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Hawk Valley

The 2023 NFL Playoffs

Quick Review

The Broncos beat the Chargers 31-28. In Coach Hackett’s final two games, the Broncos offense averaged 19 points per game, up from the season low of 11 points per game during the third quarter of the season. Under Coach Rosburg had the offense humming at a 28 points per game average. The Denver defense continued it’s downward slide. In Coach Hackett’s final two games, the defense gave up 33 points per game. Under Coach Rosburg the defense gave up 28 points per game. During the second quarter of the season, the defense played their best games. They averaged giving up 16 points per game.

This was a typical end of the season game for the Broncos. The team looked better than it did all season. It should be noted that every quarterback that played in this game had a QBR of over 100.

A longer review

This game took place in Denver on January 8 at 2:25 PM MST. The temperature at the start of the game was around 35 degrees.

The Broncos ownership spent $400 million for new turf and it was installed before the game. They plan to buy new grass for the 2023 season. I thought I would mention this since players were slipping on the new grass.

The Chargers started the game off from their 25 yard line. On first down, Austin Ekeler #30 tripped forward for a two yard gain. On second down, Justin Herbert #10 threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third and 8, Herbert connected with Keenan Allen #13 for a thirty yard gain over the right side. On first down, Herbert found DeAndre Carter #1 on the left side numbers for a gain of eleven yards. On first down, Ekeler caught a pitch from Herbert and picked up 12 yards running to the right. With 12:30 left in the quarter, Ekeler ran to the left and picked up three yards. On second down, Herbert found Mike Williams #81 in the right side flat for a three yard gain. On third down, with 11:20 left, Herbert connected with Allen over the right side for a Los Angeles Charger touchdown.

Chase Edmonds #19 was back to return the kickoff, but a touchback placed the ball on the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell Wilson #3 found Courtland Sutton #14 over on the right side for a seven yard gain. On second down, Latavius Murray #28 ran up the middle for eight yards. On first down, Murray took the inside handoff and ran for three yards over the left side. On second down, the Broncos ran a screen to the right and Murray lost seven yards, but there was a flag on the play. Ja’Sir Taylor #36 was flagged for roughing the passer. The Broncos gained 15 yards. On first down, Russell rolled to the right before throwing an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Edmonds ran up the middle for two yards. On third down, Russell connected with Sutton on the left side, but just short of the first down marker. On fourth and one, Russell called his own number and he slipped forward for the first down. On first down, from the Charger 32 yard line, Russell had all day to throw but ended up throwing an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Russell ran up the middle for six yards. On third down, Murray took the inside handoff and ran up the middle for five yards. On first down, the Broncos ran a reverse to the right and Jerry Jeudy #10 picked up thirteen yards. On first and goal from the 8 yard line, Russell completed a shovel pass to Edmonds for a two yard loss, but there was a flag on the play. Joey Bosa #97 was flagged for a facemask. On first and goal from the 4 yard line, Murray ran up the middle for a two yard gain. With 3:55 left in the first quarter, on second down, Murray ran to the right for two yards and into the end zone for a Denver Bronco touchdown.

The Chargers started their second drive of the game from the 25 yard line. On first down, Herbert connected with Joshua Kelly #25 over the left side near the numbers for a six yard gain. On second down, Kelly was stuffed for no gain. K’Waun Williams #21 was removed from the game by the refs. On third down, Herbert threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. The Chargers decided to target rookie cornerback Ja’Quan McMillian #35. With 2:41 left in the quarter, J.K. Scott #16 punted to Freddie Swain #86 and he muffed the punt. Delarrin Turner-Yell #32 recovered the ball for Denver at the 13 yard line.

On first down, Murray ran to the left for three yards. On second down, Russell avoided a sack but threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third and seven, Russell was almost sacked at the two yard line, but he threw the ball away. IN-COM-PLETE. Russell could have been flagged for intentional grounding on the play. With 1:46 left in the quarter, Corliss Waitman #17 punted.

The Chargers took over from their own 47 yard line. On first down, the Chargers ran a screen to the left side and Herbert completed the pass to Gerald Everett #7 for a one yard loss. On second down, Herbert threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third and eleven with 51 seconds left in the quarter, Herbert found Williams on the right side numbers for an eighteen yard gain. With 14 seconds left, Herbert recovered a bad snap for a one yard loss and that play ended the first quarter at 3:03 pm.

After one quarter in Denver, the score was tied at 7 points apiece.

When play resumed, the ball was on the Denver 37 yard line. On second down, Herbert found Josh Palmer #5 on the left side for a gain of nine yards. On third down, Herbert hit Allen on the right side hash for a twelve yard gain. On first down, Ekeler ran up the middle for three yards. On second down, Herbert fount Williams in the flat on the right side for a five yard gain. On third down, Ekeler ran to the right for four yards. On first and goal, Ekeler ran to the left for a one yard gain. On second down, Heckler rolled to the right and then threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third and goal, with 11 minutes left in the first half, Herbert connected with Everett for a three yard gain and a Charger touchdown.

The Broncos started their first drive of the second quarter from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell rolled to the right and then scrambled to the right for a two yard gain. On second down, Edmonds tried to run to the right but he lost a yard on the play. On third down, Khalil Mack #52 was flagged for being offside. On the second, third down, Russell slipped for a ten yard loss. Mack was credited with a sack. On fourth down, Waitman punted with 8:20 left in the half.

