The Denver Broncos lit up the Dallas Cowboys and defeated “America’s Team” 44-24 in Week 8.

Head Coach Sean Payton received great contributions from each phase of the team and marked one of the better all-around victories for Denver.

The offense was firing on all cylinders, scoring 14 points following a Dallas field goal to open the scoring in the first quarter. Cowboys running back and former Bronco Javonte Williams scored his first of two touchdowns against his former squad midway through the second quarter.

The four-point deficit for Dallas after Williams scored was as close as they would get to catching the Broncos. Denver cashed in two times to end the half and went up 27-10.

Williams sort of had a revenge game, he scored twice but only rushed for 41 yards and caught one pass for eight yards. The RBs on the other sideline stole the show instead, along with receiver Troy Franklin.

Veteran RB J.K. Dobbins rushed 15 times for 111 yards with two catches for 10 yards, and rookie RB RJ Harvey scored three total touchdowns on just eight touches and 51 scrimmage yards.

Franklin was Bo Nix’s top receiver, logging eight targets and catching six passes for 89 yards and two touchdowns. Speaking of Nix, he was sharp and completed 19 of 29 passes for 247 yards, four touchdowns and one interception.

All of the offense’s success can be attributed to a clean game from the offensive line, which has led to some of the inconsistencies with the Denver offense. All-Pro guard Quinn Meinerz was especially involved in Harvey’s big day.

“Harvey got some help on his 40-yard score to open the touchdown floodgates from his All-Pro guard,” ESPN’s Bill Barnwell wrote Monday. “Meinerz is an excellent run blocker, but I usually think about his work at or around the line of scrimmage as the place where he excels. I'd contrast that to someone like Quenton Nelson, who has been incredible pulling and getting out in space to bury linebackers and defensive backs.

“Meinerz gets things started early by simply obliterating linebacker Shemar James, who had a target on his back for most of the game. But Meinerz then climbs to the third level and sees safety Alijah Clark, who tries to take the coming hit on and gets driven into the ground. Clark probably wasn't catching Harvey if he stayed upright, but the safety wasn't going anywhere once he ran into Meinerz. In a game which felt like every Broncos offensive player had a big day, Meinerz might have had the play of the afternoon.”

Solid offensive line play from a battered unit will elevate the Broncos to places they haven’t been to in years.