Our FIRST TRIP to ARROWHEAD! | Madden 25 Denver Broncos Franchise | Ep 8 [S1 W10-11]

for the first time in this series our Broncos are headed to Arrowhead facing off against Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs followed by a battle at home against the first place Atlanta Falcons it has obviously been a struggle this year for our Denver Broncos we now sit at a record of 2 and seven and it's not going to get any easier today as we know the Chiefs are one of the best teams in the NFL they have pretty much owned the Broncos over these past few years and like is going to be a tough matchup as well although we showed some good things in the last episode facing off against the only remaining undefeated team in the NFL that being the Baltimore Ravens and we nearly won if not for a shaky performance from Bo Knicks the run defense was unbelievably good Derek Henry had 13 carries for three yards and he was lucky to finish with positive yards that number was negative for most of the game the Ravens have a strong offensive line and obviously Derrick Henry is quite good and our front own him but unfortunately the offense did not have a particularly good day which has been the case quite a bit recently causing us to lose seven of our last eight games propelling us towards the bottom of the standings and again it's not going to get any easier today with two more playoff caliber teams on the schedule although that really doesn't do it justice for how good this Kansas City Chiefs team is the last episode was also the trade deadline and as you can imagine we mostly were sellers we made two trades both with the Vikings giving them samj pet Ryan and Levi Wallace for Brian asamoa and a sixth round draft pick there were some other notable moves around the league including Colton Miller to Washington and Amari Cooper now in our division for the long hul he was traded to the Chargers and then signed a 4-year $90 million extension to stay with the Chargers for the foreseeable future we've got a breakout challenge here for Baron Browning I figured it would be for him he's coming off his best game of the year a week ago with three NLS in a sack and a half I think the goal we're going to pick is six tackles plus a tackle for loss that seems pretty doable the tackle for loss in particular I think we should be able to get the six tackles is going to be a little bit trickier since he mostly plays with his hand in the dirt as a defensive lineman but we're certainly going to try and if we can get him up to Superstar development I think that'd be a pretty big deal so let's look at the Chiefs the back-to-back Super Bowl champions who are looking to make it three in a row and they have certainly played up to that level this this year Patrick Mahomes of course is the best quarterback in the NFL 99 overall he's having the most efficient season of his career thus far and if our defense is having trouble stopping mediocre quarterbacks I'm nervous to see what we look like against him they've got a strong skill position group with Isaiah Pacho rasid rice and a very fast group of receivers although Hollywood Brown will be out but we'll get to see the rookie Xavier worthy a prospect who I've been very high on and then Travis Kelce at tight end arguably the greatest player at the position position if not one of their defense is excellent their offensive line is excellent the reason why this Chiefs team is good is not just momes it's not just Reed it's not just Taylor Swift's boyfriend but this roster is incredible they've drafted at such a high level over the past few years and it's no secret why the Chiefs have won two Super Bowls in a row and have a very real shot of being the first team in the modern era to make it three lucky for us we get to play these guys twice a year and ever since the Broncos won their most recent Super Bowl almost a decade ago the Chiefs have pretty much owned us so hopefully we can shock the world and maybe get the upset third and five Nicks connects with Marvin Mims nice play after the catch getting by multiple Defenders and he brings it past midfield for a gain of 20 good start to the afternoon for Marvin Mims and Denver's moving it pretty nicely here second and inches from the 23 Nicks looking downfield he's got cland Sutton trying to run by the Defenders he's not quite able to cut to the end Zone but he does get it to the one as the starting left tackle Garrett BS is hurt that's certainly not good news as he is not expected to return of the game first and goal Nicks rolls to the right tries to scramble in but he is Tracked Down from behind and Kansas City's there with the sack it's Mike Dana and Furious George George caraus bringing him down he only loses a yard though and on second and goal javante Williams walks the red carpet and he is in for a Denver touchdown a quick start for the Broncos whose offense struggled a week ago they move right down the field and make it s nothing promising start we'll see if we can keep it going Kansas City now with it first play of the drive here's momes Under Pressure that balls out it's a fumble and it's picked up by Browning Baron Browning breaks a couple tackles and he's gone a scoid score touchdown for Baron Browning Off the Strip sack by John Franklin Meyers that ball was clear as day out no need to review it an obvious fumble and the Denver Broncos in just minutes lead the Kansas City Chiefs 14 to nothing a shocking start here on Arrowhead and the Chiefs got to get their stuff together quick there's the standout rookie Xavier worthy with the first down to the 