The Denver Broncos are on their bye at the perfect time.
For most NFL teams, getting the bye in the middle of the season is a plus. You get half your games out of the way, then an extra week of rest just in time to rally and make a push down the stretch.
That’s true for Denver, plus they have a lot of players returning soon.
Denver Broncos bye week came at the perfect time
The Broncos are sitting pretty in the AFC West.
They’re 7-2, the No. 2 seed in the American Football Conference currently, and first in the division.
No matter what happens this week, Denver will retain the AFC West lead.
All while the rest of the division battles in tough games.
Kansas City is in Atlanta tomorrow facing a hungry Falcons team coming off back-to-back losses. And while the Chiefs defense is No. 3 in points allowed, they are only 10th in rushing yards allowed. Bijan Robinson will be a factor.
The Raiders are reeling, starting a rookie quarterback, and now face a Seahawks team looking to continue to prove themselves and make a push in the NFC West. After a hot start, the Raiders are falling apart.
Meanwhile, the Chargers are the laughing stock of the NFL. They’re 0-8 and facing the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football, a game people keep questioning why it’s on the national stage this week.
Yes, with a win the Chiefs can tie the Broncos at 7-2 in the standings. But the Broncos have already faced the toughest schedule in the NFL this year. And it’s getting much easier in a hurry.
Denver will play the Raiders, at the Steelers, Dolphins, at the Jets, and at Raiders again after their bye. That should be four wins, possibly five.
Meanwhile, Kansas City faces the Cardinals, at Buffalo, at LA Rams, at Cincinnati, New England in their next five following tomorrow’s game.
Plus, the Broncos are getting healthy thanks to the bye week.
Starters on both sides of the ball should return after the bye
The Broncos have been mostly lucky in terms of injuries this season.
That’s saying a lot considering both starting safeties have been injured, two of their top three running backs spent time on the injured reserve, and even Pat Surtain missed three games.
But they are going be looking a lot healthier after the bye.
Broncos starters that should return in Week 11:
Safety Talanoa Hufanga: ankle injury Safety Brandon Jones: hamstring Wide receiver Jaylen Waddle: concussion Cornerback Riley Moss: concussionBroncos players that will likely return in Weeks 12, 13:
Running back Tyler Badie in Week 12: thumb EDGE Jonah Elliss in Week 12: ankle Running back RJ Harvey in Week 13: kneeGetting back both starting safeties against a rookie quarterback in Fernando Mendoza will be huge. Hufanga isn’t just a decent cover man, he’s a brilliant tackler, run-stopper, and pass rusher up front. Jones is more the pass defense guy, but he lays the wood just as much as Hufanga does.
Plus, if Moss can come back from his seemingly severe concussion he sustained against the Panthers, the Broncos pass defense will be back to top-notch.
Fast forward a couple of weeks and getting RJ Harvey back will be a boost on the offensive side of the ball. He’s not the best runner, but he’s an x-factor in the pass game and adds another dimension to Denver’s attack.
Plus, keep in mind that Sean Payton’s team rarely lose out of the bye week. They’re 11-3 all-time.
The Broncos are resting this week, not worrying about delayed or canceled flights. And they’re spending the week getting healthy in time for a stretch run that could catapult them into the No. 1 seed again.
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