Daniel Keller: "Denver couldn't move the ball or protect it—128 passing yards and 3 interceptions against a Ravens team that didn't need to do anything fancy—and when a team gets shut out in this league, the margin stops mattering because everything already failed." Elise Carter: "This wasn't Denver having an off night—this is what happens when a 2-12 team meets one built to win now, and Baltimore's 1 seed didn't need to break a sweat to prove it."

Baltimore dismantled Denver 34-0, a shutout built on Lamar Jackson's 16-of-25, 280-yard night with 3 touchdowns and Adam Randall's season-best 103 yards receiving. Bo Nix managed 128 passing yards and 3 interceptions against a defense that sacked him 3 times, while Denver's ground game produced minus-1 yards and 3 giveaways. The Ravens outgained the Broncos 321 to 127, a differential that told the entire story of a 12-2 team disposing of a 2-12 team with clinical efficiency.

Giveaways decided this one. Bears 30, Broncos 27. Bo Nix threw for Broncos — 24/43, 296 yards, 3 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Caleb Williams threw for Bears — 23/41, 214 yards, 2 TD, 1 INT. Caleb Williams is still searching for it — 239 passing yards a game across his last three, against an average of 325. Total yards: Broncos 438, Bears 307.

Ava Collins: "Denver had no business losing this game. Bo Nix threw for 468 yards and Courtland Sutton was unstoppable at 236 yards, but 4 turnovers on a night when Green Bay only gave it away twice is the difference in a 1-point game — the Broncos beat themselves." Riley Parker: "Denver just proved they can hang with anybody in a shootout, then proved why they're 1-9 — four giveaways against a team that only gives it away twice is a season-killer, not a one-game aberration. This roster has the talent to win games; they don't have the discipline to string them together."

Green Bay beat Denver 46-45 in a shootout where turnovers made the difference. Bo Nix had a career afternoon for the Broncos with 468 passing yards and 3 touchdowns, while Courtland Sutton caught 14 for 236 yards, but Denver's 4 giveaways against Green Bay's 2 proved decisive in a 1-point game. Jordan Love threw for 321 yards and 3 scores for the Packers, who improved to 7-3 while Denver fell to 1-9.

Jaylen Rivers: "Cincinnati just barely escaped Denver's best shot all season — Bo Nix threw 4 touchdown passes and nearly stole it — but the Broncos couldn't run at all (21 yards), and that's the thing you can't come back from, not when you're 1-8." Sierra Vaughn: "Joe Burrow completed 11 of 19 and still won—he didn't need to be great, just steady enough while Cincinnati's ground game (124 yards) did the actual work, which is what winning looks like when you're not playing your best football."

A 3-point game to the end, and Bengals had it 30-27. Bo Nix threw for Broncos — 19/30, 288 yards, 4 TD, 3 INT — in a losing effort. Joe Burrow did the damage for Bengals — 11/19, 206 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT. Three weeks of this now from Chase Brown: 102 rushing yards a game, well clear of his 70 average. On the ground: Bengals 124, Broncos 21.

Daniel Keller: "Denver's turnover problem is real—4 giveaways against a team that forced none, and Bo Nix threw 4 interceptions in an afternoon that ended his time as a starting quarterback. Las Vegas simply had its way: Mendoza threw 5 touchdown passes on 12 completions, and the Broncos never had a chance to breathe." Talia Morgan: "Denver's season in one game: turnover-dependent collapse against a team built to punish it. The Broncos are minus-8 in point differential on the year and minus-8 in turnover margin; Las Vegas sits at plus-15 in both. This wasn't an upset. This was Las Vegas doing exactly what it does to teams that beat themselves."