Overview
- Through Week 6 the Broncos lead the NFL with 30 sacks, 10 more than any other team, and they rank second in both total defense and scoring defense.
- Denver tied a franchise mark with nine sacks of the Jets in London and held New York to 82 total yards with minus-10 net passing yards after sacks, per The Denver Gazette.
- Current pace projects to roughly 85 sacks over 17 games, putting the 72-sack single-season record set by the 1984 Chicago Bears within reach if sustained.
- Linebacker Jonathon Cooper was named AFC Defensive Player of the Week for Week 6, giving Denver back-to-back weekly winners after Nik Bonitto earned the honor the previous week.
- Twelve Broncos have recorded at least a half-sack as the unit continues to produce despite injuries, with Malcolm Roach returning on limited snaps and Dre Greenlaw nearing a return from injured reserve.