Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins was among several players who acknowledged the offense isn’t doing the defense “any justice” after an ugly 10-7 win Thursday night over the Raiders.
DENVER — The Broncos became the first team in the league to reach eight wins this season with Thursday night’s 10-7 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders at Empower Field at Mile High. And they did it — again — with their defense at its quarterback-harassing, lockdown best.
But after the win, Broncos running back J.K. Dobbins spoke for many of his teammates on offense who believe it’s time for the offense to stop making it hard for the team.
“Yeah, cool, we’re 8-2 . [but] the defense is winning us the games, and we’re not helping them. We’re not doing them any justice”, Dobbins said. “I feel bad the way we play on offense and the way they play on defense because they’re doing so great and we’re doing so bad. They’re our brothers, too, and it just sucks because they’re just out there so many plays, playing their butts off. We can’t keep doing this to them.”
Said Broncos quarterback Bo Nix: “At some point, we’ve got to start moving the ball and scoring some points. Between penalties and sluggish football, we’re just not playing very good. It starts with me. I’ve got to be better. . We’ve got to find some juice.”
Nevertheless, the Broncos lead the AFC West, and their current seven-game winning streak is the team’s longest since it opened the 2015 season 7-0 — Denver won Super Bowl 50 to close out that year.
