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The Denver Broncos have seen their young playmakers take leading roles in critical moments this season, and one of them, Pat Bryant, garnered attention from the NFL after his performance against the Kansas City Chiefs in Week 11.<\/p>\n
The No. 74 overall pick of the 2025 draft, Bryant arrived amid lofty comparisons.<\/p>\n
And while it has taken time, Bryant has seen a\u00a0tremendous uptick\u00a0in production over the last four weeks for the Broncos, who boast the best record in the\u00a0NFL\u00a0at 92 entering their bye.<\/p>\n
GettyPat Bryant #13 of the Denver Broncos celebrates against the Arizona\u00a0Cardinals.<\/p>\n
\u201cWR @PatBryant is up for @NFL Rookie of the Week!\u201d the\u00a0Broncos posted\u00a0on X on November 18, urging fans to \u201ccongratulate\u201d the youngster by reporting and to \u201cvote\u201d for him.<\/p>\n
DenverBroncos.com\u2019s Aric DiLalla called it the \u201cmost productive performance of his young career, noting Bryant \u201cled all Broncos receivers in receptions in Sunday\u2019s 22-19 win over the Chiefs, with grabs, turning them into 82 yards.<\/p>\n
Bryant had a critical 48-yard grab to set up a score, and four of his catches went for first downs.<\/p>\n
Bryant is facing stiff competition from his fellow rookie playmakers who were also nominated for their Week 11 showings.<\/p>\n
The\u00a0other nominees\u00a0are linebackers\u00a0Carson Schwesinger\u00a0(Cleveland Browns) and\u00a0Cody Simon\u00a0(Arizona Cardinals), running backs\u00a0Bhayshul Tuten\u00a0(Jacksonville Jaguars) and\u00a0TreVeyon Henderson\u00a0(New England Patriots).<\/p>\n
Carolina Panthers\u00a0wideout\u00a0Tetairoa McMillan\u00a0is the final contender Bryant must beat out.<\/p>\n
Bryant has 15 receptions for 231 yards and 1 touchdown this season. However, he has a 10-185-1 line on 15 targets over the last four games.<\/p>\n
DiLalla noted that Broncos rookie running back\u00a0RJ Harvey, the No. 60 overall pick of the class,\u00a0won the award\u00a0for his 3-TD effort in Week 8 against the\u00a0Dallas Cowboys. However,\u00a0Eddie Royal\u00a0(2008) is the last Broncos receiver to win it.<\/p>\n
For Bryant, this is the payoff of what Broncos head coach\u00a0Sean Payton\u00a0has said all along.<\/p>\n
GettyPat Bryant #13 of the Denver Broncos goes through a drill during the offseason program.<\/p>\n
Payton compared Bryant\u00a0to former\u00a0New Orleans Saints\u00a0star\u00a0Michael Thomas, which the Broncos rookie appreciated while making it clear he\u00a0wanted to carve out his own lane.<\/p>\n
However, Payton\u2019s affinity for Bryant went beyond surface-level comparisons.<\/p>\n
\u201cThere\u2019s little things that we\u2019re coaching up. But you like what you see. I like what I see. And so, he\u2019s tough. And look, there\u2019s things that \u2026 you\u2019re immediately on these guys, and that\u2019s good to great. That\u2019s coaching. But interview him, be around him. It\u2019s so important to him,\u201d\u00a0Payton told reporters\u00a0following mandatory minicamp in June.<\/p>\n
\u201cI would say that\u2019s probably the case with so many of these young guys. It\u2019s not an accident. There\u2019s a profile we\u2019re looking for. And it\u2019s not easy, always. Sometimes that requires more trips and visits. But we\u2019re looking for a certain profile.\u201d<\/p>\n
Payton name-dropped Bryant\u00a0when praising Harvey ahead of the Broncos\u2019 Week 11 showdown against the Chiefs, saying they were \u201cwatching Pat Bryant grow right in front of our eyes.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bryant can follow up his strong outing in Week 13 against the\u00a0Washington Commanders.<\/p>\n
The New Orleans Saints have another divisional matchup coming up on Sunday.<\/p>\n
New Orleans is returning to Caesars Superdome for its first home game since facing off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Oct. 26th. That also was Spencer Rattler’s last start before the team turned the offense over to Tyler Shough. The rookie replaced Rattler in the Buccaneers game and then started back-to-back road games against the Los Angeles Rams and the Carolina Panthers.<\/p>\n
Now, Shough’s first start at home will be against the floundering Atlanta Falcons, riding a five-game losing streak. The game is already exciting from the perspective that the rookie will be getting his first start in front of New Orleans fans at home, but there’s more. Saints’ legendary quarterback Drew Brees will be returning to Caesars Superdome, but in a new role as one of the announcers for the contest, as shared by\u00a0FOX8’s Jesse Brooks.<\/p>\n
“When the Saints host their NFC South rival Falcons on Sunday, legendary quarterback Drew Brees will be back in the Superdome,” Brooks wrote. “Brees is the newest member of the NFL on Fox commentary crew. Instead of calling audibles at the line for the Black and Gold, he\u2019ll be calling plays in the broadcast booth.<\/p>\n
“The future Hall-of-Fame signal caller made his FOX debut last Sunday (Nov. 16), calling the Packers-Giants game at MetLife Stadium.”<\/p>\n
Talk about an exciting day for Saints fans, huh? The rookie quarterback will have a chance to build off a great performance against the Panthers against another division rival with the best quarterback in franchise history up in the booth breaking it all down.<\/p>\n
Brees\u00a0will be joined\u00a0by Adam Amin and Kristina Pink.<\/p>\n
New Orleans is 2-8 right now and is facing off against a 3-7 Falcons team that will be without their starting quarterback in Michael Penix Jr. While this is the case, this will be must-watch television for any Saints fan out there.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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