The Broncos offense had its best day, likely in the past few years. Five of their nine drives gained at least 50% of their potential yards, and they had just one drive under 20%, the very rough second to last drive near the goalline. Overall they gained 63% of their potential yards, and Drew Lock hit plays both big and small. The run game was also solid when Melvin Gordon was running, picking up over five yards per carry. Phillip Lindsay struggled though, going just 24 yards on his 11 carries. It was a great surprise that the offense was as smooth as it was, since they were without Garrett Bolles, and Graham Glasglow due to illness and injury. This sort of performance from Lock and Pat Shurmur gives hope that things are starting to click, and this weekend against the Bills will be a good test as to how far they are.
The defense had some issues as the game went on, largely due to secondary depth and guys just starting to wear down. The Panthers had two drives in the first half get at least 50%, and the other three at 25% or less. The second half lead off with a Carolina stop, but Denver didn't get a hold again until the last drive of the game, when they forced a throw short of the sticks on fourth down. Denver had a Havoc rate of 11.8%, which is about what the Panthers offense had been allowing so far this season. Overall a solid effort, especially with some of the limitations of losing another two defensive backs during the game.
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