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Parker Gabriel, beat writer: Eagles 26, Broncos 23
The Eagles haven’t really hit their stride yet this season and yet are 4-0. The Broncos haven’t really hit their stride yet — though perhaps Monday night was the start — and are 2-2, with a pair of brutal road losses. Those games matter Sunday in this context: Sean Payton’s team hasn’t learned to close away from home yet. Philly, on the other hand, has won 20 of the past 21 games it’s played over the past calendar year-plus. That and special teams could be the difference.
Luca Evans, beat writer: Broncos 24, Eagles 21
Let’s get a little crazy. Philadelphia has way overachieved its underlying offensive and defensive numbers this year, winning games with fantastic special-teams and red-zone play. The Broncos have one of the best red-zone defenses in the league, and their run game is rolling. Darren Rizzi’s special teams will face its test of the season, but if they play a clean game and don’t spring themselves off any linemen, the Broncos have a real shot here.
Troy Renck, columnist: Eagles 24, Broncos 20
This screams upset … if Denver were at home. The Eagles are vulnerable. Their wings are clipped in the passing game. They have an A.J. Brown problem. They had zero yards through the air in the second half last week. The Broncos could run the ball, take care of the ball, and shock the Eagles. But not in Philadelphia. The Eagles have won 11 straight home games, and haven’t lost there in 13 months. A special teams play will prove the difference.
Sean Keeler, columnist: Eagles 24, Broncos 21
With apologies to the great Reggie Jackson, Sean Payton is the new Mr. October. Since 2016, the Broncos head coach sports a 13-2 record, straight-up, in October road games. Like Tampa and the Meadowlands last year, nobody outside the Front Range gives the orange and blue much of a chance. Bo Nix and the Broncos found something on Monday night. Unfortunately, I think what they mostly found is that the Bengals stink.
Broncos-Eagles NFL Week 5: Must-reads
Renck: Eagles’ Tush Push is pain in the butt. Broncos don’t need it banned. They need it officiated better
The Tush Push is a pain in the butt.
This past spring, the NFL competition and health and safety committees wanted it gone. The NFL owners disagreed, defeating a ban by two votes. So when push came to shove, the play lived on. For now.
As the Broncos face the Eagles on Sunday, a persuasive argument can be advanced for outlawing the play. The easiest is entertainment. The NFL thrives on attracting eyeballs to television sets. While jokes and conspiracy theories remain about how the league is scripted, no one wants to watch a play that is automatic.
The Tush Push is boring. Read Troy Renck’s column.
Broncos CB Pat Surtain II: Nik Bonitto ‘on his way’ to Defensive Player of the Year campaign
Pat Surtain II sees a defensive player of the year amid his Broncos running mates.
He’s in good position to weigh in on such matters, considering he’s the reigning title holder.
Surtain on Thursday said he believes outside linebacker Nik Bonitto is “on his way” to winning the award this year — or at least being firmly in contention. Read Parker Gabriel’s story.
LB Justin Strnad believes Broncos’ struggles to cover RBs are ‘miscommunication,’ not a lack of ability
Justin Strnad has seen the discourse.
By this point, it’s no national secret that the Broncos’ current linebacker corps has produced less-than-stellar results in coverage. In two losses this season, Colts running back Jonathan Taylor and the Chargers’ Omarion Hampton left Denver’s defense dizzy on wheel routes. And the public’s assumption on such plays, Strnad acknowledges, is that it’s automatically the fault of him or fellow starting ILB Alex Singleton. Sometimes it is. Read Luca Evans’ story.