The Chargers started this drive from the 27 yard line. On first down, Kelly ran up the middle for four yards. On second down, Kelly ran up the middle for a six yard gain. On first down, Herbert found Allen on the right side near the first down marker for a gain of fifteen yards. On first down, Ekeler ran up the middle and fumbled. Josey Jewell #47 recovered the ball for Denver.

From the Charger 49 yard line, Edmonds ran over the right side for a gain of three yards. On second down, Edmonds ran up the middle for a one yard gain. On third down, Edmonds ran to the left, cut up field and gained 25 yards. On first down, Edmonds ran up the middle for six yards. On second down, Russell scrambled to the left and lost a yard. The Chargers called a timeout. On third down, Russell threw into triple coverage, IN-COM-PLETE. Derwin James #3 got a hand on the ball. On fourth down, with 2:44 left in the half, Brandon McManus #8 kicked a 33 yard field goal.

The Charger drive started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Herbert found Williams on the right side for a six yard gain. On second down, Herbert connected with Everett on the right side near the first down marker. That play took us down to the two minute warning.

When play resumed, Herbert completed a pass to Donald Parham #89 over the right side for an eight yard gain. On second down, Herbert was sacked by Baron Browning #56 for a five yard loss. Denver called a timeout. On third down, Herbert threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On fourth down, with 1:44 left in the half, Scott punted.

The Broncos started this drive from the 20 yard line. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Russell rolled to the left, avoided a sack and then scrambled for a five yard gain. On third and five, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 1:18 left in the half, Waitman punted.

The Chargers started this drive from the 37 yard line. With 68 seconds left, Williams was flagged for roughing the passer. With 63 seconds left, Herbert connected with Allen on the left side hash for a ten yard gain. With 45 seconds left, Herbert found Ekeler on the right side hash for a six yard gain. The Chargers called a timeout. With 39 seconds left, Herbert threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 35 seconds left, Herbert threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 31 seconds left, Cameron Dicker #15 kicked a 48 yard field goal.

From the 25 yard line, with 26 seconds left, Russell dumped the ball off to Murray over the left side for a gain of fifteen yards. Denver called a timeout. With 19 seconds left, Russell rolled to the left and then connected with Jeudy for a gain of 57 yards. There was a flag on the play, Alohi Gilman #32 was flagged for holding. With 10 seconds left, Russell connected with Eric Tomlinson #87 for a three yard gain and a Denver Bronco touchdown.

With 6 seconds left in the half, the Chargers took a knee to end the half.

Halftime in Denver arrived at 3:55 pm. The scored was tied at 17.

The Broncos started the second half from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell pitched the ball to Murray and he ran over the right side for five yards. On second down, Russell found Jeudy on the left hash for a gain of three yards. Jeudy slipped on the play. On third down, Edmonds ran up the middle for 23 yards. On first down, Russell hit Jeudy with a quick pass and he ran to the right for fourteen yards. On first down, Edmonds ran to the right for six yards. With 11:50 left in the quarter, Russell connected with Tyler Badie #36 for 24 yards and a Denver Bronco touchdown.

The Chargers first drive of the third quarter started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Herbert found Palmer over on the ride side for a gain of 18 yards. On first down, Tre’ McKitty #88 was flagged for a false start. On first and fifteen, Kelly ran up the middle for a four yard gain. On second down, Herbert threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, Herbert threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass. On fourth down, Scott punted. On the return, Lamar Jackson #25 was flagged for an illegal block above the waist.

Denver started this drive from the five yard line. On first down, Russell connected with Jeudy for a gain of fifty yards. On first down, Murray ran up the middle for two yards. On second down, Russell’s pass was tipped by Kyle Van Noy #8 and then intercepted by Sebastian Joesph-Day #69.

The Chargers started their drive from the 46 yard line. On first down, Herbert connected with Parham over the left side for a gain of 23 yards. On first down, Ekeler ran over the left side for a gain of five yards. On second down, the Chargers ran the same play, but were stuffed for no gain. On third down, Herbert rolled to the right before throwing an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On fourth down, with 6:46 left, Dicker kicked a 36 yard field goal.

The Broncos third drive of the quarter started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell connected with Jeudy over the middle for a gain of 25 yards. On first down, Russell rolled tot the right and then completed a pass to Swain on the right side numbers for a 25 yard gain. The Chargers challenged the play and the pass was ruled IN-COM-PLETE. On second down, Russell went back to Swain in the right flat for a gain of two yards. On third down, Russell was sacked by Van Noy for a seven yard loss. With 4:35 left in the quarter, Waitman punted on fourth down.

The Chargers started their drive from the 12 yard line. On first down, the Chargers ran a sweep to the left and Ekeler picked up two yards. On second down, Herbert found Allen over the middle for a gain of fourteen yards. On first down, the Chargers tried a bubble screen to the left and Palmer gained two yards. On second down, Herbert threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, Herbert hit Ekeler on a left to right cross for a gain of nine yards. On first down, Herbert pitched the ball to Ekeler and he picked up two yards over the right side. On second down, Ekeler caught a screen pass on the left side before gaining 19 yards. With 35 seconds left in the quarter, Herbert threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 32 seconds left, Herbert connected with Carter over the right side for a 25 yard gain and then he fumbled the football. Jackson recovered the ball for Denver on the Bronco’s eleven yard line.

With 21 seconds left, Edmonds ran up the middle for a one yard gain, but Graham Glasgow #61 was flagged for holding. That play ended the third quarter.

