Broncos lineman Alex Forsyth has taken the brunt of the blame for the block because the Chiefs identified that he was “light on his toes” and susceptible to a bull rush. Following the loss, film junkies noted that Forsyth had been knocked down on eight ...

Kansas City overloaded five rushers to the left side of Denver’s field goal unit and linebacker Leo Chenal stormed over Broncos center Alex Forsyth to block Wil Lutz’s game-deciding

ENGLEWOOD • The Broncos are speaking up for Alex Forsyth. The offensive lineman got bulldozed on a game-losing field-goal block Sunday in Kansas City. The Chiefs overloaded pressure on the left side due to film study of Forsyth, lined up at the tight-end spot, often getting knocked on his back this season.

Quarterback Bo Nix played one year with Forsyth at Oregon in 2022 and now is teammates with him again, meaning Nix has known him as long or longer than virtually anybody on the Broncos’ roster. Then, Forsyth started four games at center in front of the rookie quarterback earlier this year when Luke Wattenberg was on injured reserve.

It ticks me off that people can say those things about him and not even see how he works or how he responds or how he plays,” Bo Nix said.