Jaylen Rivers: "Bo Nix threw 5 touchdowns and the Broncos scored 45 points—that kind of offensive day doesn't lose games in Week 1, but Kansas City nearly made it happen anyway, which tells you everything about where these teams might be heading." Ava Collins: "Denver won a game it had no business winning. The Broncos out-gained Kansas City by 27 yards and turned it over once while the Chiefs didn't turn it over at all—yet walked out with the win anyway. Mahomes put up 356 yards and 4 touchdowns on a day when that should've been enough."

Chiefs had it there to be taken. Broncos took it, 45-44. Bo Nix did the damage for Broncos — 17/22, 312 yards, 5 TD, 1 INT. Patrick Mahomes did the damage for Chiefs — 16/21, 356 yards, 4 TD — in a losing effort. On the ground: Broncos 156, Chiefs 85.

Luca Santana: "Los Angeles got out-executed where it mattered most: Denver forced just 1 turnover to the Bolts' 2, and that margin—combined with Herbert's 2 interceptions against Bo Nix's 1—decided a 3-point game where the Chargers out-gained Denver by 23 yards and still came up short." Sierra Vaughn: "Denver's path to the playoffs just got a lot clearer—they can afford to be sloppy because their 11-6 record and 4.1 scoring margin against competition already locks them in, while Los Angeles's season-long inability to protect the ball means they're stuck at 5-11-1 no matter how well they move it, and that's a gap that doesn't close."

Chargers had it there to be taken. Broncos took it, 34-31. Bo Nix was steady for Broncos — 24/36, 309 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Justin Herbert threw for Chargers — 27/46, 287 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT — in a losing effort. A season best for Quentin Johnston. On the ground: Chargers 129, Broncos 84.

Broncos took care of Bills, 24-10. Bo Nix was steady for Broncos — 23/36, 216 yards, 1 TD. RJ Harvey did the work on the ground for Broncos — 16 carries, 63 yards, 2 TD. Three weeks of this now from RJ Harvey: 102 rushing yards a game, well clear of his 74 average. Total yards: Broncos 311, Bills 259.

Priya Sable: "This was a track meet masquerading as football — both offenses firing on every cylinder, both defenses nowhere to be found. Denver just had one more shot than Miami did: Bo Nix threw 10 touchdown passes and 543 yards, Jaylen Waddle caught 3 of them for 242 yards, and when you can move the ball 623 yards you usually win the shootout, even when the other guy puts up 419 and 6 scores of his own." Zoe Bell: "Denver is 8-4 and built to win close games; Miami is 1-11 and built to lose them. A 147-point shootout tells you nothing except which team had the ball last when it mattered."

147 points, and Broncos had more of them, 77-70. Bo Nix was steady for Broncos — 22/30, 543 yards, 10 TD, 1 INT. Malik Willis threw for Dolphins — 18/31, 419 yards, 6 TD, 1 INT — in a losing effort. Make it 12 consecutive games past 250 for Bo Nix. Through the air: Broncos 543, Dolphins 419.

Raiders won the turnover battle, and the turnover battle won the game. Bo Nix threw for Broncos — 26/49, 603 yards, 7 TD, 4 INT — in a losing effort. Fernando Mendoza was steady for Raiders — 12/21, 348 yards, 6 TD. That is 10 straight games over 250 for Bo Nix. Through the air: Broncos 603, Raiders 348.