The Denver Broncos have quietly been a brick wall on defense this year. They rank third in the league in both total defense and scoring defense and enter Week 13 as the NFL’s leader in sacks. While good defenses against perhaps unexpected playoff contenders don’t often get much attention, rookie quarterbacks who can lead their teams to the playoffs do. Enter Bo Nix, who has been solid for most of his rookie season, completing nearly 65% of his passes and throwing just six interceptions in 399 pass attempts. Defending and not turning the ball over has been a working strategy for the 7-5 Broncos, who head into Monday Night Football with one of the AFC wild-card spots.
They’re going up against a Jameis Winston-led Cleveland Browns team that is at least experiencing a surge of confidence. They’ve beaten both the Ravens and Steelers in recent weeks and it seems like there’s something going on with Winston’s energy under center. They’ll be looking to play spoiler again with the national spotlight on them after last Thursday night’s snow globe victory in Cleveland.
