The Denver Broncos (1-3) look for their 2nd win of the year as they take a trip to Foxborough to handle the New England Patriots (2-2). Right here are the four things to look for in Sunday’s game.
Broncos Road Woes in New England
New England has been a difficult location for the Broncos to play as they have actually lost five-straight at Gillette Stadium. The last time Denver defeated the New England when traveling remained in 2006 when the Broncos won 17-7.
Given that Gillette Stadium opened up in 2002, the Broncos are 2-5. To put matters worse, the games haven’t been close, as the Patriots have beaten the Broncos by an ordinary margin of 20.8 points.
Broncos Must Take Care of the Football
In the Broncos win against the New York Jets, they dedicated 3 turnovers, which has actually been a problem for the team all period. Denver has a -6 turn over margin, which is the second-worst in the NFL (31st).
Denver has actually turned the sphere over eight times, with 6 coming from interceptions and also two on fumbles.
Will Cam Newton or Stephon Gilmore Play on Sunday?
The coronavirus has already made its mark on the Patriots infraction as quarterback Cam Newton missed out on the last game versus the Kansas City Chiefs with a favorable test. Currently today, the virus could have New England’s finest protector out of the lineup against the Broncos.
Patriots cornerback Stephon Gilmore evaluated favorable for COVID-19 on Tuesday, according to NFL Network. Gilmore is the ruling NFL Defensive Player of the Year and signs up with Newton and also technique squad defensive deal with Bill Murray on the Reserve/COVID -19 checklist.
Gilmore has 11 deals with, an interception and a forced fumble this season. The Patriots have an opportunistic protection have forcing 8 turn overs, which is the 2nd best in NFL. They additionally have a solid protection enabling 233.8 passing yards (10th in NFL) and 349 total lawns (9th in NFL).
Jerry Jeudy on the Cusp of NFL History
Broncos newbie wide receiver Jerry Jeudy finally got into completion zone recently with this outrageous catch against the Jets.
JEUDY MOSSED ‘EM @jerryjeudy |: NFLN pic.twitter.com/WbSED7Eqqr
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) October 2, 2020
Jeudy has 15 catches for 234 backyards and also a goal in the initial 4 video games. He requires 50 receiving yards against the Patriots to come to be the 3rd gamer because 1970 to tape-record at the very least 50 yards in each of his very first five video games to begin a profession. Terry Glenn got to the feat with New England in 1996 as well as Terry McLaurin did so with the Washington Football Team in 2019.
He likewise 66 lawns to end up being the 2nd Broncos novice WR to get to 300 obtaining backyards by his 5th video game. Former Broncos wide receiver Eddie Royal reached this mark during his novice period in 2008 with 321 receiving lawns by his 5th video game.