Ten years after a veteran-laden Denver Broncos defense carried an overaged Peyton Manning to a Super Bowl title, a youth movement within the organization — headlined by second-year quarterback Bo Nix — has the team back in contention to earn the AFC’s berth at Super Bowl 60.

While the Broncos’ defense has received the lion’s share of the credit for the team’s 10-2 start, Sunday’s 27-26 overtime win over the Commanders proved that the offense is still capable enough to pick up the slack when the defense has an off night. Despite the fact that it marks just the fifth time in 12 games that Denver has scored at least 25 points, Bo Nix has thrown for 295-plus yards in his last two outings and has executed game-winning scoring drives in each of those games.

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