After applying the pressure all season, Broncos defense now producing turnovers in playoffs
January 23, 2026
Finally, all that pressure paid off for Nik Bonitto and the Denver defense. Finally, the Broncos produced what’s been missing all season — takeaways. It’s been a long time coming for a defense that has been one of the best in the NFL. The Broncos forced five turnovers last weekend against Buffalo, four from Josh Allen, who hadn’t coughed up the ball in his previous six playoff games. They may be under pressure to turn in a similar sort of turnover-fest against Drake Maye and the New England Patriots in the AFC championship game Sunday so they can take the pressure off backup Jarrett Stidham, who’s taking over at QB with Bo Nix out with a broken ankle.