Postgame Grades

Jaleel McLaughlin...
Andrew Mason

Jaleel McLaughlin could be becoming Sean Payton’s ‘joker’

Jaleel McLaughlin has seen his role expand late this season ... and Sean Payton's vision for him is changing as a result.
4 months ago
Russell Wilson...
Andrew Mason

Russell Wilson flourishes late and in ‘spontaneous,’ up-tempo attack, but Sean Payton doused notion of that being a base offense

Going up-tempo worked for Russell Wilson late Sunday, but Sean Payton dismissed the notion of such tactics being the base offense.
4 months ago
Broncos...
Andrew Mason

The Broncos pass defense absorbed a punch unlike any other in team history last week

Jared Goff diced up the Broncos … to the tune of a stat line never seen before in Broncos history. And that wasn’t all for the defense.
4 months ago
Broncos...
Andrew Mason

Broncos special teams have become precisely that

Broncos punter Riley Dixon had his best game of the season Sunday as the team's special teams continue to flourish.
4 months ago
Broncos...
Andrew Mason

The Broncos passing game will look to fix myriad issues

It was a week to forget for the Broncos, whose inconsistency helped lead to their first loss since Oct. 12 at Kansas City.
5 months ago
Javonte Williams...
Andrew Mason

Javonte Williams, Broncos ground game have something good cooking

Javonte Williams showed burst against the Browns as the Broncos' run game continues to be among the NFL's most efficient.
5 months ago
Sean Payton's next Broncos quarterback will be ... ?...
Andrew Mason

For Broncos, avoiding big mistakes was enough in Week 11

Sean Payton wasn't entirely pleased with the Broncos performance in Week 11 -- and indeed, there was plenty to scrutinize from the win.
5 months ago
Broncos...
Andrew Mason

The Broncos don’t work without the ‘third phase’ being first-rate

Yeah, the Broncos were bailed out, and PATs were an adventure, but the special teams still comes up big time after time.
5 months ago
Broncos...
Andrew Mason

Broncos defense: From zeroes to heroes in a month

There wasn't a grade low enough for the Broncos defense earlier in this season. Oh, how a month can change things.
6 months ago
Fabian Moreau...
Andrew Mason

Fabian Moreau makes the grade as he assumes larger role

Fabian Moreau made his first Broncos start on Sunday, and with performances like the one had, he could stay in the lineup a while.
6 months ago
Broncos...
Andrew Mason

At 1-5, the Denver Broncos don’t get many passing grades

It's not quite time for midterm grades, but the progress report for the Denver Broncos isn't a positive one -- save for special teams.
6 months ago
Denver Broncos...
Andrew Mason

The Denver Broncos defense isn’t making the grade in any way

Another week, another game in which the Denver Broncos didn’t make the grade across the board — with even special teams absorbing some shots.
7 months ago
Marvin Mims Jr....
Andrew Mason

Against the Bears, the Broncos flunked the midterm and aced the final

And Marvin Mims Jr. encapsulates the duality of the Broncos' Week 4 performance, with an early muff and a massive reception.
7 months ago
Denver Broncos...
Andrew Mason

After disaster, only one Broncos unit gets acceptable grade

The special teams did all right. But the rest of the Broncos were entirely culpable in Sunday's historic disaster.
7 months ago
Broncos...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Commanders grades: If only the first 20 minutes were marked …

The Denver grade book for the Week 2 Broncos-Commanders game would have seen high marks if the game ended at 21-3.
7 months ago
Run defense...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Raiders grades: Run defense gets the high mark

For the first time, the Broncos run defense neutralized Raiders RB Josh Jacobs ... although it wasn't enough to get the win.
8 months ago
Latavius Murray...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Chargers grades: The offense goes out with high marks

Latavius Murray's power running helped make the entire offense chug smoothly in the Broncos' season finale.
1 year ago
Russell Wilson, Courtland Sutton and Albert Okwuegbunam...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Chiefs grades: Sane planning, sensible results

Russell Wilson delivered the type of disciplined performance that will be good enough to win plenty of games.
1 year ago
Broncos-Rams...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Rams grades: Almost nothing but lumps of coal

The special teams were solid, but on offense and defense, the Broncos bombed their holiday test nearly across the board.
1 year ago
DeShawn Williams...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Cardinals grades: DeShawn Williams is acing the tests

DeShawn Williams is making a case for the Broncos to extend his contract based on his opportunistic play as the season concludes
1 year ago
Jerry Jeudy...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Chiefs grades: Headed in the right direction

By plenty of measurements, the Broncos' 34-28 loss to Kansas City was their best performance of the season.
1 year ago
Jonathon Cooper...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Ravens grades: Defense gets high marks across the board

And in particular, the outside linebackers stood out in one of the best overall performances for Denver's defense this season. The offense was another story.
1 year ago
Sam Darnold...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Panthers grades: Only the ground game was functional

There wasn't much to like in what was -- in the end -- the Broncos' worst all-around performance of a doomed season.
1 year ago
Courtland Sutton...
Andrew Mason

Broncos-Raiders grades: A week of almosts

"We just have to finish at the end of the day," Courtland Sutton said in the wake of a performance that was close to being a breakthrough for the team, but instead was yet another lesson in losing.
1 year ago