Broncos WR Troy Franklin tallied a fairly unimpactful 4-66 receiving line in Sunday's loss to the Jaguars. The numbers get even less impressive when you consider that Bo Nix attempted 47 passes in a game his team trailed from the middle of the third quarter on.
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Franklin tied for just third on the team in targets for the game, behind Courtland Sutton and returning rookie WR Pat Bryant.
But Franklin also ran four more pass routes than Bryant to rank second on the team.
That's not enough to make Franklin the clear No. 2 WR for a Week 17 matchup with the Chiefs. But it might signal some rebound for his role, which had shrunk before Bryant missed Week 15.
We're not betting on big passing volume for the Broncos next week against a Chiefs offense that has lost QBs in consecutive games.
It might not yet be time to forget about Franklin for the long term, though.