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Brief Review

The Broncos beat the Bucs as expected but may have lost their starting quarterback to “injury”.

That injury dominated the weekly news

Although Trevor was ‘slightly’ injured in last weeks game, the unproven rookie Paxton Lynch will start on Sunday versus the Atlanta Falcons. Denver radio personalities can’t hide their joy. The coup in Dove Valley succeeded.

Kubiak vs Elway?

Trevor vs Paxton, is it just a battle between the coach and management? Trevor is Kubrick's guy and Paxton is Elway’s. Since the injury isn’t serious, it seems Elway pulled rank and gave the starting nod to Paxton. I kind of feel sorry for Kubiak. He’s always been Elway’s number two. If Elway gets his way this time, with this roster move, is he the new Al Davis?

Today’s Game

Quick Team Comparison

Falcons Ranked by Stats

Points: 1st

Yards: 1st

Passing Yards: 1st

Rushing Yards: 6th

5 Rushing touchdowns

11 Passing touchdowns

2 Defensive touchdowns

Earn 38 points per game

Surrender 31 points per game

Broncos Ranked by Stats

Points: 5th

Yards: 21th

Passing Yards: 23rd

Rushing Yards:15th

4 Rushing touchdowns

7 Passing touchdowns

2 Defensive touchdowns

Earn 28 points per game

Surrender 16 points per game

Strength of Schedule

The Falcons have played a tougher schedule than the Broncos. The Falcons have played the Raiders who are 3-1, the Broncos have played the Bengals who are 2-2. The rest of the opponents have identical 1-3 records.

The Falcons enter the game at 3-1, the Broncos are 4-0.

Today’s Outlook

The Broncos have already beaten two of the top teams from last year. The 15-1 Panthers and the 12-4 Bengals. The Broncos defense is as good as is was last year. Paxton is getting his first nfl start, a major negative in terms of winning, but he has the Denver D behind him, so….Denver should win.

The Falcons have started off the 2016 season almost as good as their 2015 season. I say that because in 2015 the team started out undefeated through several games, but then they lost. That loss snowballed into multiple losses and buried their season. A similar journey begins today.

Today the Broncos face the number one team in multiple offensive categories. The Falcons won’t be atop the ratings at the end of the day.