The Drive

Happy Christmas Eve! Kyle Reese and Justin Adamas are filling in for the Drive and are ready to get you to Christmas! 

What are some of your Christmas traditions? What did Justin do this year that may have crossed a line with gift giving? We take a look at the Christmas day slate for the NFL. What games are worth watching, if any at all? The Avalanche deserve some flowers with the Broncos and Nuggets both losing one team continues to gift us victories. They are on pace to be the best team in the history of the sport. How important is closing this season out with a championship? The College football playoff system is broken, can Justin and Kyle fix it?

Happy Christmas Eve! Kyle Reese and Justin Adamas are filling in for the Drive and are ready to get you to Christmas! 

The Denver Nuggets suffered another loss to a sub 500 team. How worried are we about this team’s shortcomings on defense? We got a very positive update on a Nuggets player that went down last night. Is this team just hanging on until they get their starters back from their injuries? The Broncos are going to take on a depleted Kansas City team. What does this game need to look like for Broncos country to feel better as they make their Superbowl push! What are three things this Broncos team needs to clean up for the last two weeks. What Broncos have been listed as out for tomorrows game and how does that change the dynamic? We give Broncos ownership a lot of love for how they went about getting a new stadium in Denver. We give our final predictions for both the Broncos and Nuggets game! Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays everyone!

Will Petersen and Jake Shapiro are in for The Drive. In hour 4 of The Drive, Will and Jake debate how important it is for the Broncos to secure the number one seed in the AFC. Will the Broncos be able to blow out the Chiefs on Christmas Day? DenverSports.com's James Merilatt joins the show to discuss Broncos Country's rooting interests this weekend with the Chargers and Texans, how disappointing it would be if the Broncos fall to the wild card, and much more. We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on the Chiefs quarterback situation. We wrap up the show Chad Andrus joining the show to discuss the guys interest in both the Broncos and Nuggets playing on Christmas Day. 

Will Petersen and Jake Shapiro are in for The Drive. In hour 3 of The Drive, Will and Jake react to the "Elway" documentary being released on Netflix and John Elway's media tour where he spoke on the current Broncos. We preview the Nuggets games tonight and on Christmas Day as they take on the Mavericks and Timberwolves. In honor of December 23rd, we do an airing of grievances which includes everything from construction to Riley Moss. We read your grievances from the text line and react. We preview the Broncos and Chiefs Thursday night football game on Christmas Day. Will the Broncos play down to their opponent or blow out a bad Chiefs game? We break down all the scenarios in which the Broncos can wrap up the AFC west and the number one seed in the AFC. 

Will Petersen and Jake Shapiro are in for The Drive. In hour 2 of The Drive, Will and Jake dive into the Broncos path for the playoffs and their pursuit for the AFC west and the number one seed in the AFC. How disappointing would it be if the Broncos lose the division to the Chargers? Can the Broncos still make it to the Super Bowl if they are not the number one seed in the AFC? Today's "Three Count" includes the proposal to de-incentivize tanking in the NBA, the Denver NWSL stadium getting approved by the Denver city council, and the Chiefs moving from Missouri to Kansas. Did the Avalanche send a message to the NHL with their dominant win over Minnesota? Will the Stars great season and narrowly trailing Colorado keep the Avalanche focused all season? 

Will Petersen and Jake Shapiro are in for The Drive. Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Will and Jake cross talking with Dover. The guys discuss their favorite Christmas and Hannukah gifts they've received in their life. Will and Jake dive into the Broncos as they have a quick turnaround with a Thursday night game. Will the Broncos be able to go into Kansas City and embarrass the Chiefs? We react to six Broncos getting named to the Pro Bowl this season. Has the honor of a Pro Bowl turned into a complete joke? How important was the three point shooting and bench scoring for their blowout win over the Jazz last night? We react to the latest Broncos injury report which included Dre Greenlaw and Pat Bryant not participating, how concerned should we be with these injuries?  

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue their in-depth analysis of the Broncos and Jaguars game yesterday. How concerning was it to see the Broncos defense struggle again? Are the injuries starting to add up for the Broncos to a point they can't overcome? Will this loss serve as a game the Broncos can refocus and come out stronger to finish the year? Should Sean Payton and the offense have leaned into the run game more than they showed during the game? Can RJ Harvey be trusted as a 1A running back for the Broncos? How would the guys feel if the Broncos were to match up with the Jaguars again? We hear an interaction from Sean Payton's press conference today about his "shot" at Jacksonville and their small market size. We wrap up the show with Zach and Phil's predictions for the Broncos on their short week, taking on Kansas City on Thursday night. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil are joined by veteran NFL reporter James Palmer to discuss if Broncos Country should be pressing the panic button after a poor performance yesterday, the flaw of the Broncos defense not creating many turnovers this season, and how RJ Harvey has stepped up in the absence of JK Dobbins. Should the Jaguars have felt slighted after Sean Payton's commented on the "small market" of Jacksonville? We look around the NFL and the Chargers as they have a huge matchup vs the Texans next week which could add some pressure to the Broncos if they win. How much did Riley Moss struggle in yesterday's game? Zach throws out the hypothetical if we would take a punch from Anthony Joshua for $2 million. What did the guys make of Bo Nix's performance in yesterday's loss? Did Nix need to play better with the defense not playing up to their standard? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil continue their in-depth analysis of the Broncos and Jaguars game yesterday. What were the guy's biggest takeaways from this past weekend's game? Did this game prove that the Broncos do not have the best defense in the NFL? Should Sean Payton have given RJ Harvey more opportunities in the run game? How much trust do the guys have in Sean Payton to right the ship after the Broncos first loss in three months? Was Liam Coen in the right to take Sean Payton's comments on the Jaguars market size as a slight? Today's "Three Count" features our reaction to the first round of the college football playoff and the bad blood between the Nuggets and Rockets as the Nuggets get beat handily. We hear from Bo Nix and his thoughts after the Broncos loss. What did Nix learn from his first loss in three months? 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss the Broncos snapping their 11-game win streak to the Jaguars. Was Sean Payton and the Broncos offense not balanced enough and not feature RJ Harvey enough yesterday? Zach and Phil dive into what happened yesterday in Denver and what went wrong. Will this game serve as a reset for the Broncos to be better down the stretch? Is there reason to be concerned with the Broncos defense or was yesterday a one-off game? Are the injuries starting to add up for the Broncos to a point they can't overcome? What did the guys make of Bo Nix's performance in yesterday's loss? Was Jacksonville the better team? How big of an issue is it that Nix had 47 passing attempts?