The Broncos have been called many things since the last time Monday Night Football televised a game on the Front Range in front of a full house back in 2018.They’ve been bad. They’ve been boring. They’ve been bad and boring.Take Our Poll If the nation didn’t know anything about Sean Payton’s team before tuning in to see rookie quarterback Bo Nix and Denver against Jameis Winston and Cleveland, perhaps it expected more of the same.Instead, they and the capacity crowd at Empower Field were treated to a Loony Toons, fully out-of-pocket rager.The bottom line is what matters: The Broncos polished off a 41-32 victory, moved to 8-5 and in the process solidified their position as real playoff contenders as they go into their Week 14 bye.The back-and-forth haymakers and the Jerry Jeudy Revenge Game are what made it memorable.Broncos outside linebacker Nik Bonitto? He logged his first NFL touchdown on a 71yard interception return for a touchdown shortly before halftime.His college teammate, receiver Marvin Mims Jr., did him one better by catching a bolt of a 93-yard touchdown pass from Nix in the third quarter.Each of those plays gave the Broncos a two-score lead. Neither lasted longer than a blink because of Winston and Jeudy, the latter back in Denver for the first time since being traded to Cleveland.Then the biggest play of the night came from Ja’Quan Mc-Millian.With Winston on the march one more time and Cleveland amid an historic offensive night, the Broncos’ nickel picked him off and raced 46 yards for a put-away touchdown with 1 minute, 48 seconds remaining.Two pick-sixes on the same night?Four total touchdowns of 45 yards or longer?Nine hundred fifty-two total offensive yards and the game is decided by a defensive play?The only thing this game didn’t have was a 4×100-meter relay.Broncos head coach walked to the postgame podium and uttered two words: “Holy cow.”He had just watched Winston wheel and deal, preach and pulverize the Denver defense to the tune of 497 yards passing and three touchdowns.Much of it came from Jeudy, who told a Cleveland reporter he wanted to return to Denver and “whip their (butt)” and then put together a career night.Jeudy hauled in nine catches for 235 yards, the most yardage ever surrendered by the Broncos to an opposing receiver. When he raced past Levi Wallace for a 70-yard thirdquarter touchdown, he paused on the goal line, fell over ...
