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To close out Week 6 of the 2022 NFL season, the 3-2 Los Angeles Chargers will host their AFC West divisional rivals, the 2-3 Denver Broncos, for Monday Night Football. Having played just five games so far this season in total, the Broncos’ Week 6 game against Justin Herbert and the Chargers will be the team’s fourth primetime matchup of the season.
Earlier this year, Denver featured in an opening week Monday Night Football game against the Seattle Seahawks (they lost), a Sunday Night Football game against the 49ers (they won 11-10), and an absolute snoozer of a Thursday Night Football game against the Indianapolis Colts back on October 6 (they lost that one too), which many considered to be the worst NFL game in recent memory, as it featured a grand total of just 21 points and zero touchdowns.
Clearly miscalculating and wildly overestimating how entertaining the Broncos’ offense would be — which has been a virtual disaster thus far under Russell Wilson’s leadership — the NFL now has them playing in their fourth primetime slot in six weeks and fans of the league are none too thrilled, to say the least.
NFL fans are bummed that Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos are playing in their third primetime game in six weeks
https://twitter.com/laurencowling_/status/1582002429444620289
The NFL really thought Russ was going to cook this year lol https://t.co/i5lbqeEbWF
— Gifdsports (@gifdsports) October 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/GumboDaGoon/status/1582017012569886723
Me thinking about tonight being the last time we have to watch the Broncos in Primetime until December pic.twitter.com/swarrbKO1Q
— Courtney (@CourtsSports0) October 17, 2022
Why are the Broncos on primetime again pic.twitter.com/HDice1AXVV
— Brandon 🏴 (@_xT9__) October 17, 2022
The broncos on prime time again pic.twitter.com/4SyNAkAp0n
— Dr. B (@B__Hen) October 17, 2022
if you or a loved one has been exposed to denver broncos primetime football you may be entitled to financial compensation
— Ava (@avatarrant) October 17, 2022
https://twitter.com/OurKeef/status/1582097585967632384
https://twitter.com/kishmadethebeat/status/1582097682675355648
Waking up & realizing that the Broncos have another prime time game tonight pic.twitter.com/C7uLzulikf
— Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz (@LeBatardShow) October 17, 2022
When they keep putting the Broncos in primetime pic.twitter.com/1AT1BrWlHM
— The Game Day NFL (@TheGameDayNFL) October 17, 2022
Waking up realizing the Broncos are on primetime again tonightpic.twitter.com/oduG7YvF0t
— Fanatics Sportsbook (@FanaticsBook) October 17, 2022
realizing the Broncos have another primetime game tonightpic.twitter.com/VMelHjxT7p
— BetRivers Sportsbook (@BetRivers) October 17, 2022
Remembering that Russell Wilson and the Broncos are on primetime again. pic.twitter.com/sb3jg8KmFb
— oddschecker (@oddscheckerUS) October 17, 2022
Me getting ready to bet on another Broncos Primetime game🤡
LETS RIDE pic.twitter.com/FW8rKU8DyB
— FanDuel Canada (@FanDuelCanada) October 17, 2022
Despite their painful-to-watch poor start to the season, with the Kansas City Chiefs sitting at 4-2 (the same record as the New York Jets, for what it’s worth) following Sunday’s loss to the Buffalo Bills, the Broncos will somehow be just one game out of first place in the division if they can upset the Chargers (-4) on the road.
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