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Denver Broncos move on from new special teamer after just one game originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here. The Denver Broncos have been looking for a spark on special teams for weeks. That led to the team taking a shot on special teams ace J.T. Gray.
After making his Denver debut on Sunday, J.T. Gray was cut by the Broncos with an injury designation on Tuesday.
As the Raiders head to Empower Field at Mile High, they'll look to break not only the Broncos' six-game win streak, but another home-based streak. Denver owns the longest active home winning streak in the league with nine straight wins (dating back to Week 8, 2024).
The Denver Broncos can become the first NFL team to reach the eight-win mark when they host the Las Vegas Raiders on Thursday night. The Broncos have been kings of late comebacks while surprisingly being tied for the best record in the NFL entering Week 10.
Meyers (6-2, 193 pounds) has played against the Broncos four times in his career, hauling in 28 receptions for 335 yards and three touchdowns in those contests. The 28-year-old receiver totaled 191 receptions for 2,186 yards and 12 touchdowns with the Raiders from 2023-2025 after beginning his career with the New England Patriots (2019-2022).
It is becoming a familiar script. Denver QB Bo Nix struggled early, but found his rhythm in the fourth quarter for an 18-15 win.
When Wil Lutz authored a 34-yard kick to end the fourth quarter on Sunday afternoon, the 7-2 Denver Broncos topped the Houston Texans, 18-15, and secured their first six-game winning streak since the franchise's last Super Bowl winner back in 2015.
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Denver Broncos defy odds with 6-game winning streak despite flaws on offense and special teams
While preseason favorites Kansas City and Baltimore stumble along, the Denver Broncos are tied with fellow upstarts New England and Indianapolis for the best record in the NFL at 7-2. The Broncos are a game ahead of the Chargers and two ahead of the Chiefs in their quest to end Kansas City's nine-year reign atop the AFC
The Denver Broncos played on Sunday without their All-Pro returner, Marvin Mims Jr., and it cost them. Mims suffered a concussion at the tail end of the Broncos' Week 8 win over the Dallas Cowboys, which caused him to miss Week 9's tight win over the Houston Texans.