With the injury sustained by JK Dobbins in the final minutes of the Denver Broncos’ Week 10 victory over the Las Vegas Raiders, the Broncos might need to prepare for life without Dobbins. Given the gravity of Denver’s matchup with the Chiefs this week, life without Dobbins can’t have much of an adjustment period. The Broncos have zero room for error this week.
With Dobbins out, the Broncos are going to need to find a new tempo to their offense, and an offense that has largely been without an identity all season. The lone consistent has been the running skills of Dobbins, which have kept the floor of the Broncos’ offense high enough that they have been able to win games throughout the year.
Given the magnitude of their matchup this week, the Broncos are going to need to immediately replace Dobbin’s production. Luckily for Sean Payton, he needed to develop an extended run game for an entire season last year, and still made the playoffs. Given some of the weapons the Broncos have on their offense, they should be able to do just the same if Dobbins is out this week.
When the Broncos offense has been at its best, Bo Nix has been using his legs. His legs engineered a few Broncos comebacks this season, and they might need him down the stretch this year. Using his legs more, specifically on a power run, could result in more success for Nix and the Broncos, especially against the Chiefs.
The Broncos have run more screens than any other team in football this year. With Marvin Mims returning to the fold this week and seemingly an increased workload for RJ Harvey, the Broncos could use a strong screen game this week. Extending the run game with screens and short passes would help, and the signing of Lil’Jordan Humphrey might tip their hand in that regard.
For Harvey, this could be the biggest game of his career. The UCF product saw 14 carries in Denver’s Monday Night Football matchup against the Bengals, and could push that mark this week if JK Dobbins is inactive due to injury. He has seen a limited workload as a rusher the past few weeks, but can make his first strong mark as an NFL rusher with a big game in Week 11, when the Broncos need it the most.
Tampa Bay Buccaneers rookie wide receiver Tez Johnson has burst onto the scene in the NFL, catching two touchdowns in Tampa Bay’s 28-23 loss to the New England Patriots in week 10. In a video posted by the Buccaneers, Johnson revealed he had a different position in mind in his younger days before his brother, current Denver Broncos quarterback Bo Nix, took his spot.
“I was a quarterback, bro. I was a quarterback before my brother came and took my spot. You know what I mean? It’s all good, though, we keep it in the family,” Johnson joked in pregame warmups.
Nix is currently 8-2 in his second season in the NFL. It’s safe to say that Johnson’s move to wide receiver worked out well for both parties.
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The brothers are former Oregon Ducks, playing together in Eugene for the 2023 season. In that year, Johnson caught 86 passes from Nix for 1,182 yards and 10 touchdowns, his most productive season in college. It was Nix’s final year with the Ducks in 2023, and he finished third in the Heisman Trophy voting with 4,508 passing yards, 45 touchdowns, and three interceptions.
Nix went on to be drafted in the first round by Denver in the 2024 NFL Draft, and Johnson was a seventh-round pick by the Buccaneers in 2025.
Johnson’s adopted parents are as busy as ever with two sons in the NFL. They caught a break with Johnson and Nix playing together at Oregon in 2023, but the brothers are back on separate teams as they pursue their NFL dreams. Most recently, Johnson’s parents were at the Buccaneers game against the Patriots.
Johnson was wearing a microphone before the game, and the Buccaneers captured a moment between his parents and Tampa Bay rookie receiver Emeka Egbuka.
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“My parents over there, I want you to meet them. My adopted parents. They’re big fans of you, they love you,” Johnson said to Egbuka.
“It’s an honor to meet you. I’ve so enjoyed watching you play,” Johnson’s mother said when meeting Egbuka.
As a former Ohio State Buckeye, Egbuka has some experience playing against Oregon, including a regular season loss in Autzen Stadium as well as a dominant win over the Ducks in the Rose Bowl. Consequently, Johnson’s mother had multiple opportunities to watch Egbuka play Oregon in college before teaming up with Johnson in Tampa Bay.
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The two pass catchers have become one of the top young duos in the NFL with Egbuka emerging as a top receiver in the league, regardless of age. His 677 receiving yards are good for ninth-most in the NFL.
Egbuka was the No. 19 overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft, and he is living up to his billing. As for Johnson, the seventh-round pick is proving to be a steal for Tampa Bay, giving the Buccaneers a dynamic pass-catching duo to compliment wide receivers like Mike Evans and Chris Godwin Jr.