2026 EYE IN THE SKY NFL SCOUTING REPORTS
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CINCINNATI BENGALS
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INDIANAPOLIS COLTS
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DENVER BRONCOS
10/20/2026
The Denver Broncos defeated the Seattle Seahawks 17–14 in overtime at Empower Field at Mile High.
Denver raced out to an early 14–3 halftime lead behind two first-half touchdown drives. Seattle stormed back late in the fourth quarter with 11 unanswered points—capped by a George Holani 1-yard touchdown run and a tipped-pass two-point conversion to Rashid Shaheed—to force overtime.
Denver Broncos:
Ja'Quan McMillian (CB): The defensive hero, recording a sack, five tackles, and the game-clinching overtime interception.
Wil Lutz (K): Nailed the game-winning 53-yard field goal in overtime.
J.K. Dobbins & RJ Harvey (RB): Accounted for Denver's two first-half touchdowns.
Denver Pass Rush: Sacked Seattle 5 times and delivered 17 quarterback hits.
Seattle Seahawks:
Jaxon Smith-Njigba (WR): Seattle's main offensive spark, hauling in 12 receptions for 134 yards.
Sam Darnold (QB): Threw for 278 yards on 51 pass attempts, but turned the ball over with two costly interceptions.
Despite a scoreless second half from the Broncos' offense, Vance Joseph's defense relentlessly harassed Sam Darnold all night. The defining moment came in overtime when Ja'Quan McMillian intercepted a Darnold pass on 3rd-and-7. The turnover gave Denver short field position, setting up Wil Lutz's 53-yard field goal to seal the 17–14 win.
Denver Broncos @ Arizona Cardinals
The Denver Broncos (4–2) travel to Glendale to face the Arizona Cardinals in Week 7.
Denver enters the matchup riding momentum following a 17–14 overtime victory over the Seattle Seahawks on Thursday Night Football, giving them a extra rest advantage over Arizona.
Denver Broncos:
Bo Nix (QB): Managing the offense cleanly and taking care of the football remains paramount for Nix, especially on the road.
Ja'Quan McMillian (CB): McMillian (coming off a game-clinching OT interception against Seattle) anchors a stingy secondary that thrives on forcing mistakes.
Nik Bonitto & Vance Joseph's Pass Rush: Denver's pass defense relies heavily on relentless upfront pressure to disrupt opposing quarterbacks early in their progressions.
RJ Harvey & J.K. Dobbins (RB): A balanced run game from the backfield tandem takes the burden off Nix and keeps the offense on schedule.
Arizona Cardinals:
Jacoby Brissett (QB): Brisett’s playmaking ability is the engine of Arizona's offense.
Michael Wilson is now Arizona's focal point of the pass game
Trey McBride (TE): Brissett’s most reliable short-to-intermediate target and a high-volume chain-mover in the short passing game.
Budda Baker (S): The leader of Arizona's defense who anchors the secondary.
What Denver Has to Do to Win
Pressure QB Jacoby Brissett.
Capitalize on Arizona's Defensive Vulnerabilities
Win the Turnover Battle
Convert TDs in the Red Zone
Keep Arizona’s run game struggling.
Orangeman’s Take
Never do anything the easy way. Denver remains a one-half football team-this time the first half. Denver’s defense was gassed at the end playing 22 more snaps than the offense. With the mini-bye, Payton needs to make some changes on the offensive line and in the roles of the RBs if he wants to save the season. For the Broncos to turn the ship around offensively, the individual players have to bow up, take accountability, and excute! Absolutely nobody had to compete for their starting job in the offseason. Everything was given to players who have struggled in certain areas like this in the past. That was a mistake.
Player PPR points
Quarterback
Bo Nix 14-17
Running Back
JK Dobbins 10-14
RJ Harvey 9-15
Jonah Coleman 0-7
Tyler Badie 2-4
Wide Receiver
Courtland Sutton 9-12
Jaylen Waddle 11-18
Troy Franklin 4-6
Lil’Jordan Humphrey 2-3
Marvin Mims, Jr 3-7
Tight Ends
Evan Engram 6-8
Adam Trautman 1-2
Nate Adkins 2-4
Kicker
Wil Lutz 6-8
DST
Broncos D’ST 6-14
Good luck this week!