After three quarters in Denver, the Broncos led the Chargers 24-20.

Russell scrambled to the right for two yards on first down. On second down, Murray caught a screen pass for a sixteen yard gain over the left side. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Badie was stuffed for no gain. On third down, Russell connected with Swain for a 52 yard gain down the right side. Swain appeared to have injured his back on the play. On first down, Edmonds ran to the right for four yards. On second down, Russell rolled to the right and then connected with a wide open Sutton on the right side of the end zone for twenty yards and a Denver Bronco touchdown.

The Chargers switched quarterbacks with 11:15 left in the game. On first down, Larry Rountree #34 ran to the right for two yards. On second down, Rountree ran to the right for one yard. On third down, Chase Daniel #4 scrambled to the right for four yards. On fourth down, Scott punted. Johnson muffed the punt and Gilman recovered the ball at the Denver 29 yard line.

With 9:05 left in the game, Rountree ran up the middle for a one yard gain. On second down, Chase completed a pass to Palmer near the first down marker for a ten yard gain. On first down, Chase found Allen on the left side for a four yard gain. On second down, with 7:15 left, Chase connected with Carter for a seven yard gain on the right side. On first and goal from the seven yard line, Kelly ran to the left for four yards. On second and goal, Chase rolled to the right and then connected with Allen for a three yard gain and a Charger touchdown. The Chargers decided to go for two. Chase rolled to the right and then connected with Palmer for two points.

The Broncos started this drive from the 25 yard line with 6:02 left on the clock. On first down, Russell rolled to the right before throwing an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, the Broncos tried to run a reverse but Murray fumbled. Jeudy recovered the ball for a fifteen yard loss. On third and 25, Russell connected with Jeudy for a gain of 19 yards. On fourth down, Waitman punted with 4:53 left.

The Chargers started their drive from the 40 yard line. On first down, Chase threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Parham was flagged for a false start. On second and 15, Rountree caught a screen pass for a gain of one yard. On third down, Chase threw a pass that was intercepted by #35, but the pass was ruled IN-COM-PLETE. Denver challenged the call and lost. Denver called a timeout with 3:27 left. On fourth down, Scott punted.

With 3:14 left in the game, Denver successfully ran out the clock.

The game ended at 5:30 pm. The final score: Denver 31, Los Angeles 28. The game lasted three hours and five minutes.

Roster moves

Bronco have signed the following players to future contracts: WR Victor Bolden, RB Tyreik McAllister, G Parker Ferguson, OL Hunter Thedford, CB Falon Hicks, CB Delonte Hood, DB Devon Key, LB Ray Wilborn, OLB Wyatt Ray, DL Jordan Jackson. reserve.

Outlook

Hawk Valley Regular Season Week 18 January 8, 2023

Denver Broncos vs Chargers

Quick Review

The Broncos lost to the Chiefs, 27-24. It’s another moral victory for the Broncos. The changes made by the interim head coach Jerry Rosburg seemed to work out. It was nice to see players back on the field that had entered Hacket’s dog house. Russell appears to have given up on his dream of cooking and becoming a pocket passer.

A longer review

This game took place in Kansas City on New Years day at 11 AM MST.

On the first play of the game and it’s obvious interim head coach Jerry Rosburg has made changes. Back to return the kickoff is running back Marlon Mack #37. Hackett had picked Montrell Washington #12 for return duties. Mack returned the ball to the seventeen yard line. On the first play of the game by the offense, Latavius Murray #28 ran up the middle for four yards. On second down, Russell Wilson #3 pitched the ball back to Murray and he ran to the right for one yard. On third down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. Corliss Waitman #17 punted on fourth down with 13:23 to go in the first quarter.

The Chiefs first drive of the day started from the 35 yard line. On first down, Isiah Pacheco #10 ran up the middle for a two yard gain. On second down, Patrick Mahomes #15 found Marquez Valdes-Scantling #11 on the right sideline for a six yard gain. On third down, Mahomes connected with Travis Kelce #87 near the first down marker on the left side for a four yard gain. On first down, Ronald Jones #2 ran up the middle for three yards. On second down, Mahomes completed a pass to himself for a six yard gain. On third down, Jerick McKinnon #1 was stuffed for no gain. On fourth and one, with 9:45 left, Mahomes found Kelce near the left side numbers for a ten yard gain. On first down, Mahomes connected with McKinnon over the left side for an eleven yard gain. On first down, the Chiefs ran a screen to the right and Skyy Moore #24 turned the play into an eighteen yard gain. On first and five, from the Denver five yard line, Pacheco ran up the middle and into the end zone for a Kansas City touchdown. The Chiefs point after touchdown play failed, the holder Tommy Townsend #5 turned the play into a two point conversion attempt that also failed.

This time around, Kendall Hinton #9 was back to return kickoffs. The second Bronco drive of the day started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell rolled to the right and found Courtland Sutton #14 on the right side for a gain of seven yards. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for four yards. On first down, Russell’s pass hit Billy Turner #57 in the helmet and fell to the ground, IN-COM-PLETE. On second down, Russell scrambled to the right for five yards. On third down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Cameron Fleming #73 was flagged for holding. The Chiefs declined the penalty and Waitman punted on four down with 5:30 left in the quarter.

