Broncos will try to keep rolling when they face the 0-5 Jets in London
Denver (3-2) vs. New York Jets (0-5) in London
Sunday, 9:30 a.m. EDT, NFL Network.
BetMGM NFL Odds: Broncos by 7 1/2.
Against the spread: Broncos 2-2-1; Jets 2-3.
Series record: Broncos lead 23-18-1.
Last meeting: Broncos beat Jets 10-9 on Sept. 29, 2024, in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
Last week: Broncos beat Eagles 21-17; Jets lost to Cowboys 37-22.
Broncos offense: overall (10), rush (4), pass (15), scoring (18).
Broncos defense: overall (5), rush (5), pass (8), scoring (2).
Jets offense: overall (20), rush (3), pass (28), scoring (19).
Jets defense: overall (22), rush (27), pass (13), scoring (31).
Turnover differential: Broncos minus-2; Jets minus-8.
Edge rusher Nik Bonitto. He has an NFL-best seven sacks, including 2 1/2 last week at Philadelphia when his performance, which included three QB hits and two tackles for loss, earned him AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors. Bonitto, who signed a four-year, $120 million contract extension on the eve of the season, has 20 1/2 sacks since the start of the 2024 season. He’s the first Broncos player since Von Miller in 2014 to have multiple sacks in three consecutive games.
TE Mason Taylor. The rookie second-round pick and son of Pro Football Hall of Famer Jason Taylor is beginning to emerge as a complement to Garrett Wilson in the passing game. After just six catches for 43 yards in his first three games, Taylor has 14 receptions for 132 yards in the last two. He set season highs against Dallas with nine catches, 67 yards receiving and 12 targets.
Broncos’ pass rush vs. Jets’ offensive line. Denver enters Week 6 leading the league with 21 sacks, including Bonitto’s league-leading seven. Second-year left tackle Olu Fashanu will likely draw the assignment of trying to keep Bonitto away from Justin Fields, who’ll need to use his scrambling ability against the Broncos’ fierce defensive front.
Broncos: Lost LG Ben Powers to a biceps injury last week and he’ll be out until December. He’ll be replaced in the starting lineup by Alex Palczewski or Matt Peart. ... OLB Jonah Ellis is dealing with ribs and shoulder injuries.
Jets: CB Michael Carter II (concussion) and WR Allen Lazard (personal) were ruled out early in the week. ... Edge rusher Jermaine Johnson (ankle) and RB/KR Kene Nwangwu (hamstring) could return from injuries this week. ... DT Quinnen Williams was limited early in the week by a groin issue.
The Broncos have won three of the last five meetings. ... Bo Nix threw for just 60 yards on 12-of-25 passing, but connected with Courtland Sutton for the game’s only TD in Denver’s 10-9 win over New York last season. ... The teams’ first meeting came in 1960 during the AFL’s inaugural season when the then-Titans defeated the Broncos 28-24. Denver won the rematch later that season, 30-27. ... The teams have met once in the postseason, when the Broncos won the AFC championship game during the 1998 season.
Dobbins has broken out in a big way for the Broncos during the last two weeks. A week after his 101-yard performance against Cincinnati provided Payton with his first 100-yard rusher in his three seasons as the Broncos’ coach, he added 79 yards on 20 carries and scored a clutch touchdown in Denver’s comeback victory at Philadelphia.
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