Broncos vs. Cowboys: Live updates and highlights from the NFL Week 8 game
Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver takes on the Cowboys at Empower Field at Mile High Live updates Pre-game updates Scouting description a m Check out how the Broncos match up with the Cowboys in Luca Evans scouting document Competition predictions Parker Gabriel Broncos writer Cowboys Broncos The Broncos performances offensively and in the penalty department have been enough to engineer fourth-quarter comebacks against Philadelphia and the two New York teams the past three weeks Those three are in order th th and th in scoring so far this season Dallas is second They ve got two elite receivers a resurgent Javonte Williams a terrific and underrated tight end in Jake Ferguson and a quarterback in Dak Prescott who is playing at an MVP level The Cowboys defense is bad and Denver s is good but all the same a long dry spell or a continuation of the penalty plague will not end well this weekend Luca Evans Broncos writer Cowboys Broncos Denver s dangled at the edge of a cliff for about three games now and that ability to finish is both a skill and a cover-up for larger issues The Broncos haven t shown the ability to play a complete offensive challenge for well the entire year Their underneath coverage got exposed against New York Their special-teams play and general discipline are touch-and-go Now the best offense in the league rolls into town and Denver s own offense hasn t quite shown the consistent capability to win in a shootout last Sunday notwithstanding Troy Renck columnist Broncos Cowboys The way the Broncos are playing is not sustainable Puntapalooza for long stretches blown assignments endless penalties all erased by magical fourth quarters They cannot keep winning this way But they should not have to against the Cowboys Dallas averages points and yards at home and on the road And for Dallas D has been optional If the Broncos cannot find traction against this group then sound the alarm A Broncos cornerback will post an interception for the first time this season Javonte Williams will find no room to run and Bo Nix will rediscover the middle of the field with Evan Engram Sean Keeler columnist Broncos Dallas The Broncos are the NFL s ultimate Rorschach test Are they good Are they lucky They ve stumbled and bumbled but they re - When the offense stinks in London the D bails them out When the D struggles vs the Giants the offense catches fire Belief is a heck of a thing Meanwhile the Cowboys are - on the road where they re averaging points per match and where old pal Javonte Williams sometimes looks mortal Sean Payton is - against NFC opponents at Empower Field and - vs NFC foes at home in October It s OK to sweat the details given the last two weekends of weirdness Just don t sleep on the trends Broncos-Cowboys NFL Week Must-reads Here s how much postgame interactions with NFL referee Brad Allen have cost the Denver Broncos defense The Broncos inside linebacker room paid a steep price for the sequence that straightaway followed Wil Lutz s walk-off -yard field goal Sunday against the New York Giants Dre Greenlaw of discipline got hit with a one-game suspension for chasing and verbally threatening referee Brad Allen according to the NFL which was upheld on appeal He won t play Sunday vs Dallas and is out when combining a encounter check and a per-game roster bonus Related Articles Here s how much postgame interactions with NFL referee Brad Allen have cost the Denver Broncos defense Around the NFL Travis Hunter has his breakout meeting in Jacksonville Renck Blame Sean Payton s play-calling if you must but truth is Bo Nix demands to play better Broncos HC Sean Payton Gambling embarrassment involving good friend Chauncey Billups hits heavy Javonte Williams revenge competition Broncos happy for resurgent RB but hoping to slow his Dallas roll He s not the only one impacted though Read Parker Gabriel s story Renck Blame Sean Payton s play-calling if you must but truth is Bo Nix requirements to play better Nobody is complaining But we all know what is coming The Broncos cannot keep winning this way by stinking for long stretches then creating goosebumps that leave us running for the history books It is not sustainable like making every green light when late for work Denver is the contestant hitting with bloopers Regression looms without a subject correction Blame Sean Payton s play-calling if you must But here s the thing Bo Nix has to play better Read Troy Renck s column Broncos HC Sean Payton Gambling shame involving good friend Chauncey Billups hits heavy Every year the topic of prop bets comes back through Dove Valley Broncos defensive tackle Eyioma Uwazurike was given a year-long suspension in by the NFL for betting on games and the club holds presentations on gambling every season head coach Sean Payton explained Friday Betting guidance has now hit Denver again along with other NFL teams after the league sent out a gambling memo Friday to every franchise in the wake of a massive federal indictment that s caught up several former NBA players and coaches Chief among them is Denver native and former Nuggets star Chauncey Billups who has been accused of participating in a Mafia-backed poker match that scammed players out of millions Read Luca Evans story Want more Broncos news Sign up for the Broncos Insider to get all our NFL analysis
