BRONCOS @ RAMS
The (fresh-off-the-Oakland-Raiders-bye) Denver Broncos (7-2) play host to the St. Louis Rams (3-6) this week at Mile High Stadium. The Broncos are coming off a convincing, yet unconvincing, game against the Raiders, whilst the Rams were competitive for the most part in Arizona last week.
We’ll start with the Broncos. Peyton Manning last week had a shocking & surprising start, throwing 2 interceptions & missed an open receiver in the end zone in the first 26 minutes. This was then rectified in a way only Peyton knows how. Throwing for 340 yards & 5 Touchdowns. Raiders or not, pretty damn remarkable! By throwing for a measly 5 touchdowns, Manning extended his record streak to 15 games of throwing multiple touchdowns. On the receiving end, Julius Thomas (pictured right) had another outstanding game, going for 63 yards & 2TDs, thus tying the record for the most touchdown catches through 9 games & also becoming the first tight end in NFL history to record back-to-back 12 Touchdown seasons.
The visiting Rams team had a tough loss in Arizona last week. Up 14-10 with 11:28 to play, Cardinals QB Carson Palmer went off with what has now been confirmed as an ACL injury, & from there, it all went downhill for St. Louis. On 2 straight possessions, the Rams turned the ball over for touchdowns, something that I’m sure will be looked at mid-week. A concerning note for the Rams was that
Austin Davis threw his 4th Pick-6 of the season; all 4 have come in the 4th quarter of games.
St. Louis have allowed the equal 3rd most sacks to their quarterback in the league (30).Whilst Denver linebacker Von Miller has posted a stellar 9 sacks on the season. I simply cannot see St. Louis winning this one. They seem to lift for big games this season, but they are yet to have played an elite-passing QB. Against Manning & co, it will be too tough to stay in the game. Don’t expect another 4th quarter meltdown because they won’t be in the game in the fourth this Sunday.
DENVER by 17.
Shane Bullen