The Drive

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos win in Philidelphia on Sunday. The guys speak to the Broncos ability to reverse their poor 4th quarters from earlier in the season and come from behind to beat the Eagles. Today's "Three Count" features the breaking news of Broncos guard Ben Powers going on IR with a bicep injury, the crazy weekend of college football with both Texas and Penn State losing and falling out of the rankings, and the weird story with Mark Sanchez getting stabbed and arrested in Indianapolis. Is Nik Bonitto becoming an NFL superstar after his impressive start to the season? Could Bonitto be on his way to setting the NFL or Broncos single season sack record? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on Bonitto's performance. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Bo Nix and his thoughts on the win and Sean Payton's decision to go for a 2-point conversion late in the game. Did the Broncos prove they are a believable playoff contender now? Was Sunday the signature win for the Bo Nix and Sean Payton era in Denver? The guys dive into how the Broncos were able to pull of their win vs the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles. How impactful was Courtland Sutton's performance? Zach and Phil give Nik Bonitto and the Broncos defense their flowers after shutting down the Eagles offense. Are Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffaloes spiraling after dropping another conference game? Has Kaidon Salter proven that he doesn't belong to be the Buffs quarterback? Will CU be able to bounce back and win 4 of their final games to become bowl eligible? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the Broncos win in Philidelphia on Sunday. The guys speak to the Broncos ability to reverse their poor 4th quarters from earlier in the season and come from behind to beat the Eagles. What'd the guys make of Sean Payton's decision to go for a 2-point conversion late in the game? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on the Broncos win over a good team. Did the Broncos beat the Eagles at their own game by running the ball and rushing the passer with 4 guys? How big of an impact did the officials have in the game? Is Nik Bonitto on his way of becoming a superstar after his strong start to the season? We wrap up the show with Zach and Phil handing out their "game balls" for the Broncos after this win yesterday. 

The guys are live from Recess Beer Garden for today's Football Friday. Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil discussing how different they feel about the Philidelphia Eagles today vs before the season. Can the Broncos take advantage of an undefeated but disjointed Eagles team? Will Sunday be the first signature win for Nix? How will Patrick Surtain and Riley Moss match up with the Eagles top two wide receivers? How will the Broncos fare vs the most controversial play in NFL history in the "tush push"? Zach shares his story from going to the Air Force game last weekend. Can Deion Sanders and the Colorado Buffs pick up their first conference win of the season down at TCU tomorrow? 

The guys are live from Recess Beer Garden for today's Football Friday. In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil discuss what the biggest keys are for the Broncos to knock off the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles. Will Sean Payton commit to JK Dobbins and the run game? Will Payton get the best of long-time defensive coordinator Vic Fangio? How will Bo Nix look when stepping up in competition? Who will be the Broncos number two wide receiver? How confident are the guys in the Broncos in a close game? Today's "Three Count" features the controversy over all the Avalanche players wearing Rams jerseys at Thursday Night Football last night and Mac Jones and the depleted 49ers taking down the Rams in overtime last night on Thursday Night Football. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss the latest on Lucas Krull's injury, if this will be the week Evan Engram gets going, and why Jahdae Barron has had a slow start to his career with the Broncos. 

The guys are live from Recess Beer Garden for today's Football Friday. In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil react to Mike Klis' comments on Jahdae Barron. Is it concerning with Barron's lack of play time through the first four weeks of the season? We react to Eagles coach Nick Siriani's comments on the Broncos defense and impressive pass rushers. We hear from Bo Nix and his thoughts on facing Vic Fangio's defense. Will Fangio throw some "curveballs" at a young quarterback in Nix? Will Deion Sanders and Colorado be able to pick up their first conference win this weekend? Zach and Phil breakdown TCU and their vaunted offense but susceptible defense. Former Broncos' Super Bowl champion Brandon Marshall joins the show to discuss how much stock to put into the Broncos win vs the Bengals, the Broncos inside linebackers, and how Vic Fangio operates a defense.

The guys are live from Recess Beer Garden for today's Football Friday. In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil breakdown the Broncos and Eagles game this upcoming weekend. Would a win in Philidelphia be the signature win Bo Nix and Sean Payton have been looking for? Will the Broncos be a more "believable" team this season and be able to win a game vs a playoff team? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on the Eagles ability to win close games. What is Evan Engram's role? Who needs to be the wide receiver number two for the Broncos? Zach explains why he thinks it's time for the Broncos to get Pat Bryant more involved. How will PS2 and Riley Moss match up with the Eagles top two wide receivers? We wrap up the show with Zach and Phil's predictions for the Broncos, Colorado Buffaloes, and Colorado State Rams. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover. The guys discuss their prior surgeries with Phil still rehabbing his hand surgery from a month ago. Zach and Phil breakdown the history of the Broncos and Eagles with the last Broncos win in Philidelphia coming in 1986. Zach shares all the historic events, pop culture and more that was going on in 1986. Who has been the MVP for the Broncos through their first four games? We react to ESPN's rankings of every power four quarterback. Where did Colorado's Kaidon Salter come in on the list and what notable QB's was he ahead of? If CU faulters on Saturday, would Deion Sanders reopen the quarterback competition? At what point does Deion turn to Juju Lewis? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil take a deep dive into the upcoming Broncos and Eagles matchup this weekend. The guys go category by category for both the Broncos and Eagles for their offenses and defenses and see who has the edge. Will special teams be an x-factor for the Eagles with their recent success blocking field goals and punts? Zach explains why he trusts Sean Payton in this game with Payton's history of being at his best when facing tough opponents. Today's "Three Count" includes ESPN's Bill Barnwell picking Nik Bonitto as his NFL Defensive Player of the Year, previewing tonight's Thursday Night Football game with the injured 49ers taking on the Rams, and giving flowers to Erik Johnson after he retires after a historic career with the Avalanche. Has Broncos Country been taking Garrett Bolles for granted? We give Bolles his respect for how great of a season he is having and react to ESPN ranking Bolles as the third most likely to win the NFL's new award, "Protector of the Year". 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach, Phil and the guys compete in our weekly trivia competition vs the morning show. Will we continue our hot streak and beat the morning show after their poor performance this morning? We react to the Broncos latest injury report which included Nik Bonitto. We hear from Bo Nix and his thoughts on being compared to Baker Mayfield. What do the guys make of Sean Payton's comments on Luke Wattenberg's penalties and the tempo of the Broncos offense?  We react to ESPN's rankings of every power four quarterback. Where did Colorado's Kaidon Salter come in on the list and what notable QB's was he ahead of? We hear from TCU head coach Sonny Dykes and his thoughts on Colorado's football team. How will Colorado State fare against a 3-1 San Diego State team?