50 yard line of course nobody in this rookie class maybe nobody in the NFL more dangerous in open space than he is sure enough wide open but momes miss throws it worthy didn't turn around in time I mean that's about what I would expect when our white corner is in man coverage on Xavier Worthy on a streak route so we are lucky that did not result in a touchdown second and 10 momes looking downfield he's got Rashid rice who brings it to the 17 yd line huge response for Kansas City they've gotten into the Red Zone and we'll see if they're ultimately able to capitalize and make it a one-score game on first down Mahomes has Rashid rice hide your vehicles hide your car keys cuz Rashid rice is zooming maybe not 120 mph but he was going pretty fast there 14-7 now the Chiefs are back in the game and Denver gets it back on offense javante Williams to the right side has a few blocks nice first down run for javante before being pushed out of bounds by the veteran safety Justin Reed from the 40 on Third and 10 looks like a screen here for Javonte Williams tries to cut to the outside but Nick Bolton The Talented fourth-year linebacker out of the University of Missouri is able to track him down and Denver is going to have to punt it away so now it seems like the Chiefs are right back into the game after that horrible first five minutes but we'll see if Denver can get a stop here on Third and 10 momes up the middle incomplete misfires for worthy Mahomes goes 0 for three on that drive and that'll wrap up a pretty exciting first quarter it looks like the Broncos are going to make it a game here in Arad they lead 14-7 with an impressive lead Drive followed by a defensive touchdown things have slowed down since then for the Broncos but we'll see if they can carry this lead a little bit further third and seven now from the 47 early in the second for Denver Nicks looks to throw it looking on the slant route up the middle it's hauled in by Josh Reynolds for a first down to the 31 good timing there by Nicks waited to make sure Reynolds would have space to come down with the catch ni Nicks an empty here on first down goes up the middle for Marvin Mims he brings it to the 14 yd line and Denver's offense once again appears to be in business Prime position to make it a two-score game we'll see if they can punch it into the end zone third and four from the nine here is B under pressure and he cannot escape the pocket sacked on the play Mike Dana and George carus again Brum down and that'll send out the field goal team 35 y for will Lutz is up and through and and Denver is now up by multiple scores at 17-7 another big drive here for the Chiefs and another third down and 10 from the 28 with six to go in the half momes up the middle boink incomplete off of Kel's helmet Mahomes has had a rough day from the fumble to another possession going 0 for three the last six offensive plays for the Chiefs have been Mahomes incompletions what a hit there on the RPO courand Sutton smothered in the back field for a loss of two that'll make it a third and six Nicks again alone in the backfield up the middle another first down for Marvin Mims I feel like the chemistry with Nicks and Mims has really grown over these last few weeks and Marvin Mims is really having himself a solid season third and nine Nicks clean pocket rolls to the left can't find anybody open so he's going to run with it big first down but he fumbles it and it's picked up eventually by the Chiefs Nicks was looking for some open space towards the middle of the field where he could slide the problem is as he was going to slide he was met by a Defender who rips the ball out a potentially huge momentum boost here for Kansas City as both QBs have lost fumbles today Pacho On The Run loses three it's Nick Bonito who brings him down the Chiefs have really not run the ball at all today after seeing what our defense did against Derrick Henry a week ago third and 13 moles in complete again Pacho is the ball Jarred out by Chris Abrams drain over his last three three drives momes is now 0 for8 that's bad what's also bad was this blocking galante Williams gets nothing on third down but back to Mahomes he has played awful today now his receivers have done him no favors but against one of the softest covering teams in the NFL finally there's a completion and it's a big one Isaiah Pacho annihilates the defender that was Ronnie Hickman who took a shot from The Talented running back at a ruers who brings it to the 30 under a minute left in the first half it's Taylor Swift's boyfriend who brings it to the nine gain of 21 yards and the Chiefs are moving it well we'll see if they can potentially make it a three-point game first and goal at the nine play action momes looking he's got Rashi rice his second touchdown of the first half and the Chiefs are only down by three considering how poorly they started the game and considering how poorly momes has played the fact that they're only down by three is honestly kind of the miracle Nicks is sacked on second down it's tan Wharton who comes home and that'll make it a third and 17 Denver decided to call a timeout interestingly so obviously they will look to throw it Nicks goes short it's caught by Troutman who obviously does not get the first down I called the timeout there because I want to be more aggressive against a team like the Chiefs in a normal situation I wouldn't have and obviously it didn't really make much of an impact here considering that would wrap up the first half 1714 Broncos with the lead haven't played that well over the last 15 minutes but still