Tag: Jacksonville Jaguars
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Mark Kiszla: No-Show Bonitto a ghost of his dominant self in Broncos’ bah-humbug loss to Jags
Will the real Nik Bonitto please stand up? The great-and-powerful sackmeister who gave Denver’s defense its intimidating edge and made Bonitto a legit candidate for defensive player of the year? He was a ghost in the Broncos’ 34-20 loss to Jacksonville. No-Show Bonitto. In defeat, the sackmeister looked like he could use a hug. “I…
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Broncos winning streaks disappear with 34-20 loss to Jaguars
For three months, the Broncos had victory parties in the locker room. They turned on the smoke machine and the disco ball and pumped up the music. On Sunday, their locker room was mostly silent. Denver was manhandled 34-20 by Jacksonville at Empower Field at Mile High, putting an end to an 11-game winning streak…
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Broncos defense unable to overcome penalties, poor tackling, big plays in loss to Jaguars
P.J. Locke could not explain what happened. The Broncos winning streak ended Sunday with a 34-20 home loss to the Jaguars, and with a myriad of Denver mistakes, a personal foul penalty against Locke in the first quarter epitomized their struggles. The Broncos safety, starting in place of injured Brandon Jones, blitzed Jaguars quarterback Trevor…
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Paul Klee: ‘Small-market’ Jags show the AFC’s contenders do not believe in the Broncos in 34-20 win
Who’s scared of Sean Payton, Bo Nix and the 12-3 Broncos? Not the Jaguars. That’s for sure. And here’s a hunch the other AFC contenders consider the Broncos to be paper tigers, too. After Jacksonville stormed into Empower Field and smacked around the Broncos 34-20 Sunday, first-year coach Liam Coen took offense to an earlier…
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Jaguars prove they’re real threat in AFC with convincing win over Broncos
Not bad for a small-market team, huh? Yes, Jaguars coach Liam Coen heard what Sean Payton had to say this week. “It’s a smaller market, but you see a real good team,” the Broncos coach said of Jacksonville ahead of Sunday’s matchup. Well, Payton was right because that small-market team came to Denver and snapped…
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Broncos vs. Jaguars grades: Denver gets beat in all phases during loss
The Broncos (12-3) saw their 11-game winning streak come to an end on Sunday at the hands of the Jacksonville Jaguars (11-4). Here are the grades from the 34-20 loss: Offense An uneven performance by quarterback Bo Nix and this group. Nix’s stats (352 yards and one touchdown) don’t look bad but the quarterback threw…
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Jaguars’ Trevor Lawrence, not Broncos’ Bo Nix, is second scariest QB in AFC | Cheers and Boos
Cheers… to Trevor Lawrence for a star-making performance. The former No. 1 overall pick and heir apparent out of Clemson has had what can generously be described as an up-and-down first few seasons in the NFL, but he is beginning to look like the franchise savior Jacksonville thought it was getting and Sunday’s performance to…
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Broncos vs. Jaguars | The Denver Gazette’s predictions
The Denver Gazette sports staff predicts Sunday’s game between the Broncos (12-2) and the Jacksonville Jaguars (10-4) at Empower Field at Mile High: Paul Klee’s pick: Broncos 27, Jaguars 26 Full disclosure: Trevor Lawrence and the Jags’ red-hot offense present a bad matchup for the Broncos, who suddenly aren’t stopping teams like they used to.…
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How Broncos’ on-field success is boosting team business, fan experience at Empower Field
The Broncos are winning on and off the field. Denver faces the Jaguars on Sunday with the potential to clinch the AFC West. The Broncos just need a victory — their 12th straight this season — plus a Chargers loss or tie against the Cowboys. Denver has arguably the NFL’s best home-field advantage, too, with 11 consecutive wins at Empower Field dating back to last year.…
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Broncos activate guard Ben Powers off injured reserve, downgrade linebacker Karene Reid to out
Guard Ben Powers is back on the Broncos’ active roster, but it remains to be seen when he will be back in the starting lineup. As expected, Denver on Saturday activated Powers off injured reserve. A source told The Denver Gazette on Thursday that Powers would be activated barring a setback, and he was a…