Renck: The rookie quarterback has given the Broncos reason to Bo-lieve. Bo Nix has shown he is ready to start. But is this team ready to win? Nix in coach Sean Payton’s scheme provides confidence, but for the Broncos to shock the AFC their top players must shine. The list starts with former All-Pro Patrick Surtain II. We know who will be QB1, but for their CB1 to ascend to another level, he needs CB2 to be functional. So, Sean, the question is simple: Can Riley Moss play well enough for teams to challenge Surtain?
Keeler: Hey, I’ll admit it — when Packers backup QB Sean Clifford went right after Moss on the opening drive of the game, I held my breath for as long as that bad boy was in the air. Then I remembered it was Sean Clifford, and exhaled right about the time the ball got overthrown. Two things still worry me about that play in particular, though: One, Green Bay wideout Malik Heath found some separation on Moss, and Heath ain’t a burner — he reportedly ran a 4.64-second 40 at the combine last year. Two, Patrick Mahomes is very, very much not Sean Clifford.
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