Denver Broncos
Team/HC Sean Payton

Denver Broncos

3-2 · 19.4 points for, 22.2 against a game · bye Week 10
01

Week 6

DEN
VS
Thu · Oct 15 · 8:15 PM ET
Empower Field at Mile High
SEA
LineSEA -2.5Total40.5DEN19SEA21.5Rest4 days (SEA 4)Forecast45°F, wind 4 mph
Matchup by position
SEA D vs DENDEN D vs SEA
QBs#5#13
RBs#17#26
WRs#4#3
TEs#13#21
Pass (EPA)#2#4
Run (EPA)#3#28

Each defense's rank in fantasy points allowed to that position (EPA for pass and run), entering Week 6. 1 = stingiest, 32 = softest: green is the softer matchup.

Our Week 6 projectionsDEN players

QB28
11.5
WR40
7.6
RB27
7.6
RB35
6.1
TE32
4.3
WR79
3.2
WR95
2.3
RB67
1.3

Our projections and position ranks this week, the same numbers as the weekly rankings.

02

Offense

Through W5
Points/game
19.4
26th of 32
EPA/play
-0.066
24th of 32
Success rate
39.9%
26th of 32
Explosive rate
6.6%
28th of 32
Third-down rate
33.2%
27th of 32
Red-zone trips/g
3.0
18th of 32
Red-zone TD rate
60.0%
17th of 32
Turnovers/game
1.0
12th of 32
Sacks allowed/g
1.2
2nd of 32
Plays/game
57.2
29th of 32 (1 = most)

Play stylerank 1 = most

Sec/play neutral
31.5
12th of 32 (1 = fastest)
Pass rate vs exp
−4.5%
15th most of 32
Neutral pass %
61.0%
8th most of 32
Pass % trailing
63.5%
22nd most of 32
Motion rate
57.8%
14th most of 32
Play-action rate
21.5%
23rd most of 32
Screen rate
5.6%
11th most of 32
RPO rate
7.0%
6th most of 32

2026 through Week 5. Rank among the 32 offenses (1 = best unless noted). Tap a tile for the full name.

Quarterback

Bo Nix13.0pts/g
5 g · 942 yds · 6 TD · 3 INT · 162 att
−0.05 EPA/dropback · CPOE −2.9 · 18-35 rushing, 1 TD
03

Who gets the ball

Target treeshare of team targets

Jaylen Waddle WR21.3%31 tgt
RJ Harvey RB17.1%22 tgt
Courtland Sutton WR16.9%25 tgt
Evan Engram TE12.0%17 tgt
Pat Bryant WR10.0%12 tgt
Tyler Badie RB5.8%7 tgt
Troy Franklin WR5.7%6 tgt
J.K. Dobbins RB4.2%6 tgt
WRTERB
Jaylen WaddleRJ HarveyCourtland SuttonEvan Engram
0%10%20%30%40%W1W2W3W4W523%18%14%5%

Backfieldshare of team carries

J.K. Dobbins RB53.8%64 car
Jonah Coleman RB23.3%10 car
RJ Harvey RB16.5%15 car
Bo Nix QB15.1%18 car

J.K. Dobbins: 60% of carries inside the 5 · Jonah Coleman: 25% of carries inside the 5 · Bo Nix: 20% of carries inside the 5

J.K. DobbinsJonah ColemanRJ Harvey
0%10%20%30%40%50%60%W1W2W3W4W562%36%10%
04

Game log

W5
@ LAC
Pass 49% PROE −8.8 57 plays implied 23.0
Nix 123 yds, 1 TD Dobbins 18-68 Waddle 2-19 Engram 55 yds
W
23-17
W4
@ SF
Pass 65% PROE −7.6 65 plays implied 22.8
Nix 214 yds, 1 TD Dobbins 11-40 Bryant 3-47 Engram 6 yds
L
14-24
W3
vs LA
Pass 60% PROE −4.3 62 plays implied 22.5
Nix 186 yds, 2 TD Dobbins 17-49 Sutton 3-46
W
30-26
W2
vs JAX
Pass 55% PROE −1.4 56 plays implied 24.0
Nix 288 yds, 1 TD Dobbins 10-36 Waddle 8-138 Adkins 32 yds
W
20-13
W1
@ KC
Pass 70% PROE −0.3 46 plays implied 20.0
Nix 131 yds, 1 TD Dobbins 8-36 Bryant 4-42 Engram 43 yds
L
10-31

Newest first. Pass rate with pass rate over expected (PROE), plays and the implied team total before the game. Leaders: passing, top rusher, top WR and TE by targets.

05

Defense

Fantasy points allowedPPR, by position and week

AvgW1W2W3W4W5
QB15.7#1321.76.220.919.610.2
RB25.3#2542.917.825.317.323.4
WR24.7#314.727.640.030.810.4
TE14.9#2113.55.426.017.012.4

Rank = the 32 defenses on PPR points allowed to that position a game (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest). Colors compare each week to every defense that week.

Where they give it upby depth and side

#3
19.6 receiving fantasy points a game allowed to WRs overall (1 = stingiest, 32 = softest).
Left
Middle
Right
Deep 20+
0.7#9
1.3#14
2.3#16
Middle 10–19
2.6#19
1.7#9
2.1#12
Short 0–9
2.7#7
1.4#10
4.0#15
Behind line
0.2#3
0.0#1
0.7#19
StingySoft

Big number: points a game this defense allows to that position in the zone; # = its rank of 32. Depth is air yards at the catch point. 5 games, through Week 5. Tap a zone for the detail.

Defense numbersrank 1 = best

Points allowed/g
22.2
14th of 32
EPA/play allowed
-0.029
13th of 32
Success allowed
40.6%
5th of 32
Big plays allowed
10.2%
22nd of 32
RZ TD% allowed
50.0%
4th of 32
Sacks/game
2.6
9th of 32
Sack or hit rate
19.4%
5th of 32
Blitz rate
37.6%
7th most of 32
Coverage and pressure
Blitz rate
18%
9th most · 2026
Pass rushers
4.41
per dropback, 2026
Men in the box
6.4
12th most · 2026
Man coverage
45%
1st most · 2025
Pressure rate
34%
4th most · 2025

2025 shells: Cover 1 32%, Cover 3 23%, Cover 2 16%, Cover 4 9%. Man/zone and shells are charted after the season, so 2025 is the latest. 2026 front from FTN charting through Week 5.

06

Schedule

P / R = the opponent's rank against the pass and the run (EPA, 1 = best defense, 32 = worst). Color = the average of the two: green is the softer schedule. Gold underline = fantasy playoffs.

07

Depth & injuries

Team note · Oct 13

Thursday vs Seattle. No QB, RB, WR or TE on Monday's estimated report; CB Pat Surtain II (ankle) and S Talanoa Hufanga (ankle) did not practice. RB Jonah Coleman stays on IR (projected Week 7).

QB
QB2
Jarrett Stidham
RB
WR
WR4
Marvin Mims Jr.
TE

Depth chart as of Oct 14, 2026. Changes since Oct 8: Troy Franklin new at WR3; Pat Bryant off the top of the WR chart.

Injury reportWeek 6, official

No QB, RB, WR or TE on the Week 6 report.

Sleeper designations (Oct 10)
IR (Ankle)
IR (Ankle)
08

Players

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Sources: nflverse play-by-play, weekly stats and FTN charting (free public data); official NFL injury reports; Sleeper; GWTTKB projections and data. Built 2026-10-14. Every number on this page comes from those files. Nothing here is betting advice.