Washington and San Diego offenses to an average of 20.5 points.
Both offenses are top 10 in the NFL in total yards and yards per play. The Redskins are top 10 in scoring O. The Chargers are right in the middle of the pack, actually slightly behind the Chiefs (but they have only one D/ST score, so their offense is scoring more PPG than KC's).
On the season, the Redskins have averaged 5.8 yards per play. The Denver D held them to 3.8. The Chargers have averaged 6.0 yards per play and were held to 4.8.
The Broncos also have an elite rushing defense, both in terms of yards/game (4th) and yards/rush (2nd at 3.4).
Denver's overall defensive numbers are not great, but if you look a little deeper, the Broncos' D is trending up.
I wouldn't be surprised to see the Chiefs held to 10 offensive points or less on Sunday, not a bit.