Broncos defense does it again despite Peytons picks
*Denver's defense did it again. They carried a struggling offense for long enough to beat the in one of the craziest games of the season. *The have two opponents every week: The guys in the other uniform, and the ' offense. And they still remain undefeated. The ' defense overcame injuries, three interceptions, and terrible field position on a day the ' defense did more than enough to win.
Brandon Nimmo Jersey linebacker , starting in place of , has been a revelation; 's pick six and sticky coverage typified the ' secondary; and Denver's intense pre sure on forced mistakes and saved Denver once again.This was Manning's worst game of the season despite hitting some throws downfield. He was picked off three times, with two being mental errors. He's telegraphing pa ses and defenders are sitting on the short stuff. Manning ended 27 straight drives without an offensive touchdown on a great throw to , but he wasted that play with only one first down and an ugly overtime interception in the next four drives. Feel free to mock anyone this week who says
Gregor Blanco Jersey Manning is "doing enough to win."This was the full Experience and it was mostly ugly. He randomly put together two touchdown drives full of contested catches, but the game was mostly filled with three-and-outs and off-target throws. The were past midfield with under a minute left and he throw one of the worst picks of the year under pre sure. He said he was trying to throw the ball out of bounds, but it didn't get there. The were given the ball nearly in field goal range early in overtime, and the offense moved 18 yards backwards after McCown took two sacks. This time, Manning supporters can't blame
Darryl Strawberry Jersey the offensive line or the running game. was great throughout the game with 111 yards. He's the clear featured back. took over primarily in overtime, with Manning only needing to throw four pa ses in the game-winning 13-play drive. Manning deserves credit for a
Jeurys Familia Jersey perfect pa s to on third down to kick-start the drive. left the game in overtime after hurting his shoulder late in regulation. He had an eventful game with a long score and another moment where he openly got angry at Manning for a third-down misfire. It was interesting to see the repeatedly hand the ball to late in regulation on their biggest drive of the season. and couldn't get much going most of the game, with
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