Williams: Broncos QB Case Keenum need to ‘earn his pay’ vs. Chiefs
Oct 25, 2018, 6:00 PM | Updated: 7:42 pm
On the road, against one of the best teams in the NFL in the Kansas City Chiefs, following a week full of off-field distraction, the Denver Broncos need Case Keenum to earn his paycheck, Alfred Williams said on Thursday.
The Broncos dished out a $36 million contract to the veteran free agent this offseason just for this reason, the co-host of “The Drive” said, and there’s no better weekend prove himself.
“We are staring down the battle of one more opportunity for Case Keenum to prove that he is worth the money that the Broncos gave him,” Williams said. “There is no better weekend to do it, against a weak defense.”
In terms of defensive yards given up, the Chiefs rank dead last in the NFL at 3,048. They’ve given up 182 points (25th in the league), including 43 points in their only loss of the year to the New England Patriots.
However, Kansas City averages more than 37 points per game on offense, so Williams’ co-host DMac cautioned that Denver needs to score at least 30 to have a chance Sunday.
“We’ve got to hold them to 23 points, 27 points at the max, and then we have to do our thing. It’s time for Case Keenum to earn his pay,” Williams said.
Keenum has had middling results so far through 2018, however, ranking near the bottom of the league in touchdown passes (8),
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