2. Denver Broncos
Last week: 2nd
The Denver Broncos just keep finding ways. Heading into their bye week, the Broncos are now 7-2 with yet another 4th-quarter comeback.
Sure, they were only down 13-14 entering the 4th quarter, but still. It counts.
It also counts as another one-score win for the Broncos after beating the Panthers 26-21, making that 16 consecutive wins in games decided by one score or less. That stat is even crazier when you consider that they lost two games early last season by one score.
This was a bit different than the usual Bronco heroics. Instead of having to make an improbable comeback late, they calmly dominated the early portion of the 4th quarter to build a 26-14 lead, and the defense let the Panthers back in it.
The Broncos’ offense has shown nice signs of progression over the past three games, scoring 26+ points in each game. This team still has obvious flaws, but it’s also kind of scary that they haven’t played their best football yet and they’re 7-2.
1. San Francisco 49ers
Last week: 1st
Coming out of their bye week, the 49ers were exactly who we expected them to be.
It was another dominating performance by a San Francisco team that came out of the bye with plenty of injury concerns.
They forced 5 takeaways defensively, and coasted to another huge win at home. The 49ers have played 8 games so far this season, and they have a 5-0 record when they are the home team. Of course, that includes when they were the “home” team in Australia, but they have looked unbeatable at Levi’s Stadium, too.
At this point, it’s hard to see what’s really going to drag this 49ers team down, if anything. They were coming off a loss to the Falcons heading into their bye week, so it’s not impossible to beat them, but it looks pretty impossible when they are firing on all cylinders and creating takeaways like we saw on Sunday.
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