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After a shockingly slow start to the 2023 NFL season, the Denver Broncos have managed to turn things around under Sean Payton’s leadership.The team started the season 1-4 and had one of the worst losses in recent history when the Dolphins put up 70 points against them and ended up beating them by 50.
It was an embarrassing loss that sparked a fire in this team. And they haven’t looked back since.
After that monumental loss to the Dolphins, the Broncos slowed things down and took it back to the basics. It was time to reevaluate and adjust.
Vance Joesph turned one of the worst defenses in the league into one of the most-dominant seemingly overnight. After making some personnel changes and having players return from injury, they’ve significantly improved their defensive takeaway rate over the last few weeks, which has been a critical factor in winning these last three games. The Broncos defense had seven takeaways in the first seven games of the season; in the last two games, they have had nine — an impressive turnaround in such a short timeframe.
Meanwhile, Payton focused on fixing his current offensive scheme and created a new game plan based on player strengths and weaknesses.
Payton realized that Russell Wilson and the offense had been struggling to complete medium to long-range passes and adjusted his offensive scheme to accommodate that. This change has allowed Wilson to complete short-but-effective passes that keep the ball moving downfield.