On first down from the nine yard line, Mahomes rolled to the right before dumping the ball off to Kelce for a three yard gain. On second down, Mahomes found Pacheco camping on the left sideline for a nine yard gain. With four minutes left, Mahomes connected with Kelce near the left side numbers for a six yard gain. On second down, Pacheco ran over the left side for three yard gain. On third and one, Mahomes connected with Kelce over the middle, but the refs changed their minds and ruled the pass was incomplete, without a challenge flag being thrown. On fourth and one, with 2:42 left in the quarter, Townsend punted.

Hinton was back on the field for punt return duty and he returned the ball from the 10 to the 21 yard line. On first down, Murray ran to the right for two yards. On second down, Russell hit Andrew Beck #83 on the left side, just short of the first down marker for a six yard gain. On third down, Jerry Jeudy #10 motioned from the left to the ride side and Russell hit him for a four yard gain. On first down, Murray ran up the middle for two yards. On second down, with 20 seconds left, Russell connected with Chase Edmonds #19 over the middle for an eleven yard gain. That play brought the first quarter to an end.

At 11:33 am MST, the first quarter in Kansas City ended. Chiefs 6, Denver 0.

When play resumed, the Broncos were on the 46 yard line. On first down, Edmonds ran to the right for five yards. On second down, Russell connected with Jeudy for a three yard gain over the right side. On third down, Murray ran up the middle for a one yard gain. On fourth and one, Russell called his own number and the quarterback sneak worked for a two yard gain. On third down, the Broncos ran the tight end screen and Beck gained four yards and then he fumbled the football. Beck was ruled down, no fumble. On second down, with 11:45 left in the half, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Jaylen Watson #35 was flagged for holding, automatic first down for Denver. On first down, Edmonds ran up the middle for four yards. On second down, Russell rolled to the right and threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, Russell rolled to the right again and then threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 10:51 left in the half, Brandon McManus #8 kicked a 49 yard field goal.

Kansas City started their first drive of the second quarter from the 25 yard line. On first down Pacheco ran up the middle for six yards. On second down, Mahomes found Moore on the right side for a nine yard gain. With 9:30 left until halftime, Mahomes connected with Kadarius Toney #19 over the right side for a thirty-eight yard gain. On first down, Mahomes shoveled the ball to Kelce for a twelve yard gain. Damarri Mathis #27 appeared to be injured on the play. On first and goal from the Denver 10 yard line, Mahomes threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Mahomes threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, with 7:57 left in the half, the Broncos came with an all out blitz and Mahomes was picked by Justin Simmons #31.

The Broncos started their drive from the 20 yard line. On first down, Russell completed a pass to Jeudy for a three yard gain. On second down, Russell was sacked by Carlos Dunlap #8 and George Karlaftis #56 for a three yard loss. On third down, Russell connected with Sutton on the left hash for a gain of eighteen yards. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Edmonds ran to the left for a three yard gain. On third and six, Russell’s pass was tipped by Nick Bolton #32 and the ball fell to the ground. IN-COM-PLETE. On fourth down, Waitman punted, and the Kansas City punt returner Toney fumbled. Eric Saubert #82 recovered the ball for Denver at the Kansas City 16 yard line.

On first down, with 4:45 left in the half, Russell Wilson scrambled to the left for a Denver Broncos touchdown.

The Chiefs second drive of the quarter started at the 25 yard line. On first down, Mahomes connected with Toney over the right side for a gain of 27 yards. On first down, Pacheco ran to the right side for a one yard gain, but there was a flag on the play. Trey Smith #65 was flagged for holding. On first and twenty, the Chiefs ran a screen to the left side and Noah Gray #83 gained twelve yards. On second down, Mahomes connected with McKinnon for a 28 yard gain. With 2:20 left in the half, Mahomes pitched the ball to Toney running to the left for a three yard gain. That play brought us to the two minute warning.

When play resumed, Mahomes threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, Mahomes threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Essang Bassey #34 was flagged for holding. On first and goal, from the ten yard line, the Chiefs ran a screen play to the left and McKinnon gained four yards. On second down, with 80 seconds left, the Broncos came at Mahomes with a full blitz, but he completed a pass to McKinnon for a six yard gain and a Kansas City touchdown.

Denver started their drive from the 25 yard line. The Chiefs blitzed from the right side and Russell hit Edmonds on the right side for a one yard gain. With 57 seconds left in the half, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, Russell connected with Edmonds over the middle for a gain of 27 yards. Denver called a timeout. With 43 seconds left, Russell found Sutton on the left sideline for an eight yard gain. Denver called another timeout. With 36 seconds left, Russell hit Sutton over the right side for an eleven yard gain. With 19 seconds left, Russell was sacked for a twelve yard loss and he fumbled. The fumble was recovered by Karlaftis. The play was reviewed and the ruling upheld.

With 11 seconds left, from the Kansas City 40 yard line, Mahomes connected with Justin Watson #84 over the right side for a gain of 27 yards. With 5 seconds left in the half, Harrison Butker #7 attempted a 51 yard field goal, the attempt was blocked by Eyioma Uwazurike #96.

Halftime arrived at 12:30 pm MST and the Chiefs led the Broncos 13-10.

Kansas City started off the second half from the 25 yard line. On first down, Pacheco ran to the left for two yards. On second down, Mahomes threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass. On fourth down, Townsend punted.

