- IN WHICH: SoFi Arena (Inglewood, Calif.)
- WHEN: 8:15 p.m. ET|ESPN, ESPN Deportes, NFL+
In prime-time television for the 2nd week straight, Denver is aiming to pass recently’s low-scoring, boredom-inducing loss to the Colts on Thursday Evening Football. Currently with a lengthy week to prepare, the Broncos enter Week 6’s Monday Evening Football match dealing with a Chargers group on the growth.
2 AFC West equals being in the center of their department’s standings, the Chargers as well as Broncos go into Week 6 with comparable documents, yet on various trending courses.
Regardless of some very early injuries to principals on both sides of the round, the Chargers have actually won their last 2 video games in high-scoring events as well as seek to have actually figured points out offensively.
On the various other hand, the Broncos are riding a two-game losing touch as well as are aiming to transform points about after stopping working to rack up a goal in the overtime loss to the Colts in Week 5.
With both groups entering the competition holding virtually the very same total document (Chargers are 3-2, Broncos are 2-3), this initial neck and neck competition in between them can either develop splitting up or shut the space in the AFC West, a department which until now has actually mostly not created at the degree several anticipated prior to the period.
Below are 4 points to look for when the Chargers host the Broncos on Monday Evening Football:
- Can Wilson as well as crime obtain points relocating? I assume all of us identify that the Denver crime has actually battled until now this period. The Broncos’ losses have actually been mostly an outcome of ineffective offending play, led by a quarterback that does not appear to have actually located his rhythm yet in Russell Wilson. Wilson has actually installed a few of the most awful numbers in his occupation in 2022, as well as the crime has actually been stationary via 5 weeks, balancing just 15 factors per video game. One problem of specific issue is the Broncos’ red area performance, where they rate last in the organization. These problems obtaining the round in the long run area finished in recently’s touchdown-less loss to the Colts. With Wilson currently disclosed to likewise be managing a stretched latissimus dorsi in his shoulder, the crime seems in a poor location entering the match, so we’ll need to see whether it winds up being even more of the very same versus the Chargers, or whether the Broncos will certainly discover a means to place the injuries as well as racking up distress behind them as well as improve.
- Just how will the Denver protection manage Herbert? The Chargers have actually installed large offending numbers the last couple of weeks, racking up at the very least 30 factors in each of their last 2 video games. With the running video game inactive generally (a lot more on that particular soon), a lot of this offending manufacturing was dependent on the death video game, as well as this has actually stood up until now. Entering into Week 6, Justin Herbert was 2nd in the NFL in passing backyards also in spite of playing via his earlier rib injury, as well as Los Angeles has a winning document to reveal for it. However Denver has among the leading defenses in the NFL this period, being in the leading 5 in complete, racking up as well as passing defenses. The Broncos’ effectiveness at maintaining opposing groups out of completion area has actually maintained them in video games when the crime could not, as they have actually not enabled any type of group this period to tape greater than 200 complete passing backyards. So when an unstoppable pressure fulfills a stationary things, what takes place? Will Herbert have the ability to browse the stress as well as remain to acquire the passing backyards as well as goals? Or will Denver suppress its challenger’s manufacturing as well as maintain it a low-scoring event?
- Can Denver obtain the run video game going? With Wilson playing harmed, it’s feasible that the Broncos will certainly need to depend a lot more on their running backs, potentially developing an innovation chance. The Chargers’ run protection has actually been an Achilles’ heel this period, permitting around 130 backyards per video game (25th in the organization). If Denver can make use of that weak point, it can confirm to be a large video game on the ground. Until now the Broncos’ hurrying corps has actually experienced its reasonable share of problems, from Javonte Williams pursuing the period with an ACL tear to Melvin Gordon’s messing up problems, as well as they have not had the ability to place all of it with each other. However with the opportunity that they’ll be contacted a lot more today versus a having a hard time protection, this can be a possibility to discover some yardage as well as make renovations.
- Can L.A. repeat Week 5 hurrying numbers? The Chargers run video game was practically missing to begin the period yet had an outbreak efficiency in Week 5, mostly as a result of Austin Ekeler. The professional back had 173 hurrying backyards recently versus the Browns, racking up one hurrying as well as one obtaining TD in the win. Thinking about that Ekeler had actually been balancing 35 hurrying backyards per video game prior to after that, this was a motivating indicator that he was beginning to strike his stride as well as can execute finally period’s degree. Et cetera of the group did the same, setting up 235 complete hurrying backyards, virtually matching their period total amount of 256 backyards from the initial 4 video games. Taking on versus the Broncos’ awesome protection, Ekeler as well as his colleagues will certainly encounter the job of confirming that recently’s efficiency had not been a fluke, which the enhanced operating video game is right here to remain in spite of requiring a couple of weeks to increase.
