Three Secrets to the Broncos’ Christmas Eve Win Against the Patriots.
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Bill Belichick cannot “loot” the Christmas of the Denver Broncos.
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Denver, Colorado The 7-7 Denver Broncos’ prospects of receiving a Wildcard playoff bid are little to none, yet they still exist depending on which criteria is applied. The Broncos lost 42-17 to the Detroit Lions in Week 15, and as a result, they presently have a 20% chance of making the playoffs.
With their backs against the wall, Sean Payton’s Broncos must win their final three games, which begin on Sunday Night Football on Christmas Eve when they play the 3-11 New England Patriots.
Following the Pats’ 27-17 defeat to the Chiefs, there have been rumblings that head coach Bill Belichick, a six-time Super Bowl winner, may soon be leaving the team.
But the Broncos can’t afford to lose in New England because it’s a Belichick squad. What will victory require?
These three factors will help the Broncos defeat the Patriots, giving Denverans an early Christmas present.
Wilson Has to Prevent Analytical Paralysis
Football on a professional level is not complicated. The basic goal is to obtain first downs and score touchdowns on offense while stopping them on defense, but we make it more difficult than it has to be.
Broncos quarterback Russell Wilson is consistently passing up wide-open receivers on a number of occasions. That may be cutting beneath defensive zone coverages or moving five yards in front of a defensive back. In an effort to streamline the Denver system, Payton has designed a short, dink-and-dunk passing attack that occasionally features a moon ball to Courtland Sutton downfield and deep.
To be clear, as an analyst or draft evaluator, Wilson has studied more defenses and has a far deeper understanding of the game of football than I will ever have. However, it’s possible that the 35-year-old signal-caller is experiencing analytical paralysis and is overanalyzing the game he has spent the most of his life playing.
First on social media, the stats nerd will draw attention to the fact that Wilson presently has a 66.3 completion percentage and ranks among the top 10 quarterbacks in terms of total throwing touchdowns with 24. However, the movie keeps highlighting squandered chances, and Russ will be facing a top-10 defense this week that has only allowed 17 passing scores all season—tied for fourth-best—to score points.
Wilson should be content to accept what opposition defenses provide him rather than trying to invent the wheel or wow the crowd with highlight plays from his Seattle glory days. Russ possesses the arm strength and footwork to laser in on tight end Adam Trautman on a slant route or get a fastball to rookie wideout Marvin Mims Jr. on a crossing pattern with his three-step drops from under center.
Prolonged possession of the ball has led to turnovers, sacks, and complete disarray during hampered plays. The famous quote from former Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning goes, “You can’t go broke, taking a profit.”
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Payton Needs to Beat Belichick
Last Monday in primetime, in front of a national audience, the Broncos were outmatched and defeated. When the offense failed to score on one third-quarter possession in the red zone, Payton became extremely irate and yelled at Wilson, demonstrating the height of dysfunction and dissatisfaction in the game.
Whatever your thoughts on the one-sided altercation, the truth is that it was a poor impression on the coach, the player, and the team, which has a lot of work ahead of it over the next three weeks. In the NFL, winning is the panacea, and Denver’s troubled team has a chance to reconcile against the Patriots at home.
Strangely enough, Belichick has faced similar criticism for the way he handled quarterback Mac Jones during New England’s dismal 3-11 year. Many people are curious as to whether the future Hall-of-Fame coach has completely lost contact with his team or the offense because of the back-and-forth nature of his interactions with backup Bailey Zappe.
Payton and Belichick are very similar despite having different styles and personalities. Both men are products of the Bill Parcells coaching tree, which is why they are not only surefire candidates for the Hall of Fame but also have a reputation as some of the greatest of all time, having won Lombardi trophies as head coaches. Along with going through difficult periods like “Bountygate” and “Deflategate,” they also found redemption in the NFL.
Compared to Belichick’s.651 (264-117) regular-season winning percentage, Payton has a.624 (159-96) mark. Not only can Payton defeat one of the top teams in the league on Christmas Eve, but he can also patch things up with Wilson and guide his group in a manner that has eluded “The Evil Emperor” Belichick in his most recent New England chapter.
Take Charge of a Defensive Attack on Zappe Vance Last Sunday, Lions quarterback Jared Goff was made to seem like the second coming of Tom Brady by Joseph’s defense. In order to lead Denver to a 42-17 thrashing in Detroit, quarterback Jared Goff passed for 278 yards and five touchdowns as the Broncos mustered just two sacks against him.
The Broncos defense failed to put pressure on quarterback Josh Goff while pass rusher Nik Bonitto was out due to constant blowouts at the line of scrimmage. In pass coverage, rookie tight end Sam LaPorta—who grabbed three touchdowns last Saturday night—exposed linebackers Josey Jewell and Alex Singleton. Playing on its heels the whole game, Denver’s excellent secondary was unable to produce the same flurry of takeaways.
