Nik Bonitto’s historic pace continues.
The Denver Broncos‘ pass rusher recorded one sack in a 29-19 win over the Las Vegas Raiders on Sunday, bringing his season-long total to 10 sacks. Bonitto became the team’s first player to record double-digit sacks in a single season since Von Miller (14.5) and Bradley Chubb (12.0) did so in 2018.
Amazingly, Bonitto said after the game that he’s never had a double-digit sack season since high school. He posted 0-, 3.5-, 8- and 7-sack seasons in four seasons at Oklahoma before being drafted by Denver in the second round of the 2022 NFL draft.
Pressure from Bonitto and Jonathon Cooper helped force a game-changing interception against the Raiders:
Jonathon Cooper and Nik Bonitto converting speed to power and collapsing the pocket on Minshew as he throws leading to the INT for Brandon Jones. pic.twitter.com/aMn3Pyscml
— Frankie Abbott (@FrankiesFilm) November 25, 2024
As a team, the Broncos have recorded 44 sacks this year, which ties for the second-most through 12 games in franchise history. The team’s all-time record was 47 sacks through the first 12 games of the 1986 season.
Bonitto and Co. will look to keep the momentum going when Denver hosts the Cleveland Browns on Monday Night Football in Week 13.
