Here’s a look at which players improved their stock or watched it decline after the Broncos’ 13-6 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers at home on Sunday afternoon.
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Zach Allen (99) of the Denver Broncos pressures Justin Fields (2) of the Pittsburgh Steelers during the first quarter at Empower Field at Mile High in Denver on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)
Zach Allen: The Broncos defensive end gave Steelers quarterback Justin Fields problems on Sunday. There were multiple times in the first quarter when he nearly sacked Fields, who managed to slip away. It wasn’t until the two-minute mark of the second quarter that Allen sacked Fields for a 1-yard loss. During Pittsburgh’s first drive of the third quarter, Allen delivered a hit on Fields to force an incomplete pass. Allen finished with a career-high eight pressures and a sack on 28 pass rushes against the Steelers, according to Next Gen Stats. No other Broncos pass rusher had more than two pressures.
WR Josh Reynolds: Through two weeks, Reynolds has emerged as Denver’s best pass-catcher. He has nine catches for 138 yards on 13 targets. Against the Steelers, the former Lions wideout totaled four catches for 93 yards — the most by a Broncos pass-catcher in a game since Courtland Sutton totaled 91 yards against the Dolphins in Week 3 of last season.
Punter Riley Dixon: The veteran punter was one of the few bright spots in the Broncos’ ugly loss to Pittsburgh. Dixon had six punts for 315 yards and averaged 48 net yards per attempt. He leads the league in punts inside the opponent’s 20-yard line (seven) after recording three on Sunday. Dixon is also averaging 46.2 net yards — sixth-best in the NFL.
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