AFC Power Rankings: Patriots lead the way into Week 5
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AFC West. 4-0. Denver Broncos. 2. player. 45. <p>The last time the Broncos were this good was 2013, the season they beat the Patriots in the AFC Championship. That year, the Broncos boasted an insanely good offense and a decent defense; this year, it’s the other way around. Plain and simple, the Broncos have the best defense in the NFL that is winning this team games, while the offense is playing at a high but not overly dominant level, as evidenced by Peyton Manning’s stat line of 17-of-27 passing for 213 yards, a touchdown and two picks.</p> <p>Providing a jolt on offense, however, was Ronnie Hillman on that 72-yard touchdown scamper up the sideline. He blazed on that played.</p><div class=
Back to the Denver defense, they lead the NFL with 18 sacks after a haul of seven in Week 4. It’s a scary front seven of orange-clad pass rushers they have there in the Mile High City.
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Denver Broncos
AFC West, 4-0
The last time the Broncos were this good was 2013, the season they beat the Patriots in the AFC Championship. That year, the Broncos boasted an insanely good offense and a decent defense; this year, it’s the other way around. Plain and simple, the Broncos have the best defense in the NFL that is winning this team games, while the offense is playing at a high but not overly dominant level, as evidenced by Peyton Manning’s stat line of 17-of-27 passing for 213 yards, a touchdown and two picks.
Providing a jolt on offense, however, was Ronnie Hillman on that 72-yard touchdown scamper up the sideline. He blazed on that played.
Back to the Denver defense, they lead the NFL with 18 sacks after a haul of seven in Week 4. It’s a scary front seven of orange-clad pass rushers they have there in the Mile High City.
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