After the Denver Broncos‘ beatdown of the New Orleans Saints in Week 7, ProFootballTalk.com’s Mike Florio and former defensive end Rodney Harrison broke down the win together on their Thursday Night Football Recap.
“We saw what the Broncos were able to do (against the Saints): 225 rushing yards by the Broncos, the most they’ve had in a game since 2013,” Florio said. “Seventy-five of them came from rookie quarterback Bo Nix, who matched John Elway and Drew Lock with four wins as a rookie, most in franchise history.
“The Broncos have figured something out, Rodney, and even though we expected Sean Payton to come in and wave a magic wand on offense, Vance Joseph and the defense have also been a big part of this story.”
It was a convincing victory for Denver.
“One of the reasons the Saints looked bad was the Broncos looked pretty good; they got it together and recovered quickly from the loss to the Chargers that dropped them to 3-3,” Florio said later in the interview. “That’s a veteran coach. That’s a guy in Sean Payton who knows how — he’s been there, he’s done that. You lose a game, you flush it, you refocus.”
The Broncos have won four of the last five games, three of them on the road, putting them second in the AFC West prior to Week 8, when they face the Carolina Panthers.
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