Friday, October 28, 2011
Jerome Simpson hauls in a 54 yard Tebow bomb to to seal a dramatic Broncos OT victory.
If At First You Don't Succeed...
Tebow shrugs off missed FG to lead Broncos to OT victory over Jets
Boxscore: http://xtreme-football.net/OSVETS/gamecenter/76645
No one at Mile High thought it could possibly happen. After Tim Tebow led the Broncos on a 4th quarter march to the endzone, the ball was placed at the feet of kicker Matt Prater, a 53 yard field goal for the win. But it was not to be - Prater, who booted a 58-yarder earlier this season, inexplicably left it short. After surviving a near miracle Hail Mary from Mark Sanchez, and the Jets having the first possession of OT, Tebow found Jerome Simpson over the top of Jets FS Brodney Pool, a 54-yard play that set up Prater again, this time from 35. He made good, and sent the Denver sellout crowd into a frenzy, and the Broncos back to .500 for the first time since week 2.
The first half was all about both teams' running games, as Ladanian Tomlinson and Knowshon Moreno chewed up the run defenses. Tomlinson broke off 53 and 61 yard runs while Moreno answered with a 73 yard run of his own, all occurring in a wild 2nd quarter that saw 27 points scored.
In a game as tight as this you really have to look at the turnovers, and indeed both of Sanchez's interceptions cost the Jets dearly. Both occurred in their own territory and both led to scores. Tebow threw one of his own, but it was on a deep ball that ended up in the hands of Jim Leonhard at the Jets own 2. Sanchez's second INT in the 3rd quarter was particularly excruciating, as what looked like a completely errant throw ended up right in the numbers of Brian Dawkins. The Broncos cashed it in a few plays later with a short Tebow dumpoff over the middle to Moreno, giving them a 20-17 lead.
That wasn't it, by a longshot. After a bit of 4th quarter field position football, Sanchez and the Jets took over at their own 29 with 6:34 left. Led by Tomlinson again, they marched down to the Denver 13 but were stopped there, and managed only the field goal to tie the game.
That's where the legend of Tim Tebow picked up a few more pages. Starting from their own 20 with 3:11 to go, Tebow engineered a drive that (following a near-disaster sack-fumble) included a 3rd and 14 conversion to Brandon Lloyd, who slipped off Revis and into the slot for that play. That got Denver to the Jets 39, and one missed FG later the teams were heading to OT.
...Or were they?? With one second left on the clock after the miss, Sanchez, from his own 43, heaves the ball toward the endzone. And Santonio Holmes got under it and pulled it down above Rahim Moore and Andre Goodman. But it wasn't enough - he caught it at the 2, was stopped there, and the Broncos lived to see OT. After one first down the Jets were forced to punt, and that set up - finally - the deciding play of this game. The Jets, without Eric Smith due to dehydration, were forced to play backup FS Brodney Pool. Tebow, off a play fake, saw the single zone coverage on the left side, and heaved up a prayer toward recent trade acquisition Jerome Simpson.
It was answered.
The question couldn't have been asked until now, it wouldn't have even been fathomable - did the Broncos actually win a game due to the trade of franchise player Champ Bailey?? But these are the facts - Denver is 3-2 since the Bailey trade, have shot to the top of a wide-open AFC West division, and are riding an incredible wave of momentum into San Diego next week. Oh - and they're also undefeated with Tim Tebow at the helm.
Saturday, October 22, 2011
Tebow aims high just before releasing a deep ball to Brandon Lloyd.
This is what Broncos fans have been waiting for - the chance for Tim Tebow to take the reins in Denver, and so far he hasn't disappointed. Tebow led the Broncos passing attack and the defense did their part in a 22-9 victory against bitter rival Kansas City. Tebow improves to 2-0 since taking over as the starting QB for Kyle Orton in week 9.
Tebow went 12-20 for 204 yards throwing just one interception and, for the most part, showing why the Broncos drafted him with a taste of the future. Tebow looked calm in the pocket with the line doing a decent job of protecting him against a heavy KC pass rush. The rush was coming on early downs as the Chiefs clearly came out with a gameplan to shut down Knowshon Moreno (24 carries, 56 yards and a TD). In the 3rd quarter, Tebow broke through in a big way by hitting reciever Brandon Lloyd for a 58 yard completion, putting the ball in a perfect spot behind CB Brandon Flowers. That set up Denver's only offensive TD, a 6 yard run by Knowshon Moreno.
Defensively the Broncos played bend but don't break style defense, allowing the Chiefs to cross midfield a few times but then locked down Matt Cassel and Jamaal Chambers. Similar to the Chiefs defensive gameplan, they looked to shut down Charles on the run and force Cassel to beat them. Cassel (7-19, 129 yards, 1 TD, 1 INT) was faced with heavy pressure for most of the game, the majority of which came from LE Jason Hunter, who recorded 4 tackles with three of them sacks. When Cassel did have time he rushed a few throws, one of which was taken back for a TD by recent trade acquisition CB Brian Williams. Steve Breaston led the Chiefs receiving attack, hauling in 3 catches for 82 yards.
