Denver just pulled off another wild comeback, taking down the hapless Los Angeles Chargers 23-17, bumping their own record to 3-2. But man, the story here isn’t just the win, it’s the sheer audacity of how Bo Nix and this team keep finding ways to do it, leaving Justin Herbert and the Bolts stuck at a winless 0-5. It was another week, another game where the Broncos looked completely incompetent for three quarters, then flipped a switch.
This 4th Quarter Frenzy Is Something Else
This Broncos team is a whole different beast in the fourth quarter. Seriously, if you blinked for the first three quarters, you’d think they were completely incompetent, just like last season. They were down after Kimani Vidal’s 42-yard touchdown at the end of the third, and the defense looked lost, racking up more whiffs than a kid picking up a baseball bat for the first time. But then something clicked. This team is never out of any game, good or bad, and that’s a helluva thing for a squad to possess.
The Defense Found Its Guts When It Mattered Most
That “something” was realizing LA was playing four rookies on the offensive line and had no receivers. From that moment on, it was a full-on ransacking of Justin Herbert and the Chargers’ offense. Four of the Broncos’ five total sacks came in the fourth quarter. They forced three turnovers. Nik Bonitto was an absolute monster, leading the team with two sacks, four tackles (three solo), three tackles for loss, and two quarterback hits. Zach Allen delivered a clutch strip-sack on Herbert. All told, the defense finished with five sacks, twelve tackles for loss, and six quarterback hits. Talk about showing up when it counted! D.J. Jones also got a critical tackle on Herbert that led to a fumble in the fourth quarter.
Bo Nix and the Offense Have To Get Better, Way Earlier
But let’s be real, this can’t keep happening. While the fourth-quarter heroics are thrilling, Bo Nix and the offense were downright atrocious for the first three quarters. They have to find some semblance of consistency earlier in games. It’s no coincidence that when their running game finally got effective in the fourth quarter, Nix and the offense started clicking. We’ve been saying it since last season: whatever they do in the fourth, they need to do it sooner. How many times can they flirt with disaster like this?
So, the Broncos snatch another win, improving to 3-2, while the Chargers are still searching for their first at 0-5. It’s a helluva thing to have a team that just won’t quit, but relying on that fourth-quarter magic every single time? That’s a dangerous game. They’ve got to sort out those early-game offensive struggles if they want to keep this thing rolling. Otherwise, these nail-biters are going to catch up to them.
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Originally reported by Mile High Report.
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