the fact that we're winning against the Chiefs can't complain let's take a look at our halftime reporters we'll start in Chicago two top three picks at quarterback battling it out it's been a rough year for Caleb Williams but it's been an even more rough season for the one- win New England Patriots this touchdown from Williams to Allen would help the Bears take a 13-7 lead over New England both quarterbacks Williams in particular have actually played quite well today despite their struggles in their rookie Seasons let's head to Indianapolis I feel like every Bills game we've covered has been a blowout in favor of the bills that's the case again here they lead 17 to3 with this touchdown by rookie receiver Keon Coleman who has had an outstanding season he's been one of the best receivers in the NFL this year him and Xavier Lian late first early second round those two guys have been unbelievable easily the two best receivers maybe the two best rookies from the class so far let's head down to New Orleans a defensive battle here in the bayou Falcons lead 73 with this lone touchdown from Ray Ray McLoud of course we'll get to see Atlanta next week later in today's episode as Atlanta looks to continue the strangle hold that they currently own above the NFC South which I guess doesn't really say a whole lot considering the rest of the NFC South is pretty bad but Point remains let's go into the second half and let's find a way to win this game in Arrowhead against the Chiefs I think we've ran the ball really well B Knick has also looked quite good especially when he's looked downfield but I really want to continue to get this ground game going and try to run the chief's defense down defensively we've been outstanding they have not tried to run the ball and when they've thrown the ball they've been pretty bad momes has only completed 40% of his passes while Nicks has completed 82% What A Catch though by Travis Kelce for a first down Mahomes was lucky that Kelsey was able to hang on to that one another bad throw in what has been an unar istically rough day for momes second and one under pressure it's Baron Browning chasing him for a sack there's the tfl he needs for the breakout challenge his third tackle of the day so he'll need three more certainly doable we'll see if he can get it done a great play there by Browning who now has two and a half sacks over the last two weeks after just having two sacks through his first eight games of the year third and 12 momes looking he Fires for Kelce tight coverage by brand Jones but that will go for a Chiefs first down and they'll move the chains momes trying to make himself feel a little bit more comfortable but his struggles today have continued on second down threading the needle perfectly for worthy who gets it to the 12 now that's a great throw by mes taking advantage of the clean pocket he's able to find worthy with space down the field and the Chiefs now have it in the Red Zone inside the five second and one short throw is caught mle Hardman the hero from the Super Bowl is in for a Kansas City Chiefs touchdown and just like that the Chiefs are winning you guys remember when we were up 14 to nothing yeah that was fun 21-3 run for the Chiefs since as Denver looks to respond second and two flag on the play here's Reynolds with a huge gain past the 45 and lucky for us it will not matter at all because this one is coming back a holding against Quinn Miners The Talented Right Guard who continues to be a major disappointment this year he just has not taken that step that this team was hoping for after signing him to a big extension we're going to go to the ground here on second and 12 and there goes Javonte Williams down the field past the 45 to the 43 and it's basically as if the penalty never happened a huge gain for javante his longest run of the afternoon and one of his longest of the Season Denver now with it at the 28 second and nine back to javante with space up the middle first and more as he gets around 19 yards 11 carries and 91 yards on the ground for javante Williams having easily his best game of the year he has looked awesome today as he tries to get over the Sentry Mark in yardage for the first time this season third and eight from the nine Nicks looking for the End Zone it's broken up Josh Reynolds had it in his hands but the star young cornerback Trent McDuffy is there to break it up McDuffy one of the best corners in the NFL already as the field goal from Lutz is good and the lead is down to one 21 to 20 Chiefs get it back looking to have a nice drive here on offense looking to have momes efficient as he was towards the end of the last Drive problem is they go with a design QB run on Third and eight don't know what the thought process was there and he gets maybe a yard Jonah Ellis and friends bring him down that'll lead to a punt and Denver gets it back with around 20 seconds to go in the third from the 22 Javonte Williams to the left side he breaks off the tackle and gets another first down to the 36 yd line 12 carries for a buck5 today for javante again he has been awesome against this great Chiefs front and through three we've got ourselves a ball game 2120 Chiefs with the lead but this game is far from over let's see if we can continue to look to pull off the upset here in Kansas City against the Chiefs second and 10 from the 36 first play at the fourth javante with another juke move and another first down this is easily the best game since the ACL injury a couple years ago for javante Williams you have to feel really good for him given the amount of setbacks