Denver started their first of the second half from the 24 yard line. On first down, Russell rolled to the right and found Saubert near the right hash for a 24 yard gain. On first down, Edmonds swept to the right and he gained four yards, but there was a flag on the play. Saubert was flagged for holding. On the second first down, Russell completed a pass to Murray for no gain. On second and 16, Russell had all day to throw and he threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third and 16, Russell dumped the ball off to Murray for a one yard gain. On fourth down, with 11:35 left, Waitman punted.

On first and second down, Mahomes completed two passes to the turf. IN-COM-PLETE. On third and 10, Mahomes scrambled to the right for four yards. On fourth down, Townsend punted.

On first down from the 35 yard line, Murray ran to the left for five yards. Dalton Risner #66 injured his elbow on the play. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for seven yards. On first down, Russell rolled to the right and completed a pass to Saubert for a two yard loss. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for nineteen yards. On first down, with 7:55 left, Murray ran to the right for five yards. On second down, Chris Jones #95 was flagged for a neutral zone infraction. On second and inches, Russell connected with Albert “the Big O” Okwuegbunam for 25 yards and a Denver Bronco touchdown.

On first down from the 25 yard line, Mahomes threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. There was a flag on the play, but the refs picked it up. With 6:30 left, Mahomes was almost picked by Josey Jewell #47. IN-COM-PLETE. On third down, Mahomes scrambled to the right for two yards. On fourth down, Townsend punted.

The Broncos started this drive from the 17 yard line. On first down, Murray lost one yard. On second down, Hinton took the handoff and ran to the right for no gain. On third and eleven, Russell connected with Sutton for a 44 yard gain over the right side, but there was a flag on the play. Sutton was flagged for offensive pass interference. On third and nineteen from the Denver 8 yard line, Edmonds ran up the middle for ten yards. On fourth down, with 3 minutes left in the quarter, Waitman punted.

Kansas City started this drive from the 35 yard line. On first down, Mahomes completed a pass to Moore in the left flat for a six yard gain. With 2:30 left, Pacheco ran to the right for six yards. On first down, Mahomes scrambled to the left for three yards. On second down, Mahomes found JuJu Smith-Schuster #9 near the first down marker on the right side for an eleven yard gain. On first down, Mahomes connected with Valdes-Scantling on the left sideline for a gain of twenty-two yards. That catch was outside the view of the camera covering the play. That play ended the third quarter.

After three quarters in Kansas City, Denver led the Chiefs, 17-13.

When play resumed in the fourth quarter, Mahomes connected with Blake Bell #81 over the middle for seventeen yards and a Kansas City touchdown.

Denver’s first drive of the fourth quarter started on the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell’s pass was intercepted by L’Jarius Sneed #38. Russell had to adjust this throw to avoid the defender in his face. You could actually see Russell extend his hand upward as he made the throw.

Kansas City took over at the Denver 17 yard line with 14:31 left in the fourth quarter. On first down, Mahomes tossed the ball to Pacheco over the left side for a nine yard gain. On second down, Pacheco ran up the middle for two yards. On first and goal. The Chiefs tried a wide receiver screen to the right and Mahomes hit Toney for a gain of three yards over the right side. On second down, Mahomes connected with McKinnon for three yards over the left side and a Kansas City touchdown.

Denver started this drive from the 25 yard line with 12:40 left in the game. On first down, Murray ran up the middle for eleven yards. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Russell dumped the ball off to “the Big O” for a four yard gain. On third down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Joshua Williams #23 was flagged for pass interference. On first down, completed a pass to Jeudy on the right side for a ten yard gain. On first down, Murray ran to the right for a three yard gain. On second down, Russell was sacked by Khalen Saunders #99 for an eight yard loss. On third and fifteen, Russell had all day to throw and he decided to dump the ball off to Murray in the right flat for a gain of eight yards. On fourth and seven with 8:10 left in the game, Russell was almost sacked and then he threw an interception. Russell’s pass was intercepted by Bolton, but there was a flag on the play. Williams was flagged for illegal use of hands to the face. On first down, from the Kansas City 33, Russell found Jeudy in the right flat for a seven yard gain. On second down, Russell connected with Saubert near the left side numbers for an eight yard gain. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Russell connected with “the Big O” for a sixteen yard gain over the right side. On first and goal with 6:20 left in the game, Russell scrambled to the right for four yards and a Denver Bronco touchdown.

Kansas City started this drive from the 25 yard line with 6:14 on the clock. On first down, McKinnon ran to the left for four yards. On second and six, Mahomes completed a pass to Smith-Schuster near the first down marker on the right side for a ten yard gain. With 5 minutes left in the game, Mahomes dumped the ball to Kelce for a two yard gain over the right side. On second down, Mahomes threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, Mahomes threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass. On fourth and eight, with 4:03 left, Townsend punted.

On first down, from the 26 yard line, Russell connected with Jeudy for an eleven yard gain over the left side. On first down, Edmonds ran up the middle or five yards on an inside handoff. On second and five, with 2:30 left, Russell dumped the ball off to Jeudy for no gain. That play took us down to the two minute warning.

When play resumed, on third and five, Edmonds ran to the right for three yards. On fourth and two with 80 seconds left in the game, Russell was sacked by Jones for a nine yard loss. Russell threw up a prayer before he was sacked that Murray caught but he fumbled and Kansas City picked up the ball and ran into the end zone for a Kansas City touchdown, BUT Russell was ruled down.

Kansas City took over with 76 seconds left in the game, entered victory formation and successfully ran out the clock.

The game ended at 2:06 PM. The final score: Kansas City 27, Denver 24.

