The Drive

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil preview the Broncos and Packers heavyweight matchup this Sunday. How much is on the line for these two teams even though they are in different conferences? What is the biggest key to victory for the Broncos? Will Bo Nix be able to step up vs a tougher opponent? Is the Broncos run game "fixed" after RJ Harvey's performance vs the Raiders? Will Sean Payton be able to get Evan Engram more involved in the gameplan? Zach shares the history of the Packers playing in Denver, Matt LaFleur's impressive record in December, and what record Bo Nix can achieve with a win on Sunday. How much of the crowd will be made up of Packers' fans? We wrap up the show Zach and Phil's predictions for moments in the Broncos game the result of the game. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the Broncos and Packers game this Sunday and all the details you need to know. Zach shares the history between Sean Payton and Matt LaFleur, the Packers playing in Denver, and LaFleur's impressive record in December. We react to the Broncos latest injury report which included Mike McGlinchy not participating and putting his availability in doubt for this weekend. How would a backup offensive lineman change the gameplan when facing Micah Parsons? We look at the numbers for Jordan Love and his struggles when facing pressure. We look around the NFL and which games are most intriguing to us and will impact the Broncos the most. Former Bronco and Super Bowl champion Brandon Marshall joins the show to discuss the impact if Mike McGlinchy isn't able to play, the problems Jordan Love presents to the Broncos defense, and much more.

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil discuss the Broncos keys to victory this weekend. Will Bo Nix be able to level up his production and throw for multiple touchdowns? How will Marvin Mims and Evan Engram be utilized and will we see some explosive plays from them? Zach calls his shot for Jaleel McLaughlin to have a big moment in this game. Can the Broncos offense contain Micah Parsons? Today's "Three Count" features the University of Colorado officially approving the expensive hire and contract of offensive coordinator Brennan Marion and what non-Colorado game the guys are looking forward to most this weekend. Our 9News Broncos insider Mike Klis joins the show to discuss the importance of this Sunday's game vs the Packers, why Sean Payton has struggled to get Marvin Mims involved on offense, and if RJ Harvey can validate his performance from last week with another solid game this Sunday. 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil discuss Phil as he will be the Broncos Legend of the Game this Sunday. We preview the Broncos and Packers game this weekend. Could this game serve as a Super Bowl preview? We react to the Nuggets rolling the Kings last night. Zach shares how special this Nuggets offense has been this season. What will the Nuggets do with Peyton Watson when Aaron Gordon returns to the lineup? We reveal how the Broncos defense can impact the Packers' Jordon Love the most and how his stats change when facing pressure. Will we see Patrick Surtain shadow Christian Watson throughout the game? How impressed were the guys with the Avalanche blowing out the defending Cup champion Panthers? 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the special announcement of Phil being honored at this upcoming Broncos game as the Broncos Legend of the Game. Phil details his history of joining the Broncos as an undrafted free agent, the bittersweet ending to his career in Denver, and now moving on and finding a second career in hosting sports talk radio. Phil explains why this Sunday will serve as closure for his time with the Broncos. We read from the text line and your emotional responses to Phil. We hear from Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and his thoughts on Bo Nix and the Broncos defense. Zach shares just how rare of a matchup we are getting with the number one seed Broncos and number two seed Packers. We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Will Petersen joining the show to what we learned in Denver sports today. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach, Phil and the guys compete in their weekly trivia competition with the morning show. How will we follow up our 4-0 performance from last week and how will we compare to the morning show's 4-0 performance from this morning? We hear from Packers head coach Matt LaFleur and react to his thoughts on the Broncos defense and the joint practice from 2024. The guys look at all the similarities between the Broncos Super Bowl 50 team and this year's Broncos team including their eerily similar defensive and offensive stats. Would the guys trade the 2015 Broncos defense for this season's defense? What do the guys make of Pat Bryant missing his second practice this week and cutting Mercedez Lewis from the active roster? 

In hour 2 of The Drive, Zach and Phil dive into the special announcement of Phil being honored at this upcoming Broncos game as the Broncos Legend of the Game. Phil details his history of joining the Broncos as an undrafted free agent, the bittersweet ending to his career in Denver, and now moving on and finding a second career in hosting sports talk radio. Phil explains why this Sunday will serve as closure for his time with the Broncos. Today's "Three Count" includes an update in the Phillip Rivers situation with the Colts reaching out to Sam Ehlinger but Ehlinger declining to stay on the Broncos practice squad and the twists and turns of the Sherrone Moore cheating situation at the University of Michigan. We preview the Avalanche and Panthers game tonight as the Avs take on the defending Stanley Cup champions. Will this be a game we see the best version of the Avs? How will the power play look tonight? 

Hour 1 of The Drive kicks off with Zach and Phil cross talking with Dover and Cecil. The guys discuss parenting and dealing with building their children into their own confident person. Zach and Phil look at all the similarities between the Broncos Super Bowl 50 team and this year's Broncos team including their defensive and offensive stats. Would the guys trade the 2015 Broncos defense for this season's defense? We dive into Evan Engram as he did not impress in last week's game after having the best game of his season vs the Commanders. How can Sean Payton and Bo Nix get Engram more involved to end the season? We react to the Oklahoma City Thunder having a record setting season and how big of a challenge the Nuggets have in front of them to win a championship. What do the Nuggets have to do to overcome such a great team and we preview tonight's Nuggets and Kings game. 

In hour 4 of The Drive, Zach and Phil look at the history of 11-2 NFL teams and why the Broncos are on a short list when it comes to a point differential. What does this Broncos team have in common with the other 11-2 teams with similar point differentials? We hear from Sean Payton and his thoughts on being an underdog vs the Packers at home, how special Micah Parsons is and what Jordon Love brings to the Packers offense. We react to the breaking news of Michigan's Sherrone Moore getting fired for cause for allegedly sleeping with a staff member and debate what's next for Michigan. We hear Sean Payton's comments on Bo Nix playing under center more recently. We wrap up the show with DenverSports.com's Will Petersen joining the show to discuss potential candidates for the Michigan job and Will's takeaways from Bo Nix and Sean Payton's press conferences today. 

In hour 3 of The Drive, Zach and Phil look at where all the different Broncos players are ranked among NFL Pro-Bowling votes in their positions. Who is the most deserving Bronco for the pro bowl and who is getting snubbed? We dive into the Broncos opponent this upcoming weekend in the Packers. Is this the Broncos toughest test this season? Will this game serve as a Super Bowl preview? The guys react to the Broncos most recent injury report with Ben Powers returning to practice and Pat Bryant not participating today. Zach and Phil then debate on where they are at with Bryant and what he can be. We react to ESPN's Field Yates' mock draft which has the Broncos picking a wide receiver with the 32nd in the first round. Is receiver the top position of need for the Broncos in the offseason?