What a difference a win makes. After back-to-back losses in walk-off fashion, fan confidence in the Denver Broncos plummeted to 58% last week. Then they walked into prime time last Monday and obliterated
a Cincinnati Bengals team that is admittedly in freefall after Joe Burrow went down for the season. Even so, they dominated both sides of the ball to a 28-3 win on national television and that has to inspire a bit of confidence around these parts.
This week, the number jumped nearly 30 points to 86% confidence after this week’s SB Nation Reacts survey.
The caveat there is now they are back on the road against the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles. While the Eagles have been a bit sluggish to start the season themselves, they are winning the close games that the Broncos are losing. So they sit at 4-0, while Denver at 2-2.
The biggest issue for the Broncos is to turnaround the 2-8 record in one score games since the start of 2024. Before we can trust this team is heading into true contender status in the NFL, they must begin to turn the tide in those close games. I think they are close to doing just that, but maybe not Week 5 close…
