If you noticed the Denver Broncos being much more aggressive on offense against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday, it was part of the team's game plan to do so. It was also one of our keys to victory this week.

Prior to the game, the Panthers elevated two cornerbacks from their practice squad, Corey Thornton and Marco Wilson. With only two other healthy cornerbacks on the roster, they needed extra help. This put a bullseye on those players for the Broncos.

Head coach Sean Payton discussed this following the victory.

Thornton played sparingly in 12 games for the Panthers last season, but this was the first game he's played this season. Wilson was a fourth-round pick of the Arizona Cardinals in 2021, but he just joined the Panthers' roster last month.

Bo Nix tried to take advantage of their lack of being out on the field this season.

Nix may have gotten a bit too overzealous as the interception he threw deep in Carolina was made by Thornton. Still, Nix talked about being excited to have the passing game opened up more for him on Sunday.

“Yeah, I loved it," he said. "I love two deep shots on the first couple plays and get our guys running and make them adjust, make them back up a little bit. I think that honestly helped throughout the game. Back them up but also make them be a little bit physical. It helped with some pass interferences as the game went, but we did a good job with the outside lane go [routes], but also just those stop routes. And so I think they provided us a couple good key conversions throughout the game. I loved what we did in the first part of the game.”

Much has been made of the low air yards per attempt by Nix this season and him constantly taking his check-down option even before the play fully develops. He threw for 237 yards on Sunday (second-most this season), including a 26-yard touchdown pass to Pat Bryant that accounted for his longest touchdown pass of the season.