On Sunday, October 12, 2025, the Denver Broncos played the New York Jets in London, adding another chapter to their international history. Straight out of the London setting of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, the Denver Broncos came to London Town, impersonating a team with a split personality. On one side, there were the characteristics of a dynamic, all-time great defense, posting historic numbers. Their other side - the offense - is stagnant, lackadaisical, and boring. In the end, only one side would step into the role of hero or villain, representing either winning or losing to a winless team, 0-6, on their last possession of the game.

On the cloudy London visit, the Broncos would prevail in the end, taking a 13-11 win over the hapless New York Jets. The win was as much celebrated by Broncos Country as beating the undefeated world champions the week prior. The pedestrian offensive showing was absorbed in the jubilation of the crowning achievements of the vaunted defense. The potential embarrassment would be sunken into oblivion by the exhilaration of getting their fourth win.

“The most important thing was coming here and getting the win,” said Broncos linebacker Nik Bonitto. “It didn’t matter how it looked like in my opinion. I felt like as long as we got the win, that was the important thing. They kind of approached the message this week. Starting 4-2 is a big deal. Something we haven’t done since I’ve been here. It’s pretty special to be at this point right now. We got to keep getting better, keep growing every week.”                                      

Bonitto left London as the league leader in quarterback sacks with eight, and the team finished the day with an NFL-best 30 sacks on the season, 10 better than the next closest team. In all, the Broncos sacked Jets quarterback Justin Fields nine times in the game. In the past two games, the Broncos’ defense has come through, registering a total of 15 sacks in two games. The Jets’ 82 total yards were the fewest allowed by the Broncos since 1971.

For the Broncos, the success of the defense more than made up for the failures of the offense.  

In the past eight quarters of play, Bo Nix and the Broncos offense have gone six quarters without scoring a touchdown. In Sunday’s game, the offense gave up costly points to the Jets after a penalty in the end zone resulted in a safety for the team. Those two points put the Jets in the lead 11-10 going into the fourth quarter. A lead they would hold until there were 5:09 left in the game.

The 61,115 fans in the sold-out crowd, where they normally play real football, were treated to American football. In the game, there were a total of five field goals kicked and one touchdown. Broncos’ kicker Wil Lutz would get the lead back for the Broncos on the second of his two field goals with 5:09 left in the game. Trailing by only two points, the Jets would only have to get in field goal range to kick a game-winner.

Giving the New York fans something to cheer about, the Jets would get to the Broncos 44 44-yard line with 1:14 left on the clock. After an incompletion on third down, the Broncos would get their ninth sack of the day, ending the game for the Jets. Jonathon Cooper and Brandon Jones would combine for the sack and a loss of 12 yards for the Jets. Cooper would go on to be named the AFC Defensive Player of the Week by the NFL. He finished with five tackles and two sacks for a loss of 19 yards for the Jets, including the game closer.

Cooper is the second Bronco to be recognized with Player of the Week honors this year, along with Nik Bonitto (Week 5). With Cooper’s first career Player of the Week accolades, it is the first time in team history that two Broncos were named AFC Defensive Player of the Week in back-to-back weeks.

“All or none, you know. Back against the wall. We’ve got to shine in those opportunities. Shine in those stages,” Pat Surtain II told the Denver Sports Report. “In order for us to be a great team further down the line, we’ve got to be able to concentrate and focus in windows.

Those big-time snaps in those series. We know how critical it was to make a stop at the end of the game; they were in good position for a field goal. We pushed them further back from field goal range, forcing them to go for it on fourth down. We were trying to allow them to play into our hands. At the end of the day, we got the job done and I’m very proud of this unit, for sure.”

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With Sunday’s win, the Broncos advanced to 4-2 in the AFC West and tied with the Los Angeles Chargers (4-2) for first place. Up next, the Broncos will face their second New York team in a row when they play the New York Giants (2-4) at Empower Field on Sunday. Three of the Broncos’ opponents in October are from the NFC East. And four of their next four opponents all have losing records, with no team having more than two wins.

Broncos late great Demaryius Thomas will be posthumously inducted into the Denver Broncos Ring of Fame during this week’s Alumni Weekend festivities, which will conclude with the Broncos’ Week 7 game against the New York Giants. During Alumni Weekend, the Broncos will also honor the 10th anniversary of their Super Bowl 50 title and welcome back players, coaches, and staff from that team. Approximately 150 alumni will be in attendance, including Super Bowl 50 captains and Pro Football Hall of Famers Peyton Manning and DeMarcus Ware.

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