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Ex-Broncos RB Montee Ball: ‘We should obviously come out with a W’

By Michael Nitti

Montee Ball of the Denver Broncos fumbles the ball in the endzone in the first quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 15, 2013. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)
Montee Ball of the Denver Broncos fumbles the ball in the endzone in the first quarter against the New York Giants at MetLife Stadium on September 15, 2013. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images) /
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Ex-Broncos running back Montee Ball claimed that Denver’s week 1 matchup against the NY Giants will be a “cakewalk”

With week 1 just days away from being fully underway, former Broncos running back Montee Ball didn’t hold back on his expectations for Denver’s week 1 showdown with the NY Giants.

Ball says he believes the Giants are a “cakewalk” on Broncos Breakdown. However, he didn’t stop there.

“The Giants should be a walk, cakewalk,” Ball said. “We should come into New York and obviously come out with a W there.”

WynnBett currently has the Giants as 2.5-point underdogs ahead of Sunday’s game at MetLife Stadium, a worrisome line going up against a Broncos team that finished 5-11 with Drew Lock last season and now with journeyman Teddy Bridgewater at quarterback to begin this season.

In the interview, Ball said he sees the Broncos as a potential 10 or 11 win team with the best defense in the league. Additionally, he predicted that they’ll face off against the Cleveland Browns in the AFC Championship.

That’s a significant claim for a team whose defense finished 25th in points allowed and 21st in yards allowed last season. The return of edge rusher Von Miller and the additions of defensive backs Ronald Darby, Kyle Fuller and Patrick Surtain should certainly help them in that department.

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This Sunday will be the first matchup between the two teams since 2017, a game where the Giants defeated the Broncos 23-10 up in the Mile High City. In 2013, the Broncos throttled the Giants 41-23 at the Meadowlands in a battle between the Manning  brothers, and a game that Montee Ball played in as well.

It wasn’t the best performance from Ball, having rushed for just 14 yards on 12 attempts while losing a fumble, getting outshined by Knowshon Moreno who tallied 93 yards and two TDs on just 13 carries. Nonetheless, a convincing win at the time for Montee Ball and the Denver Broncos who went on to appear in the Super Bowl.

This Sunday should be a telling game not only for the New York Giants, but for Ball’s Broncos as well.

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