he's dealt with thanks to injury as Josh Reynolds gets a tough first down reception third and six now for the 37 Nicks connects with Mims who is just shy at the yard to gain in a normal situation I'd probably kick the field goal try to take the lead but we're playing against the Chiefs I want to be aggressive I don't think three points is enough even with their offensive struggles today we're going to go for it we want a touchdown on this drive as audri EST will get the first down he gets around four that's more than enough to keep the possession moving and Denver will keep it on offense under 8 minutes to go now from the 28 yd line B will look to throw it looking downfield it's Franklin and he gets it to the three a gain of 25 yds for Troy Franklin the Oregon connection strikes yet again is having some trouble rushing it in though third and goal at the one javante punches it in for a score and the Broncos are winning who would have thought coming into this game Denver holds the lead in the fourth quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs but javante has been so good in this game and we'll see now if Denver can get the two-point conversion looking to make it a clean seven-point game back to javante and he is right back in it's an octopus an eight-point possession for javante Williams I hope you started him in fantasy today because well his numbers are pretty darn good and his play certainly backs that up big possession here for the Kansas City Chiefs down by seven momes is picked off first play at the drive is the only play Patrick certan the second with the interception and Denver gets the ball right back ceran continuing his unbelievable season the only reason why this defense has been competent this year although I want to give the defense credit they've had back-to-back pretty solid games today certainly included the biggest play of which that interception by ceran and with the good field position there is no excuse not to make this a TW score lead we're trying to run off as much clock as possible third and three at the 27 play action fake Jet Sweep short throw for Mims and he only gets a yard so that'll make it a fourth and two Madden suggests we should go for it again we got a conversion on the last Drive I think that would be the stupidest and most irresponsible thing we can do I get that I want to chew more clock but take the two-score lead when you get the chance the 43 y for Lut is through and it is 31-21 I don't love that we gave the Chiefs the ball back quickly but we're up by 10 that's a big deal the Chiefs need to score here and even so we'll still be winning if they do if the defense gets a stop here this game is pretty much over second and 10 for the 23 Mahomes alone in the backfield Under Pressure he is sacked it's John Franklin Meyers again his second of the afternoon and that'll make it a third and 19 with under four minutes to go momes up the middle he's got Rashid rice who makes up the yards from the sack but is quickly wrapped up by Riley Moss fourth and 10 Chiefs go no huddle this might be for the game momes looks to throw it up the middle he's got Hardman who does not get the first down Denver with the stop PJ lock saying he's too little Denver forces a turnover on Downs now it's time to choose some clock and end this game for good third and three first down for javante he could cut to the outside maybe get the touchdown but we want to have him down at the nine just so we can have more of an opportunity to choose some clock burn these timeouts and let this clock run third and goal from the Kansas City now out of timeouts as bonick calls an audible looks to throw it goes short for the fullback Michael Burton and he gets maybe a yard quickly wrapped up by Tyreek Gillespie we would chew off as much clock as possible and then bring out the field goal team the kick from will Lutz is good and it is now 34-21 with just over a minute to go the Chiefs need a miracle now if anyone's going to do it it would be momes but with his struggles today I wouldn't feel so confident short gain there for Hardman the clock will run out and that'll do it the Broncos come into Arrowhead and upset the Kansas City Chiefs 34-21 without a doubt our best win of the year and it's not just that we beat a great team a division rival on the road but this was our most convincing win if you look at our other two wins we could have easily lost those games week one against Seattle went into overtime week five against the Chargers the game was down to a fourth down with 20 seconds left and we were losing before a late touchdown by courland Sutton today we had the lead for most of the game we had an awesome fourth quarter and we won by multiple possessions the Chiefs didn't even try to run the ball Pacho only had three carries they saw what we did last week and tried to rely on the pass B knck was really solid he didn't need to make too many big throws but he was super efficient completing 79% of his passes we didn't need him to be Superman we needed him to be solid and he was really solid Mahomes meanwhile only completing 50% of his passes and again the receiver did not do him any favors but this was a very uncharacteristic game for Patrick Mahomes he really struggled for the most part the biggest story in this game though has to be the play of javante Williams he was exceptional 21 carries for 137 we saw big gains from him making guys miss breaking tackles he was awesome and then again Pacho barely got the ball they didn't even try to run it Rashid rice played well Kelce played well but of course some