Denver climbs back to 1 game under .500 with the huge win, leads the AFC West pending the result of the Raiders-Chargers game this week, and prepares to head back to Mile High to face the 2-6 Jets. Kansas City (3-6) goes on the road to take on New England.
| Denver Broncos at Kansas City Chiefs | |||||
| Oct 21, 2011 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Denver Broncos (3-5) | 3 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 22 |
| Kansas City Chiefs (3-5) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| DEN | KAN | |
| Total Offense | 254 | 220 |
| Rushing Yards | 69 | 121 |
| Passing Yards | 185 | 99 |
| First Downs | 12 | 13 |
| Punt Return Yards | 11 | 23 |
| Kick Return Yards | 30 | 99 |
| Total Yards | 295 | 342 |
| Turnovers | 1 | 2 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 5-12 | 0-7 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0-1 | 0-1 |
| 2-Point Conversion | ||
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 1/0 | 1/0 |
| Penalties | 0 | 1-5 |
| Posession Time | 22:49 | 17:11 |
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| FIRST QUARTER SCORING | DEN | KAN | |
| 3:01 | (DEN) M. Prater, 55 Yd FG | 3 | 0 |
| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | DEN | KAN | |
| 5:04 | (DEN) M. Prater, 38 Yd FG | 6 | 0 |
| 6:47 | (DEN) B Williams, returned INT 46 Yds | 13 | 0 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | DEN | KAN | |
| 3:27 | (DEN) K. Moreno, 4 Yd Run | 20 | 0 |
| 6:47 | (DEN) Team Safety | 20 | 2 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | DEN | KAN | |
| 3:04 | (KAN) Team Safety | 22 | 2 |
| 0:10 | (KAN) J Charles 7 Yd Pass from M. Cassel | 22 | 9 |
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Thursday, October 20, 2011
Posted on October 20, 2011 at 01:07 AM.
The Tim Tebow era officially kicked off in Denver's week 9 battle with Oakland, and while it wasn't pretty it began with a win. Despite managing just 128 yards of total offense the Broncos escaped the Black Hole with a 17-7 victory. Offensively Denver was led by Knowshon Moreno who posted another 100+ yard day on the ground and scored a TD with a 41 yard run. Tebow, despite being sacked 7 times went 5-10, throwing for just 76 yards. His main look was Eddie Royal as the Raiders had Lloyd locked down - Royal caught 2 balls for 50 yards.
Tebow's counterpart didn't fare much better. OAK QB Jason Campbell went 15-30 for 180 yards, but was sacked 6 times and threw three costly interceptions. Rahim Moore had one of those, as he increased his team-leading total to 4. Oakland also lost 2 fumbles, the 2nd one resulting in a scoop'n scoot 83 yard TD by LE Jason Hunter.
With the win and season sweep of the Raiders, Denver continues to be relevant in an AFC West division literally anyone has a shot at winning. With both KC and Oakland taking losses and San Diego pulling out a surprise win over the Packers, the entire division is sitting at 3-5. Next week may go a long way in helping sort out this mess - Denver squares off against Kansas City in KC, while Oakland hits the road to take on a revitalized San Diego team.
Highlights coming later (there weren't many). Regarding the boxscore, I'll do it by hand if the LM site won't sync - just want to give it a bit more time.
Bengals D-Lineman Mike Patterson celebrates a 4th down sack, ending any hopes of Orton leading a comeback
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The Broncos knew they were going to face pressure from the Bengals front 7, but they likely didn't expect this. Kyle Orton was sacked 9 times, the heavy majority coming in the 2nd half, as Cincinnati's defense smothered the Bronco's passing attack en route to a 23-13 victory.
Week 1 Player of the Week Rey Maualuga had another huge game, claiming 3 of the sacks. Carlos Dunlap, Mike Patterson, and Reggie Nelson also joined in the fun. The secondary made a statement as well, allowing Orton to throw for just 113 yards and also intercepting him for the first time this season.
Denver's defense was no slouch today either, as neither offense was able to get much going throughout the game. But the biggest play of the game followed immediately after Leon Hall's interception, with the Broncos leading 10-6 - Cedric Benson caught the Broncos on a blitz and took off on a 52 yard run to the endzone. From that point the Bengals' D took over the game.
Field goals were the story of the first half as both teams could move the football but were unable to punch it in. Denver did manage to score one TD as Orton found Lloyd for his 2nd TD catch of the season. The Broncos were unable to establish the running game , with most of HB Knowshon Moreno's 66 carry yards coming on passing downs.
The win may have come at a cost for Cincinnati - Andy Dalton's go-to Tight End Jermaine Gresham left the game in the 4th quarter with an apparent elbow injury.
1-1 Denver goes on the road for the first time next week to take on the Tennessee Titans while the 2-0 Bengals head home for their home opener against the 49ers.
Highlights and full game will be up in the arena shortly.
