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Broncos vs. Jets betting odds for Week 6
The Denver Broncos are coming off the biggest win of young Bo Nix’s career after coming back down 17-3 in the fourth quarter to topple the defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles 21-17 and they did it on the road in front of their home crowd.
Bo Nix completed 9-of-10 passes in the fourth quarter and led three straight scoring drives. "We spoke it into existence," he said.
If the Denver Broncos can upset the Philadelphia Eagles, it could give them plenty of confidence to ride out Week 6 through Week 10 when they reach the easiest
The thing we did was when you play someone like that, you're going to get punched and it's not going to be easy,” Head Coach Sean Payton said after a 21-17 win.
The Eagles are showing signs of getting the offense going. Facing a 3rd-and-17 from their 22, Jalen Hurts threw deep to DeVonta Smith, who got behind Broncos corner Riley Moss, for a 52-yard reception to the Denver 26. It was the Eagles' longest pass play of the season.
One week after a cryptic social media post, Eagles wide receiver A.J. Brown had another subpar outing against the Broncos in Week 5.
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NFL Week 6 Power Rankings: See Who’s Rising and Falling after Week 5
NFL Week 5 delivered some fantastic matchups, including a short-handed San Francisco 49ers team winning on a short week in Los Angeles and the Denver Broncos rallying for a fourth-quarter comeback to beat the Philadelphia Eagles. It delivers plenty of shake-ups when stacking up the worst and best NFL teams right now.