bad drops two for Hardman two for worthy and then defensively I thought we were really Sol ID we forced timely turnovers with the strip sack by jfm leading to the scoop and score touchdown by Baron Browning who unfortunately did not complete his breakout challenge ceran as well at the interception I thought our coverage was really good the run defense when they needed to be they were really good so I'm upgrading John Franklin Myers here he ended up getting plus six power moves I didn't even upgrade his power archetype and his power rushing rating went from a 77 to an 80 I've seen players go up by two in a certain archetype I've never seen players go up by three that's definitely a first of course Baron Browning did not complete the breakout challenge but the defense played well he played well obviously with a big sack and a defensive touchdown but unfortunately no development increase for him we do have four new injuries though this is certainly not good our two starting offensive tackles Garrett BS and Mike mcclin will be out for the next three games and then DJ Jones and Malcolm roach on the defensive line will also miss multiple games each we are getting battered and bruised like crazy at the line of scrimmage and we're going to have to figure out what we're going to do because our offensive and defensive line play might go down quite a bit with those losses as we take a look at our scores around the league the Ravens lose their first game of the year dropping a close one to the Cincinnati Bengals that headlines an interesting slate of games here in week 10 players of the week Daniel Jones makes it along with Joe burrow Will Anderson and my guy terion Arnold with three interceptions I think off of CJ St interestingly enough as well that'll bring us to week 11 in our matchup here against the Atlanta Falcons first things first we've got to figure out what we're doing with this offensive line Matt Pier is going to start at left tackle Nick garula the seventh round rookie will start at right tackle with Ola Udo as the backup yeah not great as for the defensive line we don't have many healthy ones so we're going to bring up Yom Ouya zarque from the practice squad pretty much every healthy defensive lineman on this roster is going to have to play quite a bit because again we don't have many meanwhile Zack c will take his spot on the practice squad and now that sets us up for our matchup here against Atlanta they ended up losing last week to New Orleans they do lead the NFC South albeit the NFC South is a pretty bad division although maybe I shouldn't be talking smack because we lost to the other three teams in this division this year let's see if we can break the curse against Atlanta the Falcons of course led by Kurt Cousins they also drafted Michael penx in the first round definitely an interesting strategy can't say it was a smart strategy to bring in both of them but it sure was a strategy they do have an excellent skill position group with ban Robinson Drake London and Kyle Pitts it's going to be hard to stop them their defense is a little bit older but pretty solid there's a reason why this team is in first place in their division is it mostly because the rest of their division sucks yes yes it does but the Falcons are certainly no slouch and they're looking to come back after a tough loss last week where they were ahead at the half against New Orleans should should be a fun one here returning home and a fun Spirit here in Denver not to say the Broncos saved the season last week because we're still 3 and seven I don't want to get ahead of myself but there is some more optimism with this team we just went into Arrowhead we just beat the Chiefs our largest margin of defeat of the entire season and hopefully we can carry this momentum into the second half of the season and look to win some more games that starts today against the Falcons who will start with possession of the football from the 23 Kirko chains on first down up the middle he's got Drake London the former topend pick out of USC who gets a solid gain for a conversion third and one now from the 49 for Atlanta cousins looks to throw it again up the middle Miss fires and the Denver defense gets a stop they'll get it back on offense coming off a very strong performance last week specifically with the ground game third and seven Nicks looks to throw it under pressure he connects with Sutton for the first down the interesting thing about our receivers if you look look at our top three in terms of stats this year Sutton Mims and Reynolds the three of them are all within two receptions of each other it's been a very balanced offense in terms of the passing game as on third down Javon Williams only gets a yard he's wrapped up by AJ Terell we thought about going for it but would decide to punt it as the Falcons get it back and that one is Jarred out at the hands of Ray Ray McLoud good coverage there by the Broncos that'll lead to another Punt and Denver gets it back so far not much offense here in the first seven minutes of this one as Nicks connects with Marvin Mims for the first down juking away from the defender and he brings it nearly to Midfield Marvin Mims has been such a weapon after the catch a big reason why I was a huge fan of him coming out of Oklahoma and that has been his calling card this season as his chemistry with Nicks continues to improve as I touched upon in the game against Kansas City look at javante another impressive run for a first down he was not making these types of runs early in the season Breaking multiple tackles around