Roster moves

Bronco players that that are out: LT Calvin Anderson #76, WR Kendall Hinton #9, NT D.J. Jones. #97

The Broncos that are questionable: RCB Darmarri Mathis #27, TE Eric Saubert #82, TE Eric Tomlinson #87, RT Billy Turner #57, SLB Jonathan Kongbo #90.

The Broncos have signed CB Ja'Quan McMillian #35 and OL Will Sherman #78 to the active roster.

The Broncos have signed OL Hunter Thedford #68 and OL George Moore #71 to the practice squad.

The Broncos have placed LG Dalton Risner #66 and RB Marlon Mack #37 on injured reserve.

Outlook

Will the Broncos end the season 0-6 in the AFC west? The Chargers are in the playoffs so they might rest players. The Broncos lost to the Chargers by a field goal the last time they played, but the offense is playing “better” now. Maybe the Broncos will end the season with a win.

Game Time

Hawk Valley Regular Season Week 17 January 1, 2023

Denver Broncos vs Chiefs

Quick Review

Going into this game both teams had a 4-10 record. The Broncos were ranked 32nd in points and the Rams were ranked 31st. Both teams had given up 51 sacks. Going into the game the Broncos turnover margin was +3, the Rams were -5.

Despite all of that, the Broncos lost to the Rams 51-14.

A longer review

This game took place in Los Angeles on Christmas day at 2:30 PM MST. The temperature at the start of the game was 82 degrees.

The Rams first drive of the day started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Cam Akers #3 ran up the middle for four yards. On second down, Baker Mayfield #17 found Tutu Atwell #15 on the right side by the first down marker. On first down, Mayfield pitched the ball to the left and Akers gained eight yards. On second down, Akers ran up the middle, through a huge hole, for sixteen yards. On first down, Akers ran up the middle for five yards. The announcers pointed out that Akers had four carries and was averaging over 8 yards per carry. On second and five, Mayfield rolled to the right and found Tyler Higbee #89 over the right side for four yards. With 11:15 left in the first quarter, Akers ran to the left for four yards. On first down, Oday Aboushi #76 was flagged for a false start. On first and fifteen, Mayfield handed the ball off to Brandon Powell #19, a wide receiver running to the left for no gain. On second and fifteen, with 9:30 left in the quarter, Mayfield recovered a bad snap for a thirteen yard loss. On third and 28, Mayfield found Higbee on the right side for an eight yard gain. On fourth down, Matt Gay #8 kicked a 55 yard field goal with 8:45 left in the quarter.

The Broncos first drive of the day started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell Wilson #3 threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Latavius Murray #28 ran to the left for one yard. With 7:47 left in the quarter, on third and nine, Russell Wilson’s pass was intercepted by Cobie Durant #14.

From the Denver 34 yard line, Akers ran to the right for three yards. On second and seven, Mayfield connected with Brycen Hopkins #88 for a twenty-two yard gain. On first and goal, with 6:20 left in the quarter, Mayfield connected with a wide open Higbee on the right side, for a nine yard touchdown pass.

The second Bronco drive of the day started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Murray ran up the middle for four yards. The Broncos ran the same play on second down, but this time Murray gained three yards, but there was a flag on the play. Graham Glasgow #61 was flagged for holding. With 5:25 left in the quarter, on the second second down, Russell Wilson’s pass was intercepted by Bobby Wagner #45.

From the Denver eleven yard line, Mayfield rolled to the left and then completed a pass to Higbee for a nine yard gain. On second down, Akers ran up the middle for a Ram touchdown.

The third Bronco drive of the first quarter started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Murray ran over the right side for three yards. With 4:15 left in the quarter, Russell connected with Courtland Sutton #14 over the middle for twenty yards. On first down, Russell was sacked for a nine yard loss by Larrell Murchison #69. On second and nineteen, Russell dumped the ball off to Jerry Jeudy #10 in the right flat for a 23 yard gain. Jeudy appeared to be injured on the play and limped off the field. On first down, Glasgow was flagged for holding. Denver called a timeout. With 1:49 left in the quarter, Russell pitched the ball to Chase Edmonds #19 running to the left for a two yard loss. On second and 23, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. Denver challenged the call and won. The play ended up being a twelve yard completion to Sutton. Jeudy came back into the game. On third and ten, with 68 seconds left, Russell rolled to the right before connecting with Jeudy on the right side for a two yard gain. On fourth down, with 44 seconds left, Brandon McManus #8 kicked a 54 yard field goal.

With 39 seconds left in the first quarter, Akers ran to the left for a one yard gain. That play brought the first quarter to an end.

After one quarter in Los Angeles, the score was Rams 17, Denver 3.

On second and nine, Mayfield found Atwell on the right side for a seven yard gain. On third and two, Mayfield dumped the ball off to Akers in the left flat for a seventeen yard gain. Mayfield returned to Akers on first down for a twelve yard gain. With 13:30 left in the third quarter, Kyren Williams #23 ran to the left for five yards. On second down, Williams ran up the middle for seven yards. On first down, Mayfield dumped the ball off to Williams in the left flat for a three yard gain. On second down, Mayfield connected with Higbee for a fourteen yard gain. On first and goal from the nine yard line, Akers ran to the left for a two yard gain. On second down, Mayfield threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass that hit the field goal post. On third down, Mayfield connected with Higbee for seven yards and a Rams touchdown. After the extra point, Randy Gregory #5 was flagged for unsportsmanlike conduct.

