Broncos Knock Off the Undefeated Patriots
And I am sure fans are not happy about that.
When the Denver Broncos benched Peyton Manning in favor of unproven backup Brock Osweiler, there was a lot of concern that the former second-round pick wouldn’t live up to his predecessor’s legacy.
Brady was 23-of-42 passing for 280 yards, three TDs and no interceptions.
Despite the fact that Gronk was writhing in pain, punching the ground and batting at the medical staff before being taken off on a cart, the injury didn’t look too bad in real time or in slow motion replays. Overall, he and the offense performed in a clutch way in some very tough conditions – much better than Brady and his offense, the reason they won. I’m not saying we weren’t trying to do that in the beginning of the season, but we’re executing up front better. The Broncos ended the Patriots’ undefeated streak, taking home a 30-24 victory. All of us prepare so hard and the last thing you want to do is play with someone who doesn’t do that. It always hurts to lose. “We didn’t get many [calls] last night”.
He has caught 57 passes for 931 yards and nine touchdowns over 11 games this season. The Patriots desperately needed their tight end to drive down and win the game.
“They didn’t call that”, Brady said. “Fortunately, when you play in the National Football League, there are guys on the sideline that dust off all the snow”. Steve made a great kick.
But I’m glad I was wrong.
A special teams mistake got Denver back in the game.
As part of the new Power Rankings site, I have chose to see where Sean Tomlinson has ranked the Denver Broncos this week.
Quarterback Russell Wilson passed for a season-high 345 yards and five touchdowns to lead the Seattle Seahawks to a 39-30 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Osweiler drove the Broncos to the Patriots’ 3-yard line, but after a third-down pass fell incomplete in the end zone, Brandon McManus came on to kick a 21-yard field goal with 6:12 to play, setting the stage for a frenetic finish. Wide receiver Anquan Boldin caught eight passes for 93 yards, and tight end Vance McDonald had six catches for 71 yards and a touchdown. “Those deep throws to Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders to set up the game-tying touchdown – including the touchdown to give the Broncos the lead – were things that impressed the players”.