In each of their five other drives, they picked up at least three first downs. With 6:34 left in the game, the Broncos got the ball on their own 25, facing a one-point deficit. The slow, methodical pace means margins are slim, but the Broncos’ offense executed… for the most part. The Broncos averaged 1.44 points per possession last season, a bottom-three mark in the league, but their 2.67 points per possession on Sunday would have only trailed the Chiefs. The Broncos’ 16 points don’t jump off the page, but it’s worth noting that the game was played at an incredibly slow pace. Russell Wilson scrambles with the ball in the third quarter. Most of his completions were for short gains, and his 5.2 yards per completion leaves plenty to be desired, but he took what the defensive gave him and kept the offense on track. And he did all that without Jerry Jeudy, who is dealing with a hamstring injury, leaving the cabinet bare at receiver. He also led a sharp two-minute drill to score a touchdown before the half. Wilson completed 27 of his 34 pass attempts for 177 yards, two touchdowns and no interceptions. Russell Wilson is efficientĭespite only scoring 16 points, quarterback Russell Wilson was efficient, and so was his offense. Until they do, even their successes will look ugly. It’s a step in the right direction.īut in modern football, you need explosive plays, and the Broncos still can’t find those. Their 10 plays per drive on Sunday was nearly double their mark from last year. It shows that the Broncos can use the ground game and the short-passing attack to find steady gains, which wasn’t the case last season. That’s not to say a long drive is a bad thing. They weren’t inept, but even when things went well, they were grinding out 12- or 13-play drives to move the ball down the field. Instead, the Broncos trudged the same way they have for the past seven seasons. When Sean Payton took over the Broncos, Broncos Country hoped that he could turn back the clock to before Super Bowl 50 when football-particularly offensive football-looked easy for the Broncos. Here’s what we learned… Football is still hard for the Broncos One of those was a 17-16 loss on opening night to the Seahawks, the same score as their season-opening loss on Sunday.Īfter an offseason that built guarded hope, the Broncos looked eerily similar to the 2022 version of themselves. They scored exactly 16 points four times. The Broncos scored 16.9 points per game last season, the worst mark in the NFL. Ultimately, they didn’t capitalize on any of them. Denver had its opportunities to win the game they led 16-10 midway through the fourth quarter, they had the ball down one point with more than six minutes remaining, and they had an opportunity to make a stop and get the ball back in the final minutes. The Broncos lost their season-opening game to the Las Vegas Raiders by a score of 17-16. Sunday afternoon felt all too familiar. DNVR Buffs Tailgate September 30th vs.
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