For this week’s 3 & Out I sat down with Seth Cox , managing editor of

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Our interview has been lightly edited for clarity. 1st and 10 It seems like this is the cliff Vance Joseph has been coaching towards all season. Win this and he buys himself some time, lose and Elway https://www.broncosfanstore.com/Andy-Janovich-Jersey has 10 days to reshuffle the staff for the rest of the season. Broncos fans know the stakes, but what do things look like for Arizona? I read a couple of posts that suggested Steve Wilks and company have fallen far short of expectations. What’s at stake in this one?It is likely that Mike McCoy is gone come Friday after the Broncos and Cardinals game no matter what happens, barring an offensive explosion that we have not seen this season. The Cardinals are one of the worst teams offensively in the NFL, in nearly every statistical category.Moreover, the hiring did not make a lick of sense from the beginning. Look at what Steve Wilks said when we he was hired.Now, let’s take a little walk down the memory lane of Mike McCoy offenses, where we see that he has had a single rushing offense in the top 16 in the NFL once as an offensive coordinator or head coach, that was in 2011 with the Broncos.Wilks will get the year, if things don’t turn around though, he may not get much more.2nd and 6One thing that the Cardinals seem to have that Denver definitely lacks is a long term answer at quarterback. While the numbers haven’t been all that pretty yet, when I watch the tape Josh Rosen shows all the promising signs you hope to see when watching a young signal caller. How do Arizona fans feel about him? The numbers don’t do Rosen justice. The rookie looks like the real deal. The only thing Cardinals fans seem to be super excited about right now is the fact that the Cardinals have Josh Rosen. Rosen looks like the real deal Matt Paradis Color Rush Jersey , despite getting little help from his offensive line, who is the worst in the NFL.Add the fact that the Cardinals offense is archaic, its wide receivers have not been good, even future Hall of Famer Larry Fitzgerald.Also, David Johnson looks nothing like David Johnson. The Cardinals offense has done nothing to help Josh Rosen, so when you look at his raw numbers, they’re not exactly impressive, but they are not nearly as bad as they look.3rd and 11There was rampant speculation that Patrick Peterson is on the block. Back when the Broncos were 2-0 there was hope Denver would make a deal for him. It seems unlikely now, obviously but what are the odds Steve Keim deals his franchise cornerback? What do you think Arizona would want in return?I would be shocked and disappointed if the Cardinals moved Patrick Peterson, who is having a fantastic season, or Chandler Jones, who has been on fire the last two weeks.Chandler Jones (55) already has 15.5 pressures on the year. It’s crucial Bolles holds up against him.If the Cardinals even began to fake talk about it Carlos Henderson Jersey , they would have to get a massive return because both Peterson and Jones are in their primes, on really good contracts for their play and play the most premium of positions. If you are selling, it better be for absurd returns, like multiple day one and two picks, or a young offensive lineman (again, worst OL in the NFL) plus an early pick.I don’t see it happening, if it does, what little fandom left may completely mutiny.4th and 4What do you think the keys to the game are for Arizona this Thursday?Are the Broncos any good at running the football? No matter the answer, right now it does not matter, because even if you are the worst running team in the NFL like the Minnesota Vikings, you should still run all over this Cardinals defense.If the Broncos can get Lindsay and Freeman past the first level of the Cardinals defense it should be a long night for Arizona. The Cardinals have to find a way to stop the run on defense and force a struggling Case Keenum to beat them. If it doesn’t happen, then they need to find an offense that hasn’t been there for six games so far in 2018.David Johnson has to get back to being the best running back in the NFL https://www.broncosfanstore.com/Ronald-Leary-Jersey , take some of the pressure off of Rosen and more importantly, take pressure off Mike “Up the Middle” McCoy.It is unlikely to happen, but who knows this NFL season.I will say: Broncos 21, Cardinals 16. Ratings continue to bounce back for the NFL with a huge jump coming from Monday Night Football in the thrilling (for everyone but us) comeback win by Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs at Broncos Stadium at Mile High against the Denver Broncos.The game snagged a 9.1 rating, which was the best Monday night number since Week 3 of the 2017 season. Despite a low scoring affair through the first half, the game really didn’t lack in excitement. Neither team disappointed (outside of us) in terms of drama. After Mahomes led the Chiefs to two fourth quarter touchdowns to take the lead with less than two minutes left, Case Keenum led his own comeback attempt that came up just short.It’s the kind of game non-Broncos fans talk about the next day. As a fan of the game, I can appreciate that - even if I’m still displeased with the actual outcome.Horse TracksNext-Day Notebook: Rollin' even more with RoyceHead Coach Vance Joseph also talked about the Broncos' final offensive play of the night.Shots of the Game: Honoring Ring of Fame members at halftimeHow the Denver Broncos squandered win against the Kansas City ChiefsThe Broncos were 13 minutes away from victory Monday night and you could feel Mile High energy shifting football tides in Denver.Chiefs vs. Broncos Week 4 Highlights | NFL 2018 - YouTubeThe Kansas City Chiefs take on the Denver Broncos during Week 4 of the 2018 NFL season.The Broncos are getting the worst version of Case KeenumKeenum’s breakout 2017 is proving unsustainable, but there’s still time for a turnaround.The night Patrick Mahomes became an elite NFL quarterbackWhatever doubts or questions we had about the Chiefs QB were answered emphatically in a Monday night comeback win over the Broncos.Von Miller: Patrick Mahomes is “a great quarterback”Broncos pass rusher Von Miller looked a little shellshocked after Monday night’s game. Miller shook his head as he talked to the media about the way Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes continued to make plays, no matter how well the Broncos pressured him. “He’s tough. He’s fast. We’ve got to get him downVance Joseph calls out Marquette KingDenver Broncos head coach Vance Joseph has called out punter Marquette King for not performing up to the standards he expects.Patrick Mahomes’s worst game of the season was a sight to beholdThe Chiefs' ridiculously gifted second-year QB found a way to pull out a win that said more about him than his crazy passing numbers in the season’s first three games.Denver Broncos: Defenders frustrated with DC Joe Woods?Broncos defensive coordinator Joe Woods has not been living up to the standard set by Wade Phillips in Denver.Patrick Mahomes proves his point — Broncos should have drafted a quarterbackYou saw it, I saw it, millions of people watching ESPN saw it. On a crisp Royce Freeman Color Rush Jersey , classic, autumn night inside a growling Mile High, the type of atmosphere that’s chewed up and spit out Hall of Fame quarterbacks many times over, the future of the NFL arrived.NFL NewsThe 2018 NFL season so far summed up in 18 superlativesThe good, the bad, the weird, and the absolutely dumbfounding things from the first quarter of the NFL season.NFL suspends Mychal Kendricks indefinitely after his guilty plea for insider tradingKendricks gets sentenced in January, so this may be the end of his NFL career.The Patriots offense found its spark thanks to an unexpected sourceSony Michel stepped up for the first 100-yard game of his career Sunday. Is he that good, or did the Dolphins gift him that?Betting lines and spread updates for ‘Monday Night Football’We get a matchup of division leaders in Week 5 Monday Night Football. Washington and New Orleans square off in Mark Ingram’s return. We’ll have live updates on the spread and notable news for MNF.Le’Veon Bell plans to return to Steelers in Week 7. Will he fix things?Bell will reportedly end his holdout during the Steelers’ Week 7 bye and play in Week 8 against the Browns.