AFC Power Rankings Week 15: Patriots back on top, Bengals slide
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10-3. Denver Broncos. 2. player. 45. <p>The Broncos fall off the top of these AFC power rankings because they could only muster four first-half field goals against the Raiders in Week 14, costing them the game. Don’t be too quick to say that Brock Osweiler is the next great quarterback of the NFL; he still has some proving to do. Plenty, actually.</p> <p>But this loss can’t be pinned just on Osweiler, as star wideouts Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas both committed fumbles. Furthermore, veteran tight end Vernon Davis dropped an easy 4<sup>th</sup> and five pass, which was arguably the difference in the game.</p><div class=. AFC West
The Broncos’ next two games are no small tasks by any means. The trip over to Pittsburgh will require utmost preparation and execution, and then the Week 16 home showdown against the Bengals will be another test of Osweiler’s development.
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Denver Broncos
AFC West, 10-3
The Broncos fall off the top of these AFC power rankings because they could only muster four first-half field goals against the Raiders in Week 14, costing them the game. Don’t be too quick to say that Brock Osweiler is the next great quarterback of the NFL; he still has some proving to do. Plenty, actually.
But this loss can’t be pinned just on Osweiler, as star wideouts Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas both committed fumbles. Furthermore, veteran tight end Vernon Davis dropped an easy 4th and five pass, which was arguably the difference in the game.
The Broncos’ next two games are no small tasks by any means. The trip over to Pittsburgh will require utmost preparation and execution, and then the Week 16 home showdown against the Bengals will be another test of Osweiler’s development.
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