SEATTLE — The Russell Wilson era is poised to begin.
After 15 games across the NFL slate, the Broncos will soon get their chance to take the field for Week 1 as they battle the Seattle Seahawks on “Monday Night Football.”
Following one of the most exciting offseasons in franchise history, Wilson’s long-awaited debut is close at hand — and it’s hard to imagine a more compelling matchup as he returns to Seattle to face his former team.
Yet while Wilson’s homecoming has generated many of the headlines, the Broncos have plenty more at stake as they look to start the season fast and take their first step toward a return to the postseason.
“It’s the first game of the season, ‘Monday Night Football,’ that’s exciting just on its own,” Head Coach Nathaniel Hackett said Thursday. “Obviously, he is going back to where he came from [and it just] happens to be the first week. We knew this was going to happen at some point because it was on our schedule. We just have to go out and execute. It doesn’t matter who or where or when — we have to execute.”
When you push away the narratives and the talking points, that’s what matters most: Can the Broncos find a way to get a win?
These are the questions that will help determine if Denver will help Hackett earn a win in his first game as head coach:
CAN THE BRONCOS’ OFFENSE START FAST IN WEEK 1?
It’s go time for the offense.
Denver’s starting unit didn’t take a snap in the preseason, but they’ll look to get off to a hot start in Seattle and show the promise of Hackett’s system.
The Broncos’ new-look offense showed plenty of flashes in training camp, but Monday night will be the first chance to see the operation in game action.
Hackett and Wilson will have a bevy of options — whether it be Courtland Sutton, Jerry Jeudy, Javonte Williams or a host of other skill players — to attack Seattle’s talented defense. The biggest question will be whether the transition to game action is seamless or if there are kinks to work out in Week 1.
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