Good morning, Broncos Country!
Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos finally get a breather.
As Adam Schefter tweeted on Saturday morning, during their NFL-best seven-game winning streak, the Broncos’ seven wins in a 39-day span tie the 1973 Miami Dolphins and the 2021 Green Bay Packers for the most in the NFL since 1935, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.
That stretch includes a Monday Night Football game, an East Coast game, a trip to London, and four fourth-quarter comeback victories. Oh, and a short week on Thursday Night Football that saw Denver somehow escape with a win to improve to 8-2.
Now the good news.
Schefter ended his tweet with what Al Michaels said on the TNF broadcast: Sean Payton, Nix, and the Broncos now will play only one game in the next 23 days, hosting the Kansas City Chiefs next Sunday before their bye week.
However you want to slice it, seven games and seven wins over 39 days is a truly brutal stretch. But the fact that Denver won all seven games is a testament to the character and resolve that this team has. Yes, the win over the Las Vegas Raiders was a painfully ugly one. And that’s being kind. You could tell Nix and the Broncos were mentally and physically exhausted. But they won the game, and good teams win those games.
Now the mini bye comes at the perfect time before a monster game against the Chiefs.
Nix and Denver finally get the chance to get some rest. I have a feeling it’ll do wonders for this team, and it’ll pay off.
