The Dallas Cowboys' red hot offense has an opportunity to light up the scoreboard again after the Denver Broncos' defense took a big hit.

Make no mistake, though, while the ball's trajectory was fortunate for Denver, Franklin's concentration and effort made the touchdown possible. Franklin later caught a two-point conversion and the Broncos eventually won in a historic 33-32 comeback.

This explains why former Denver Broncos tight end and Hall of Fame player Shannon Sharpe was fired up this past Sunday night. The three-time Super Bowl champion hosts his video podcast Nightcap with former Cincinnati Bengals receiver Chad Johnson,

The Dallas Cowboys are 3-3-1 on the season and are still alive for an NFL Playoff spot and even the NFC East crown is on the table. In Week 8, they hit the road

Coming off a 33-32 comeback win over the New York Giants, the Denver Broncos are now ranked seventh in Nate Davis' latest NFL power rankings for USA TODAY Sports. That's down one spot from when they were ranked sixth last week.

Nix is a rhythm player and has consistently seemed to find it when the game speeds up around him. A four-touchdown frame lifted the Broncos over the Giants in one of the most improbable comebacks in franchise history Sunday, and Nix bowed his head in relief on the sidelines after Wil Lutz's game-winning field goal, another Herculean effort sealed.

Help is on the way. After Kendre Miller went down with a season-ending injury, the Saints added a former Broncos draft pick to their practice squad:

The Broncos are signing lineman Marques Cox to their practice squad, according to a report from KUSA-TV's Mike Klis. Barnhart was let go to make room for Cox's arrival.