the line of scrimmage turning games of four into gains of 11 and this play is a loss of three not so successful there he's wrapped up by Kaden Ellis and that'll make it a third and six with 30 to go in the first quarter mlin the running back in the back field here for the Broncos play clock winding down at around six that's when Nicks will snap it looking to throw it can't find anybody open rolls to the left hit as he throws incomplete good coverage there by Atlanta none of the receivers really had any space and that'll bring out the field goal team certainly not a chip got 54 y for Lutz is good and Denver leads 3 nothing got to give will Lutz credit he certainly had his ups and downs early in the season but over these last few weeks he's been really solid so the Broncos lead 3 nothing with just 10 seconds left to go here in the first quarter the Falcons so far have struggled on offense we'll see if this is the drive where they can get something going cousins downfield What A Catch Ray Ray McLoud with moss basically smothering him gets it to the 46 as Atlanta gets it past the 50 for the first time to today Moss looks visibly angry and through one we've got a defensive battle the Broncos lead it 3 nothing certainly a really good start for the defense the offense not so much but we'll see if defensively we're able to keep this up now again Atlanta is past midfield for the first time today and they would actually move the ball all the way to the 10 slowly but surely a very efficient drive down the field trying to end with a touchdown and that's exactly what they get it's Drake London with the score he beats ceran on that rep a rare poor play in coverage from Patrick ctan and it's now a 73 ball game so the Broncos have it back at the 30 trailing for the first time this afternoon as javante Williams loses two more he is wrapped up once again by Kaden Ellis and so far the Bronco Run game has looked a lot worse than they did a week ago third and nine nearly halfway through the second quarter already wide open is Sutton down the field with a huge gain past the 45 to the 4 two big play there for courland Sutton keeping the chains moving for the Broncos as they now have it past Midfield following play here is Nicks under a little bit of pressure he is looking to get out at the sack rushing forward and here goes B what a run by Vanilla Vick he brings it to the 28 yd line Bo Nicks you are something else now for the 24 with under four to go in the first half it is a second and six it's a Jet Sweep for Marvin Ms and he loses four Arnold e brings him down and that'll make it a third down now for Denver from the 28 with just over three to go in the half Nicks under pressure no time to throw it he is sacked on the play by Kaden Ellis who has lived in the back field here coming in off of the design Blitz finds a hole within the offensive line and is in the back field for the sack 53 yard try for Lotz will squeak in two 50 plus yard field goals in this game for will Lutz and it is now a 76 lead Denver cuts the deficit to one Atlanta has it back two and a half to go in the first half from the 30 yd line their offense looking to carry over the momentum from their last possession cousins is sacked though on first down Angelo blackon one of the only healthy players left on the defensive line brings him down third and 17 final play before the two-minute warning here his cousins he's got Kyle pittz who gets by ceran and ends up with the first down a a big game for Kyle pittz as he gets nearly 20 the Kyle Pitts fantasy owners have been waiting for that for three years and when I say the Kyle Pitts fantasy owners I'm directly referring to myself from the 47 back to Pitts and he is smothered in the backfield for a loss of two Riley Moss Springs him down and that'll make it a third down with a minute to go in the second quarter cousins fires he's got London for the first down another catch Allowed by Patrick ceran who has probably had his worst half of the Year doesn't say a whole lot he hasn't had many bad ones but he hasn't been particularly good today Bean breaks the tackle on the screen into the Red Zone past the 10 to the six huge gain for bean Robinson and Atlanta is getting closer and closer to this end zone we'll see if they can punch it in first and goal up the middle Ray Ray McLoud with the score the Falcons high on cloud n that was really corny forget I said that it's now 14 to6 Denver has a a 35 to go in the half looking to get some late points Nicks takes a shot he's got Sutton to the 38 and Denver uses a timeout that's their first now a third and 10 with 18 seconds left in the half Nicks will look to throw it under pressure up the middle it's Marvin Mims with another first down tries to get out of bounds but Terrell has him wrapped up at the 22 and Denver's going to have to use another timeout there second down to around 12 seconds now from the 22 yd line here in is Nicks Under Pressure tries to get out of the sack but he cannot rukoo the rookie out of Clemson brings him down some teams will kick the field goal but with eight seconds left you might as well go for the End Zone especially considering there's no deep safety Nick wants it all he's picked off Richie Grant with the interception and Denver will be held scoreless to end the half someone's got to tackle him and finally mofin catches him at the 47 I don't think that was a bad play call with 8 seconds left that's enough time to go for the End Zone especially with no safeties back deep Marvin Mims had nobody in front of him the problem is that Bo Knicks completely