End.
Charles Rives
LOS ANGELES CHARGERS
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DALLAS COWBOYS
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NEW YORK GIANTS
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WASHINGTON FOOTBALL TEAM
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CHICAGO BEARS
10/20/2026
Week 6: Normal Service Has Resumed. Bears 31, Falcons 23
The Bears needed QB Caleb Williams back in the worst way, and did he ever deliver. Let’s get into it:
Quarterback
Williams had one of the most efficient days of his career, completing 30 of 36 passes for 305 yards and a TD and adding three yards on four rushing attempts. A little rust showed with a delay of game penalty and taking a few sacks he shouldn’t have, but in terms of throwing the ball, he looked like he hadn’t missed any time at all.
Running back
RB D’Andre Swift had 16 carries for 44 yards and two scores and caught four of his five targets for 26 yards. RB Roschon Johnson had 13 carries for 51 yards and a TD and caught both of his targets for 34 yards. With RB Kyle Monangai out again, it was good to see Johnson run more effectively than he did last week, though he did lose a fumble. As long as Monangai is out, Johnson is usable as a flex in PPR leagues because he’s a good receiver out of the backfield.
Wide receiver
WR Luther Burden III caught all eight of his targets for 95 yards. WR Rome Odunze caught three of his four targets for 39 yards. WR Kalif Raymond caught both of his targets for 18 yards. Rookie WR Zavion Thomas caught all three of his targets for 25 yards.
Tight end
TE Colston Loveland hauled in six of his seven targets for 65 yards and a score in his best performance of the season so far. He did well to hang on to the TD on the opening drive after taking a big hit. TE Cole Kmet caught both of his targets for three yards.
Defense/Special teams
The defense played pretty well overall until HC Ben Johnson put some of the backups in with a big lead in the fourth quarter. CB Kyler Gordon made a triumphant return to the lineup with three sacks and two forced fumbles, a scarcely believable stat line for a corner. DC Dennis Allen turned Gordon loose on corner blitzes, and Spiderman made a huge impact despite playing only 17 defensive snaps. This unit also held Bijan Robinson to 61 yards rushing.
Kicker
PK Cairo Santos hit one of his two field goal attempts and all four of his extra points. What would’ve been a career-long 56-yarder was long enough but just wide.
Week 7: Patriots at Bears (Thursday Night Football)
The Bears will have a quick turnaround as they’ll host the Patriots on Thursday Night Football at Soldier Field.
Quarterback
The Patriots have allowed the sixth-fewest fantasy points/game to signal callers, though their pass defense is middling (16th). They’ve allowed the sixth-fewest rushing yards to quarterbacks. In a matchup against draft classmate Drake Maye that could turn into a shootout (the Pats have averaged 33+ points/game over their past three), I have Caleb as a strong play this week. RG Jonah Jackson (hip/quad) DNP on Monday and was limited on Tuesday.
Running back
New England is middling (18th) in fantasy points/game allowed to tailbacks, and their run defense is ranked tenth. Monangai (turf toe) was listed as DNP on Monday and Tuesday’s estimated injury reports, so it looks like he’s going to be out again for Thursday. I have Swift as a slightly above-average play, with Johnson as a low-end flex.
Wide receiver
The Pats are also middling (18th) in fantasy points/game allowed to wideouts. I have Burden as a strong play, with Odunze and Raymond as average plays.
Tight end
New England has allowed the seventh-fewest fantasy points/game to tight ends. It’s not an ideal matchup, but Loveland is coming off a season-best game, so I have him as a slightly above-average play this week.
Defense/Special teams
LB T.J. Edwards (hamstring) hasn’t practiced this week, while CB Tyrique Stevenson has been listed as FP. The Patriots have turned the ball over 13 times this season, which is second-most in the league. Their O-line is extremely banged-up after multiple injuries last weekend. I’m quite sure we’ll see more Spiderman blitzes on Thursday night. I have this unit as an above-average play this week.
Kicker
The Pats have allowed the 12th-fewest fantasy points/game to kickers. I have Santos as an average play this week.
Good luck this week!
End.
Richard Fung
DETROIT LIONS
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ARIZONA CARDINALS
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SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
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LOS ANGELES RAMS
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