The Denver Broncos started this drive from the 34 yard line. Murray ran for ten yards over the left side on first down. With nine minutes left in the half, Murray ran up the middle for four yards. On second down, Murray ran up the middle again picking up seven yards. With 8:10 left in the half, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Russell rolled to the left before throwing an IN-COM-PLETE pass. Jalen Ramsey #5 got a hand on the ball. On third down, Russell was sacked by Murchison for a nine yard loss. Corliss Waitman #17 punted on fourth down.

The Rams drive started on the ten yard line. On first down, Akers cut to the right for a five yard gain. On second down, Mayfield threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 6:34 left in the half, Mayfield found Hopkins over the middle for a sixteen yard gain. On first down, Powell ran to the left for three yards. Los Angeles called a timeout. On second down, the Rams ran a wide receiver screen to the right and Powell gained eight yards. On first down, Mayfield went back to Powell over the middle for a five yard gain. On second down, Mayfield found Van Jefferson #12 over the left side for a four yard gain. On third down, Mayfield pitched the ball back to Akers and he ran to the left for a five yard gain. With 2:45 left in the half, the Rams called a timeout. On first down, Mayfield connected with Higbee for a gain of twenty-one yards over the right side. With 2:02 left in the half, Baron Browning #56 was flagged for encroachment. That play took us down to the two minute warning.

When play resumed, Akers ran to the right for four yards. On second down, Mayfield rolled to the left before connecting with Higbee for a twelve yard gain. Denver called a timeout with 70 seconds left. On first and goal from the two yard line with 70 seconds left, Akers ran up the middle untouched for a Rams touchdown. The announcers mentioned that Mayfield had a 90% completion rate at this point in the game.

The Broncos started this drive from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell found Greg Dulcich #80 on the left hash for an eleven yard gain. With 47 seconds left, Russell was sacked for a four yard loss by Wagner. On second down, Russell scrambled up the middle for fifteen yards. With 19 seconds left, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass on first down. With 16 seconds left, Russell moved to the left before throwing another IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 9 seconds left, Russell connected with Jeudy for a 22 yard gain. With one second left in the half, McManus kicked a 49 yard field goal to end the half.

The first half ended at 4 pm. The score at halftime: Denver 6, Rams 31.

The Broncos started the second half from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell connected with Dulcich over the middle for a ten yard gain and then Dulcich fumbled. Nick Scott #33 recovered the ball for the Rams. The play was reviewed and Dulcich was ruled down after a nine yard gain. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for four yards. On first down, Russell rolled to the left and found Jeudy on the left side for an eighteen yard gain. On first down, B. Turner #57 was flagged for holding. On first and twenty, Russell connected with Jeudy near the left hash for a sixteen yard gain. With 13 minutes left in the quarter, on second and four, Russell Wilson’s pass was intercepted by Ramsey.

From the 20 yard line, Akers ran up the middle for four yards. On second down, Akers ran up the middle for ten yards. With 11:33 left in the third, Akers ran up the middle for a huge gain of 21 yards. The Broncos stuffed Akers for no gain on first down. On second down, Mayfield found Jefferson near the left hash for a gain of eleven yards. Akers picked up five yards on first down. Mayfield scrambled to the left for a two yard gain on second down. On third down, Mayfield dumped the ball off to Malcolm Brown #41 for a two yard gain. On fourth and one, Brown rushed up the middle for two yards. On first down, Mayfield threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Mayfield connected with Higbee in the right flat for a gain of ten yards. With six minutes left in the third quarter, Akers ran up the middle for one yard. On second down, the Rams ran the same play and Akers picked up one yard again. With 4:35 left in the quarter, Mayfield completed a pass to Powell for a one yard loss. With 3:50 left, on fourth and nine, Gay kicked a 30 yard field goal.

The Broncos started this “drive” from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Russell was sacked by Michael Hoecht #97 for a six yard loss. On third and sixteen, Russell was sacked by Jonah Williams #52 for a three yard loss. Waitman punted with 2:35 left in the quarter.

On first down from the 40 yard line, Akers ran up the middle for eight yards. On second down with 90 seconds left, Mayfield connected with Hopkins on the left side. He broke several tackles for a nineteen yard gain. With 40 seconds left, Williams was stuffed for no gain. That play ended the third quarter.

The third quarter ended at 4:50 pm on Christmas day and the score was Los Angeles 34, Denver 6.

The first play of the fourth quarter was an IN-COM-PLETE pass from Mayfield. On third down, Brown started to the left, but then cut back and ran up the middle for a seventeen yard gain. On first down Akers picked up three yards running up the middle. On second down, Mayfield dumped the ball off to Jefferson for a gain of four yards. On third down, Mayfield threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Gregory was flagged for roughing the passer. On first down from the four yard line with 12:37 left in the game, Akers ran to the left and into the end zone for a Los Angeles Rams touchdown.

Denver started this drive from the 25 yard line. On first down, Russell stumbled and was sacked for a nine yard loss by Leonard Floyd #54. On second and nineteen, Russell dumped the ball off to Murray and he picked up six yards. On third and thirteen, Russell connected with Sutton on the left hash for a gain of 14 yards. On first down, Russell completed a pass to Dulcich over the middle for a gain of eight yards. With 10:38 left in the game, Murray ran up the middle for one yard. On third down, Russell scrambled up the middle for two yards. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Russell found Sutton on the left sideline for a six yard gain. On third and four, Russell rolled to the right and then threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On fourth down, with 9:13 left in the game, Russell connected with Jeudy for a 36 yard gain. On first down, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 8:38 left, Russell connected with Dulcich for an eleven yard gain and a Denver Bronco touchdown. The Broncos decided to go for two points with 8:30 left in the game, and down by 29 points. On the first attempt, Ramsey was flagged for pass interference. On the second attempt, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Troy Hill #2 was flagged for holding. On the third attempt, Murray ran up the middle and into the end zone for two points. McManus attempted an onside kick that failed.