underthrew the pass that's the only issue there if Bo Nicks puts enough Loft on that pass that's possibly a touchdown but instead it's a turnover 146 as we go into halftime and we take a look at our halftime report around the rest of the NFL the momes and Allen rivalry if you can even call it a rivalry continues here in Buffalo we've got ourselves a good one so so far as this game is noted up at 10 another touchdown here for Rashi rice speeding into the end zone would not be a first time for him both teams really need to win this game considering they have very identical records it may very well matter for seeding whether either of them win the division or not let's head to Philadelphia the Thursday night game earlier this week keep in mind no jayen Herz out with a quad tear Kenny picket got the start for Philadelphia and it went about as well as you would have expected for them Jaden Daniels and the Washington commanders would win this game 24 to7 continuing their exceptional season as they now have a record of8 and three this Washington team looks for real who could have seen this coming going into the year they have been one of the best teams in the NFC and could they make a run at the playoffs it's possible in La the Bengals and the Chargers two of the best teams in the AFC two of the best quarterbacks in the AFC and this has been the high-scoring Thriller that everybody could have hoped for not it up at 20 late in the first half Joe burrow and Justin Herbert have both been putting on a show burrow 10 of 15 two scores Herbert 12 of 21 two scores lad macki with a huge game 6 for 72 and a touchdown for the rookie wide out out of Georgia as we go into the second half I certainly need more out of the offense the Run game's been a lot worse than it was last week I think we've thrown the ball decently minus the interception which was a horrible throw and then defensively our coverage has gone right back to being soft why can't we cover like we did last week against momes we make every other quarterback look like momes and then Mahomes looks like Daniel Jones against us it doesn't make sense on second down Bo Knicks is sacked it's a loss of three Eddie Goldman leads the pressure the middle of this offensive line continues to struggle and it certainly doesn't help having two backups at tackle third and nine Nicks on the Run hoping somebody gets open Franklin is but the pass is behind him incomplete good pressure there by Atlanta Nicks unable to make what would have been a really impressive throw and the Falcons get it back from the 45 second and seven cousins up the middle Short play for Mooney who takes a big hit but not before getting the first down now from the 30 second and five cousins looking for the side he's got London who gets by ctan Drake London breaks a few tackles and gets it at the six the struggles for Patrick certan continue and the tackling for this entire secondary continues as has been the case throughout the entire season third and goal from the two cousins for bean Robinson he is in for a score and the Falcons make it a two possession ball game it is now 21-6 big drive up coming for Denver got to get it together here still have not found the end zone yet as it's third and six Nicks short throw caught for a first down and more Marvin Mims to around the 4 5 yd line another impressive play after the catch and Denver Keeps The Possession going second and eight from the 46 play action Nicks Under Pressure sacked Again David onada into the back field forcing a loss of yardage and that'll make it a third down and 16 for the Denver offense Nicks calls for an audible will look to throw it has a lot of guys going deep but wide open on the slant route it is Marvin Mims for the first down to the 39 Mims has had himself a day really playing well for this offense got to be nearing 100 yards through the air at this point second and four from the 33 Nicks downfield is a wide open Sutton but it's broken up again that should be a touchdown courland Sutton was wide open Bo probably should have thrown the ball a little bit sooner but at least he saw the read just under thrown again second time he's done that today on third and four javante is close but no cigar wrapped up there by a few Defenders and that that'll make it a fourth and one field goal keeps it a two-score game we got to go for it we got to go for the touchdown on this drive Nick looks to throw it short pass caught by mlin first and more wh Jukes away from Jesse Bates and is wrapped up all the way at the 5 yd line by AJ Terrell and Matt judon huge gain from mlin as that brings us to what will be the final play of the quarter with 1 second left on the clock mims in motion Jet Sweep whoop Marvin Mims breaks the tackle he is in Denver finally with a touch down it took him three quarters but Marvin Mims marvelous marf is in for the score 21-13 through three a huge drive there for Denver to put themselves back into the game now we still got some work to do our defense hasn't played great minus the first quarter our offense other than that last drive has only scored six points the Falcons still had the edge they still have the momentum but if we can get a stop here we might be in business from the 4 1 yd line first down for the Falcons cousins looks to throw it under pressure Robinson smothered in the back field he loses four Alex Singleton brings him down as it's now a third and nine for the Falcons with around 8 minutes to go Kurt Cousins up the midle incomplete he was looking for Mooney good coverage by Chris Abrams drain so there you go Denver gets a