Broncos vs. Ravens: Live updates and highlights from the NFL Week 9 game

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Stick here for live updates and analysis as Denver take on the Ravens at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md.

Live updates

Pre-game updates

Scouting report (9 a.m.): Check out how the Broncos match up with the Ravens in Ryan McFadden’s scouting report.

Game predictions

Parker Gabriel, beat writer: Ravens 26, Broncos 17

The Broncos have done exactly what they’re supposed to so far and then some. They’ve beaten bad teams and taken advantage of breaks the schedule has thrown their way. They’ve also found a way to win three road games. That’s the recipe for a good start behind a dominant defense, terrific special teams and an offense that’s done just enough. They’ll need more, though, the next three weeks. They can slow Lamar Jackson, Derrick Henry and company in ways not many defenses can. Can the offense do enough to keep pace? That part still seems aspirational.

Ryan McFadden, beat writer: Broncos 27, Ravens 24

Troy Renck, columnist: Ravens 27, Broncos 22

The Broncos have played a Charmin-soft schedule, which means the wise guys believe they will need Kleenex after this one. Denver is a heavy underdog, facing a Ravens team ready to play bully ball. Something about this Denver team is different. The players have confidence, an edge. The Broncos won’t flinch; they will make Lamar Jackson one-dimensional, but Denver’s inability to connect on deep strikes will prove the difference. Denver will look back on this game as the moment it knew it could contend in the AFC and turn it into future wins. But it won’t happen Sunday.

Sean Keeler, columnist: Ravens 24, Broncos 20

Can the Broncos win a game in which Bo Nix has to throw it 42 times or more? They’re not there yet. And he’s probably not there yet … don’t let that Shedeur Sanders-esque passing line against Carolina fool you. The Ravens are usually good for about three inexplicable losses in a given regular season. But sadly, they’ve already used up two of them, and the taste of that Cleveland stinker is still fresh in too many mouths.

Broncos-Ravens NFL Week 9: Must-reads

Renck: Broncos’ Bo Nix can prove he is franchise quarterback with big performance vs. Ravens

The costume spoke volumes.

At a Halloween party this week, Bo Nix and his wife, Izzy, wore “Top Gun”-inspired outfits. Decked out in a leather bomber jacket with sunglasses and a crew cut, Nix was Iceman.

Ferris Bueller is fun, mischievous, an expert on shortcuts. Iceman is more Nix’s personality — confident, driven, rigid and dedicated. He is known for adhering to rules and coloring inside the lines, apt for Nix, who revealed on the Jumbotron last week that if football fell through he would have become an FBI agent.

Structure, guidelines, executing the plan — all of these things are paramount this week. Well ahead of schedule, Nix has a chance Sunday to prove he is a franchise quarterback. Read Troy Renck’s full column.

Broncos Journal: 10 observations about Denver through midway point

Ten observations about the Broncos, Bo Nix, new uniforms and other things through eight weeks of the regular season.

1. Nix can move, but that shouldn’t come as too much of a surprise. During the rookie quarterback’s first season at Oregon, he had 89 carries for 510 yards and 14 touchdowns. Seeing Nix translate that in the NFL has been impressive. He has recorded 196 yards and two touchdowns on 28 scrambles, according to Next Gen Stats. And when the Broncos have incorporated designed runs, Nix has been able to generate positive yardage. Nix hasn’t been perfect but his success as a runner makes you wonder about the potential of Denver’s offense once he fine-tunes other aspects of his game. Read Ryan McFadden’s full story.