Monday, September 19, 2011
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Friday, September 16, 2011
| Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos | |||||
| Sep 15, 2011 | 1ST | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | SCORE |
| Oakland Raiders (0-0) | 0 | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 |
| Denver Broncos (0-0) | 0 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 28 |
| Team Stats Comparison | ||
| OAK | DEN | |
| Total Offense | 392 | 248 |
| Rushing Yards | 120 | 135 |
| Passing Yards | 272 | 113 |
| First Downs | 18 | 12 |
| Punt Return Yards | 12 | 12 |
| Kick Return Yards | 16 | 51 |
| Total Yards | 420 | 311 |
| Turnovers | 3 | 0 |
| 3rd Down Converstion | 5-9 | 4-9 |
| 4th Down Conversion | 0 | 0 |
| 2-Point Conversion | 0 | 0 |
| Red Zone Touchdowns/Field Goals | 3/0 | 3/0 |
| Penalties | 0 | 1-5 |
| Posession Time | 20:33 | 19:27 |
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| SECOND QUARTER SCORING | OAK | DEN | |
| 5:37 | (DEN) S. Larsen 1 Yd Run | 0 | 7 |
| 0:52 | (DEN) D. Fells 9 Yd Pass from K. Orton | 0 | 14 |
| 0:18 | (DEN) B. Lloyd 9 Yd Pass from K. Orton | 0 | 21 |
| THIRD QUARTER SCORING | OAK | DEN | |
| 0:05 | (OAK) M. Bush 8 Yd Run | 7 | 21 |
| FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | OAK | DEN | |
| 5:42 | (OAK) C. Schilens 15 Yd Pass from J. Campbell | 14 | 21 |
| 1:07 | (OAK) D. McFadden 4 Yd Run | 21 | 21 |
| 0:37 | (DEN) S. Thompson, returned fumble 33 Yds | 21 | 28 |
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Down 21 points at the end of the first half, the Oakland Raiders were determined to not get blown out of Mile High on Sunday night. With Darren McFadden and Jason Campbell leading the charge Oakland managed to put 21 of their own on the board in the second half, and had put Denver deep in their own end forcing a punt which should have resulted in good field position for bionic-legged Sebastian Janikowski. But heartbreak struck Raider Nation when returner Nick Miller failed to call for a fair catch and coughed up the football, leading to the winning TD.
The Broncos, for their part got good performances out of Kyle Orton and their running game. Moreno was the workhorse for Denver, carrying 25 times for 85 yards. Backup HB Willis Mcgahee also contributed with one of the biggest plays of the game - a 41 yard run to get the Broncos out of trouble in their own end. Orton was able to find holes in Oakland's secondary, and hit both Brandon Lloyd and recent FA pickup Antwaan Randle El for TD passes.
Both defenses were solid for the most part with only a handful of big plays in the game. Denver got a couple of timely interceptions from Syd'quan Thompson and Mario Haggan.
Denver welcomes the Cincinnati Bengals to Mile High next week while Oakland looks to rebound against the Buffalo Bills.
| Denver Broncos Injury Report | ||
| Pos | Player | Injury Note |
| FS | Darcel McBath | Broken Collarbone - 7 weeks |
Highlights and full game film (albeit without sound) available in my arena!
Posted on September 16, 2011 at 01:33 AM.
| Denver Broncos Depth Chart - 2011 | ||||
| Regular Offense | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| WR | Brandon Lloyd | Eddie Royal | Demariyus Thomas | Antwaan Randle El |
| TE | Daniel Fells | Julius Thomas | Virgil Green | |
| LT | Ryan Clady | Chris Clark | Stanley Daniels | |
| LG | Zane Beadles | Stanley Daniels | Orlando Franklin | |
| C | JD Walton | Stanley Daniels | Orlando Franklin | |
| RG | Chris Kuper | Stanley Daniels | Orlando Franklin | |
| RT | Russ Hochstein | Stanley Daniels | Orlando Franklin | |
| WR | Eric Decker | |||
| QB | Kyle Orton | Tim Tebow | Brady Quinn | |
| FB | Spencer Larsen | |||
| HB | Knowshon Moreno | Willis McGahee | ||
| Base 3-4 Defense | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| LDE | Jason Hunter | Robert Ayers | Jeremy Jarmon | |
| NT | Ty Warren | Brodrick Bunkley | Marcus Thomas | Ryan McBean |
| RDE | Elvis Dumervil | Robert Ayers | Jeremy Jarmon | |
| LOLB | DJ Williams | Wesley Woodyard | Lee Robinson | |
| LILB | Mario Haggan | Joe Mays | Nate Irving | Wesley Woodyard |
| ROLB | Von Miller | Lee Robinson | Wesley Woodyard | |
| CB | Champ Bailey | Andre Goodman | Perrish Cox | Syd'Quan Thompson |
| SS | Brian Dawkins | Quinton Carter | Rahim Moore | |
| FS | Darcel McBath | Rahim Moore | Syd'Quan Thompson | |
| CB | Nathan Jones | |||
| Special Teams | ||||
| STARTER | 2ND | 3RD | 4TH | |
| K | Matt Prater | |||
| P | Britton Colquitt | |||
| PR | Eddie Royal | Perrish Cox | ||
| KR | Eddie Royal | Lance Ball | ||
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