#man-coverage-denver

#man-coverage-denver

Kosi Thompson got the scoring under way with a predatory back-post finish just five minutes into his Rapids debut, and Josh Atencio's 18-yard drive made it 2-0 only 12 minutes later.

Connor McDavid has scored in 33 of 80 games this season, converting 15.8% of his 297 shot attempts, leading to 47 goals overall.

The Denver Nuggets are converting two-way Spencer Jones to a standard NBA contract for the remainder of the season, sources told ESPN on Wednesday. Jones, 24, will become a restricted free agent in June. Jones has started 34 of 46 games for the Nuggets in his sophomore campaign, averaging 6 points, 3.1 rebounds, 23.6 minutes and 41.4% shooting from 3-point range.

Denver Broncos assistant coach Davis Webb has reached agreement to become the team's offensive coordinator, the team announced Monday. Webb interviewed for three head coaching jobs during this hiring cycle and had other offensive coordinator opportunities but opted to remain with the Broncos. Editor's Picks He replaces Joe Lombardi, who was fired by the team following its 10-7 loss to the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship Game.

Daronte Jones' arrival as defensive coordinator represents a supreme leap of faith for the Washington Commanders. For this to work, general manager Adam Peters must put the correct personnel in place to enhance the play-caller's chances of a smooth transition. The Commanders' defense is currently lacking sufficient starting-caliber players. It's got almost no legitimate depth whatsoever, so it's not hard to see why Peters has his work cut out in the coming months before preparations for the 2026 campaign gather pace.

Lombardi had spent 12 years, over two different stints, on Payton's staff with the New Orleans Saints and had been the Broncos' offensive coordinator since Payton was hired in 2023. Payton, however, is the team's playcaller on gameday. As the Broncos' offensive coordinator, Lombardi was in the coaches' booth on gameday and among those on the headset with Payton during games as Payton was the voice in Nix's helmet.

What New England need to do to win: Clean up their act. Last week against the Houston Texans, Drake Maye was blindsided too often by edge rushers Will Anderson and Danielle Hunter. The pair wreaked havoc, sacking Maye five times and forcing him into three of his four fumbles. The Los Angeles Chargers also forced two from him in the wildcard round. Denver led the league in sacks (68) in the regular season, and will be intent on causing similar damage on Sunday.

After all, he was about 70 miles away from his hometown of Vallejo with his family and friends. Not to mention the additional 71,088 watching his every move live and the 167 million watching at home. Yep, turns out Anderson's big gift he opened early was also a big gift for the city he grew up in. He became the first Vallejoan to win a Super Bowl.