The Denver Broncos‘ defense continues to rank among the NFL’s best through ten weeks of the 2024 season. Vance Joseph’s unit ranks fifth in total yards allowed (295.7) and third in points allowed (17.7) per game. Denver’s 35 sacks rank second and their 12 takeaways rank 13th.
“They were phenomenal like usual,” quarterback Bo Nix said when asked about the defense’s performance against the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday. “They’ve kept us in all of these games. They gave us the ball back and any score would’ve won. It was impressive to see them.
“They held them in the red zone several times. They didn’t give up explosive plays. They got sacks, plenty of sacks. At some point, we just have to go down there and score on our own. We have to help them up and get some points in between us. It’s a team game. We all know that. I thought the defense played really well again.”
Kansas City was 1-of-4 in the red zone on Sunday and Mahomes was sacked for times for negative 23 yards. The defense put the offense in position to win the game, and they would have if not for a blocked field goal.
If the defense continues this pace and Nix continues progressing, the Broncos will remain in playoff contention down the stretch. After eight straight years of missing the postseason, there’s reason for optimism in Denver.
