{"id":402496,"date":"2026-09-17T13:22:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:22:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402496\/"},"modified":"2026-09-17T13:22:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T13:22:30","slug":"how-the-denver-broncos-can-defeat-the-jacksonville-jaguars-in-week-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/402496\/","title":{"rendered":"How the Denver Broncos can defeat the Jacksonville Jaguars in Week 2"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Denver Broncos host the Jacksonville Jaguars for their Week 2 matchup. After a blowout loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 1, the Broncos are looking to rebound quickly and avoid going 0-2 to begin the 2026 regular season.<\/p>\n

Last year, the Jaguars were just one of three teams to hand the Broncos a loss. They will certainly be a tough opponent for Denver on Sunday. It won\u2019t be easy, but here are a few ways they can achieve a much-needed victory.<\/p>\n

The Broncos can\u2019t let Trevor Lawrence have another big game<\/p>\n

Last week, I was concerned about how Denver would perform against the Chiefs revamped rushing attack. Kenneth Walker II ended up having a field day against the Broncos\u2019 defense. This week, I\u2019ve got my eye zoned in on Jacksonville\u2019s aerial attack.<\/p>\n

There were a lot of quarterbacks who impressed in Week 1. One of best was Trevor Lawrence who went 18-of-23 for 238 yards and had 4 touchdowns against the Cleveland Browns. In last year\u2019s matchup, the Broncos were able to sack Lawrence five times. However, they weren\u2019t able to create any turnovers he scored four total touchdowns in the Jaguars\u2019 34-20 victory against Denver last December.<\/p>\n

The Broncos\u2019 secondary must find a way to limit his impact. One key area of focus will be on third down. Jacksonville converted eight of fifteen opportunities against Vance Joseph\u2019s defense in \u201825. The defense absolutely has to get off the field on third down\u2014especially if their offense continues to struggle converting them and extending drives.<\/p>\n

\"DENVER,<\/a><\/p>\n

DENVER, CO – DECEMBER 21: Trevor Lawrence #16 of the Jacksonville Jaguars runs with the football past D.J. Jones #93 of the Denver Broncos during the first quarter at Empower Field at Mile High on December 21, 2025 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Justin Edmonds\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

It\u2019ll be tough, but the Broncos have to establish the run<\/p>\n

In last year\u2019s loss to the Jaguars, quarterback Bo Nix aired out the ball 47 times. That was the second most attempts in a game last year trailing the miraculous comeback victory against the New York Giants in Week 7.<\/p>\n

Last season, Denver notched 101 yards on the ground on 17 attempts in their loss to Jacksonville. However, over half of those yards were on just three carries. On Monday Night Football, Denver failed to establish the run. We all saw what happened due to that. No excuses this weekend. They have to do their best to do that on Sunday.<\/p>\n

Unfortunately, the Jaguars sported the NFL\u2019s best run defense in 2025 and is poised to fare well with that in \u201826 as well. It\u2019s important to note Denver\u2019s offense was without J.K. Dobbins for last year\u2019s matchup. With him back in the lineup and the addition of Jonah Coleman, I do expect Denver\u2019s rushing game to be more successful this time around.<\/p>\n

But that means they have to be committed to the run. Offensive Coordinator Davis Webb can\u2019t ignore making the run game a focal point of their offensive gameplan. Nix\u2019s play in the season opener wasn\u2019t up to par. He has to be better, but he also needs a run game to help take the pressure off his shoulders.<\/p>\n

\"KANSAS<\/a><\/p>\n

KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI – SEPTEMBER 14: J.K. Dobbins #27 of the Denver Broncos looks on against the Kansas City Chiefs prior to an NFL football game at Arrowhead Stadium on September 14, 2026 in Kansas City, Missouri. (Photo by Michael Owens\/Getty Images) Getty Images<\/p>\n

The Broncos can\u2019t be their own worst enemy<\/p>\n

Everyone across Broncos Country saw how outclassed Denver was by Kansas City on Monday Night Football. Kudos to Andy Reid and his coaching staff for a dominant gameplan. Shame on the Broncos for consistently shooting themselves in the foot.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s been a while since Denver suffered such a humbling defeat. It should be a wakeup call for the team. What we witnessed on Monday certainly didn\u2019t meet the high standard the Broncos themselves this offseason.<\/p>\n

The execution on offense just wasn\u2019t there. Several of their top playmakers, including Jaylen Waddle, were absolutely invisible. On defense, they couldn\u2019t find a way to stop the run or tackle. Numerous missed tackles resulted in multiple touchdowns for the Chiefs.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s mind-boggling they looked that unprepared out the game. And those penalties? Yikes. The Broncos had their struggles with them last year and this preseason. Sadly, it looks like that bad trend is showing up early this season. They\u2019ve got to put a stop to it and play more disciplined.<\/p>\n

\"KANSAS<\/a><\/p>\n

KANSAS CITY , MO – SEPTEMBER 14: Head coach Sean Payton of the Denver Broncos scratches his head during the third quarter against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri on Monday, September 14, 2026. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz\/The Denver Post) Denver Post via Getty Images<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Denver Broncos host the Jacksonville Jaguars for their Week 2 matchup. After a blowout loss to the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":402497,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[48183,116,118,117],"class_list":["post-402496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-jacksonville","tag-denver-broncos-news","tag-jacksonville","tag-jacksonville-headlines","tag-jacksonville-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402496","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=402496"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/402496\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/402497"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=402496"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=402496"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=402496"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}