Denver Broncos TE Nate Adkins’ brother dreamed his first NFL TD came into existence

Sunday was National Tight End Day and the Denver Broncos did their best to honor it. In the team’s 28-14 win over the Carolina Pantherstight ends accounted for 106 of Bo Nix’s 284 passing yards.

Two of Nix’s three touchdown passes were also too tight: one to Nate Adkins and one to Adam Trautman. It was the first NFL touchdown of Adkins’ career.

We learned after the game that Adkins’ first pro score may have been more than just National Tight End Day – there was something – dare I say – mystical going on.

“It’s actually a funny story,” Adkins said after the game. “I was talking to my brother last night and he said he had a dream that I would score a touchdown today. So it’s pretty cool.”

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As you can see in the replay above, it wasn’t an easy catch for Adkins. His body angle to Nix’s throw and the amount of end zone real estate available to him made it a very sketchy three-yard throw and catch. But Adkins reeled it in.

“I think we all had a pretty good day today,” Adkins said. “I think when the ball was in the air, everyone just tried to go out and make a play and it ended up being a good day for us.”

It was definitely cool to see Denver’s tight ends make a significant impact in the passing game. The Broncos offense clicked in the first half despite an early lost fumble by wide receiver Lil’Jodan Humphrey.

The second half wasn’t as productive, but the Broncos still put an additional touchdown on the board and finished the day with 400 net yards. The Broncos improved dramatically on third down and in the red zone, shooting 11 of 17 (65%) and 4 of 5 (80%), respectively.

It was a lowly, staggering Panthers team, yes. But a good team should dominate such an opponent.

Looking ahead to the next three games, Adkins may be able to urge his brother to come up with an even tighter final production.

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