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00:00Let's go to the other game in this segment and that is the Denver Broncos and the Las Vegas Raiders Joe
00:06I know you were a high on Brock Bowers last week
00:08He can become the third rookie tight end in NFL history with 75
00:12Receptions joining Sam Laporta last year and Keith Jackson all the way back in 1988
00:17He's having a tremendous season problem is everything's falling apart around him and Denver coming off a huge victory against Atlanta
00:24Yeah, and you have a team now in the Las Vegas Raiders that have lost six straight
00:28They didn't cover as an eight-and-a-half point road dog against Miami Brock Bowers is the only bright spot for this team right now
00:33We talked about Travis Kelsey type of players in the NFL draft. That is Brock Bowers still hanging a 60 number on him today
00:40I think he potentially gets through that maybe anytime touchdown
00:43I will say from the spread perspective Donnie five and a half divisional game. This line smells a little bit
00:49I understand how dominant Denver's been and you talk about a breakout performance by Bo Nix
00:55307 yards for touchdowns
00:56How much of that was just Denver being dominant and how bad that Atlanta defense?
01:01Was last week three of the touchdowns came on bubble screens inside the red zone where the Denver
01:07Atlanta defense didn't stop anybody they got out blocked and Marvin Mims made them pay again
01:12I think Bo Nix a lead in this game
01:14But I'm inclined to take the points with Las Vegas five and a half just seems it just seems fishy to me
01:20Lower scoring game under the 41 and a half. Here's what I like about this game Sean Payton absolutely an offensive guru
01:26He's gonna be licking his chops all week long saying who we going up against all that Raiders secondary the worst in the entire league
01:32here
01:32which means the one thing that we've liked about Bo Nix and the way he's sort of progressed here Mike is
01:36He got hit the ground running even if he was struggling. I'm gonna throw 46 times this game for 124 yards
01:41They just kept throwing every single week which helps them out
01:44And this is one of those weeks where I really think
01:46Cortland Sutton is going to be a monster on the outside Joe is right still rookie quarterback the team's still trying to learn and play
01:52That hey, can we keep it close as an underdog?
01:54No, you're the favorite you're supposed to win by a touchdown on the road in Las Vegas
01:57But for me and my money Bo Nix over one and a half touchdown passes makes a lot of sense
02:00Maybe a team total here for the Broncos and also Mike I look at this total
02:04Forty to have up to forty one and a half at most outlets. It seems light to me. It seems light
02:09I know yeah, I you know I think part of that part of what you're saying in Bo Nix is success is
02:15Sean Payton giving him the easy wins. I think he's helped him to build confidence
02:19We all know that Nix had a ton of experience in college. So for him to get
02:24Rolling with Cortland Sutton Devon Bailey also a pretty low number today. I know a lot of people like him
02:29So I think it's interesting that
02:32They are to your point that line does smell a little bit Joe
02:35I like the Broncos first half the Raiders have not gone off to good starts offensively
02:39You can lay three and a half in this one and not have to worry about a backdoor cover
02:44I think the Broncos get off to a better start
02:46So I like them there now
02:48I want to turn it to sort of a larger scope discussion about the Broncos because I think they're a team Joe that people have
02:54been doubting Nix is starting to slowly play more consistently and
02:59This Denver defense is lauded quite a bit Zach Allen
03:03Patrick's or ten two guys that have really burst onto the scene in and
03:07Taking their game to another level on a team. That's a playoff contender and they they sacked Kirk Cousins multiple times
03:13They got after it once they had a double-digit lead. So the front seven play much better
03:17We always knew that the foundation was there from the defensive perspective
03:20It was what was you were you gonna get out of the quarterback position right and Bo Nix has progressed
03:25He's starting to look like the player that they
03:28Drafted out of Oregon. He had an 81% completion percentage for much of the year last year a senior season
03:34We saw that now play out last week against Atlanta if that can continue
03:38I'm not suggesting 80 Donnie, but if he didn't throw for 60 65 percent in terms of completion percentage limit the turnovers
03:46We know what he could do in terms of the RPO game
03:49He's capable of putting up 50 and 60 yards on the ground big picture. I still think they're a little bit raw
03:55I don't think they're as complete as maybe Green Bay making a run the way Green Bay did I still think there are one and
04:02Done, but if they get to the playoffs, that would be a huge testament to what Sean Payton is built here