Denver's defense gets Jeff Saturday's vote on NFL on ESPN
Get Up's contender debate stretches from Pittsburgh's physical style to a proposed Josh Downs move for Kansas City.
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Are the Broncos LEGIT?! 🤔 Get Up weighs in 🗣️
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- 0:53Saturday and Rodgers make Pittsburgh's case through physical play, offensive line strength and Jaylen Warren's value.
- 1:45Saturday argues Denver's defense makes the Broncos legitimate contenders despite questions about Bo Nix's offense.
- 3:28Rodgers questions Kansas City's credentials, citing an easy schedule and a limited downfield passing attack.
- 4:58Saturday proposes a Chiefs trade for receiver Josh Downs to improve their intermediate offense.
- 10:19Rodgers identifies pass protection around Caleb Williams as Chicago's principal vulnerability.
Jeff Saturday doesn't need Denver's offense to answer every question before taking the Broncos seriously. In NFL on ESPN's most-watched upload of the week, he makes the case that their defense is enough to put them in the contender conversation.
"Are the Broncos LEGIT?! 🤔 Get Up weighs in 🗣️" drew roughly 53,000 views in its opening stretch. Mike Greenberg hosts, with Saturday, Jason McCourty and Jordan Rodgers moving from Pittsburgh's credentials to Bo Nix's progress and Kansas City's limitations. Rodgers even puts Steelers running back Jaylen Warren into his MVP conversation. Saturday's prescription for the Chiefs is more specific: pursue receiver Josh Downs to help the intermediate passing game.
The comments offer a useful counterquestion to all that quarterback scrutiny: why can't the defense be in charge? Other viewers point to the level they've seen Nix reach, while Greenberg removing his glasses supplies a lighter talking point.
That studio debate was part of a busy slate of 31 uploads. Fantasy Focus's Week 9 matchup guide is currently attracting views fastest, narrowly above Get Up, with Daniel Dopp, Mike Clay and Field Yates weighing Brock Purdy's Raiders matchup, patience with Derrick Henry and Tee Higgins's follow-up to a big performance. First Take's responses to Stephen A. Smith's team rankings are also gathering momentum.
Daily viewing across NFL on ESPN is nearly twice its usual level, while subscribers grew over the week at a pace broadly consistent with the past month. Among nearby sports channels, The Rich Eisen Show had a particularly busy viewing week; TSN's daily viewing is below its usual level. Here, the freshest pull is a familiar football argument: how much does a contender really need from its quarterback?
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It's a team sport. Why can't the defense be in charge?
@joseramos4320See it on YouTubeThe reason Bo has high expectations is because we’ve seen him play at a high level
@WRLDRUINEDOFFICIALSee it on YouTubeGreeny taking his glasses off like WHAT 😂😂😂
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Bo nix has been much better these last two games
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Which college did Bo Nix play for immediately before entering the NFL?
Nix finished his college career at Oregon after transferring from Auburn.