much needed stop and now the offense has it back touchdown and two-point conversion with ti it Nicks missfires on Third and eight mofin was open but the pass was underneath and behind so Denver has to punt it and Atlanta gets it back second and four from the 48 around 6 and a half to go Kirk Cousins looking towards the sideline he's got the first down it's McLoud can somebody please explain to me why way Ray McLoud as a wide receiver wears number 34 that's like actually disgusting short throw caught for another first down this time it is Darnell money who gets it to the 25 the Falcons in the Red Zone even a field goal makes it a two-score lead and with under five to go here's cousins looking deep it's Ray Ray McLoud again his second touchdown of the afternoon and Atlanta adds to the lead 28-13 and now there's got to be a real sense of urgency for our offense down by multiple possessions not a lot of time left Marvin Mims breaks the tackle gets the first down to the 40 yd line and we've got to go no huddle we do not have time to spare second and 10 for 20 left to go in the game here is Nicks looking downfield he's got his tight end Greg doul Jukes away from Jesse Bates doul runs up field and he gets around 24 big game there for the tight end Denver's got to keep going quickly though again they don't have much time to waste with under four to go second and 10 now from the 36 they're going to run the ball with javante Williams Atlanta didn't see that coming first down to the 25 Denver again goes back to no huddle following play Nicks On The Run Fires for cland Sutton who is close but no cigar gets it to the one now Denver's having a hard time punching it in they're trying to throw the ball to conserve clock but it's now a third and goal Nicks on the Run just wants some space to throw it away but he cannot he is sacked for a loss of 10 huge play there from Kaden Ellis and taquan Graham the Broncos are now backed up at the 11 fourth and goal Nicks looking for Devon V and it's caught but he's out out of bounds now he's going to overthrow it okay didn't think of that during the interception at the end of the first half Atlanta's not really going to be able to choose some clock here they would waste about 14 seconds now Denver would have to burn some timeouts and they'll get it back here at the 42 under 100 seconds to go in the game Nicks connects with Marvin Mims for a first down to the 44 got to keep things going no huddle move quickly following play up the middle it's Marvin Mims again with a huge gain being chased behind from multiple Defenders including Justin Simmons the longtime Broncos safety a storyline that we really didn't talk about going into this game but of course this is his return to Denver from the 11 that one is caught for a score it's Josh Reynolds with the touchdown a fast drive from the Broncos it's 28-19 the booth would ultimately review it but instead I think we're going to look at this replay to admire the tow drag from Josh Reynolds getting the to feed in call in the field would unsurprisingly be confirmed it is a touchdown and we will go for two try to make it a seven-point game we're going to need an onside kick regardless but let's see if we can punch it in and Jalil mlin untouched 2821 now Denver's got to go for the onside with just over a minute and a timeout with the game on the line ball still on the ground and Atlanta recovers it in the nick of time that was a close one but the Falcons CP it up and the Falcons will win it 28-21 your final Atlanta improves to a record of seven and four while the Broncos Dro to 3 and8 this was definitely not our best performance credit to the guys for staying in it late but unfortunately it was too far gone as we drop our eighth game of the season I still feel like this is a successful episode we played against two teams that are better than us and we won a game we upset the Chiefs on the road so that's pretty cool the run defense again was ridiculously good our run defense was horrible through the first six or seven weeks and now all of the sudden they're Unstoppable against some great rushing attacks today bejan Robinson got nothing going now that doesn't really matter when the opposing quarterback completes 86% of his passes another very soft day in coverage as for B Nick's total opposite of last week he wasn't efficient but he made a lot more big throws on the ground nobody ran it all that well but Atlanta in particular really struggled in that regard eight for 135 for Mims he was really good Sutton was also over a 100 yards London and McLoud played well for Atlanta Patrick certan really struggled with Drake London and then defensively onata played well Kaden Ellis was flying around the field and of course the interception by Richie Grant I feel like was probably the most deflating offensive play at the game now luckily we wouldn't get any new injuries this week unlike the game against the Chiefs so that's cool here's a look at the scores around the NFL here for week 11 as for your players of the week Caleb Williams for the Bears he's really figuring things out playing a lot better joined by Joe burrow Leonard Williams and Tony Adams why is his head so big huh anyway that'll bring us to week 12 in the next episode we've got the Raiders also planning for a prospect profile as we're going to go over the offensive skill position players in this year's class certainly an area I think this team could certainly look to improve upon hope you guys enjoyed the episode make sure to leave a like And subscribe to the channel if you are new peace out [Music]