The Denver Broncos could be missing three starting defensive backs when they host our Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football in Week 6, and if you bleed green and blue like I do, you know exactly what that means for our offense. This isn’t just a tough break for Denver; it’s a wide-open opportunity for the Emerald City to light up the scoreboard on national TV.
Broncos’ Banged-Up Backfield: Who’s Out?
The injury report coming out of Denver is looking rough for them, especially with a short week before Thursday’s game. Safety Talanoa Hufanga, a key piece of their secondary, was listed as an estimated non-participant on Monday’s injury report due to an ankle injury. Same goes for cornerback Pat Surtain, who is also battling an ankle issue and was an estimated non-participant. To make matters worse, cornerback Riley Moss, dealing with ribs, was only an estimated limited participant. While “limited” is a step up from “non-participant” for Moss, there’s absolutely no guarantee he’ll be ready to roll by Thursday. Honestly, Hufanga and Surtain seem like long shots for the game, and Moss’s status is totally up in the air. The Broncos are set to practice Tuesday and will drop their final injury report on Wednesday, but it is not looking good for them.
JSN’s Time to Shine Against Their Replacements
Denver’s depth will be tested big time. We saw Jahdae Barron and Kris Abrams-Draine step up for Surtain and Moss against the Chargers last Sunday, and Devon Key played 26 defensive snaps after Hufanga left in the third quarter. Key would likely start alongside Brandon Jones if Hufanga is out. But here’s the kicker, 12s: those fill-ins looked decent against Los Angeles because the Chargers were missing *all* of their top receivers due to injury. This Thursday, Denver’s defense faces a whole different beast: our star wideout Jaxon Smith-Njigba. He is a much tougher challenge, and with their secondary looking like a MASH unit, JSN has to be salivating at the opportunities. This is the kind of matchup he can dominate.
Keep an eye out for that final injury report on Wednesday. This Thursday Night Football game against a hobbled Denver secondary is exactly the kind of moment for our offense, and especially for Jaxon Smith-Njigba, to make a huge statement early in the season. Let’s go, Hawks!
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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