How is this Broncos’ run game going to be?
Last week's Reacts poll is a bit of a moot point after the Broncos did not showcase an electric rushing attack against the Packers the way they had against the Falcons.
And so it goes with the run game in Denver.
One week up, next week down.
While everything must be filtered with the fact that both were preseason games, and against different defenses, Jonah Coleman's impressive NFL debut in the first preseason matchup averaging six yards a carry was fun to watch and definitely earned him a well-deserved most impressive performance" vote from Broncos Country.
While the most impressive performance for the Packers game is likely Bo Nix or Jaylen Waddle, the lack of a rushing attack is concerning. Preseason or not.
Sean Payton is certainly concerned.
Obviously that wasn't good enough. There weren't a lot of things... I said this after the game-just pick a topic. Pick penalties, we lose there, kickoff, kickoff return, we lose that battle; rushing numbers, we lose that. We can't just say, Hey, this is preseason [game] two,'" Payton said after the loss. Each phase saw their share of what ended up being the final score. So tomorrow we've got to be able to come in, coaches the same way, and look closely at what we're doing and get the corrections made. You can't not pay attention to these games, these scrimmages, these important steps towards the start of the regular season."
And certainly Payton wasn't happy with the rushing totals, especially as they led to a lot of third-and-longs.
Yes, it wasn't good. It wasn't good. We'll look at the tape, but we had too many minus plays, too many penalties offensively," he added. I don't know how many third-and-10 or more we had, but quite a bit, right?"
"You can't not pay attention to these games, these scrimmages, these important steps towards the start of the regular season."
- Denver Broncos (@Broncos) August 22, 2026
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