The Rams drive started from the Denver 41 yard line. Mayfield was out of the game and the second string quarterback, Bryce Perkins #16, came in. On first down, Williams ran to the right for a two yard loss. With 7:45 left, Williams ran up the middle for five yards. With 7:04 left, Williams ran to the left for three yards. With 6:21 left, Gay kicked a 53 yard field goal.

Brett Rypien #4 came into the game for the Denver Broncos with 6:16 left in the game. From the 25 yard line, Brett found Edmonds over the middle for a three yard gain. On second down, Brett connected with Freddie Swain #86 for an eleven yard gain. On first down, Edmonds ran up the middle for seven yards. On second down, with 5 minutes left, Brett connected with Edmonds over the middle for a nineteen yard gain. On first down, Brett found Sutton on the left sideline for a twelve yard gain. With 4:36 left in the game, Brett threw three consecutive IN-COM-PLETE passes. On fourth down, Brett threw a pick six to Durant. Durant returned the ball 85 yards for a Los Angeles touchdown.

Brett’s second drive of the day started from the 25 yard line with 4:08 left in the game. On first down, Marlon Mack #37 ran up the middle for seven yards. Mack ran up the middle for seven yards on second down. On first down, Mack ran to the right for four yards. With 2:19 left in the game, Edmonds ran to the right for a 25 yard gain. That play took us down to the two minute warning.

When play resumed, Edmonds was stuffed on first down. With 90 seconds left, Edmonds ran up the middle for three yards. With 55 seconds left, Edmonds lost two yards. With 17 seconds left, on fourth and nine, Mack ran to the right for four yards.

With 6 seconds left, Perkins took a knee in victory formation to end the game.

The game ended at 5:33 pm on Christmas day. The final score was Los Angles 51, Denver 14. The game lasted three hours and three minutes.

Roster moves

The Broncos fired Head Coach Nathaniel Hacket on Boxing Day.

The Broncos have named Jerry Rosburg as Interim Head Coach for the rest of the season (2 games).

Interim Heach Coach Rosburg fired Special Teams Coordinator Dwayne Stukes and Offensive Line Coach Butch Barry.

Bronco players that that are out: LT Calvin Anderson #76, TE Greg Dulcich #80, SLB Randy Gregory #5.

The Broncos that are questionable: WR Kendall Hinton #9, WR Jerry Jeudy #10, NT D.J. Jones #97, WLB Baron Browning #56.

The Broncos have signed RB Tyler Badie #36 to the active roster.

The Broncos have signed DB Delonte Hood #13 and TE Dalton Keene #48 to the practice squad.

The Broncos have waived/released/cut CB Michael Ojemudia #13 and RB Devine Ozigbo #36.

The Broncos have placed TE Greg Dulcich #80 on injured reserve.

Outlook

The Broncos could lose all of their division this season. Overall Kansas City is averaging 29 points per game, while the Broncos average 15. In divisional play KC is averaging 31 points per game, while Denver averages 21. Both defenses give up 27 points per game in the division.

Over the last month the Broncos offense has been averaging 19 points per game. If you look back on the last three games and throw out the blowout game last week, the Broncos averaged 26 points per game on offense and the defense only gave up 25 points per game.

In the first match up, Denver trailed 27-0 and then Mahomes started to turn the ball over and which led to 28 Denver points. That was Denver's best offensive output of the season. It will be interesting to see how Denver has adjusted and if those adjustments make any difference in the outcome.

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Hawk Valley Regular Season Week 16 Christmas, 2022

Denver Broncos vs Rams

Quick Review

The Broncos beat the Cardinals 24-15.

A longer review

This game took place on December 18 at 2:05 pm MST. The temperature at kickoff was 38 degrees.

It’s 🎄 Christmas 🎄 so, I’ll limit the play by play to scores and almost scores.

The Broncos first drive of the day started from the 25 yard line. Brett Rypien #4 threw a quick pass over to Jerry Jeudy #10 on the right side for a seven yard gain on first down. On second down, Brett went back to Jeudy for a ten yard gain over the right side. The Broncos returned to the ground on first down and Latavius Murray #28 picked up eight yards running up the middle. On second down, Brett threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third and two, Murray ran up the middle for three yards. Quinn Meinerz #77 was poked in the eye on the play. On first down, Brett rolled to the right and connected with Greg Dulcich #80 for an eleven yard gain. On first down, Tom Compton #69 was flagged for holding. He had just entered the game. On first and twenty, Brett threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Brett dumped the ball off to Murray for a twelve yard gain. On third down, Brett was tackled for no gain. With 10:30 left in the first quarter, Brandon McManus #8 kicked a 52 yard field goal.

This Bronco drive started from the 24 yard line. On first down, Brett pitched the ball to Devine Ozigbo #36 and he gained four yards over the right side. Meinerz returned to the game. On second down, Brett pitched the ball to the left and Ozigbo lost two yards. With 80 seconds left, the Broncos ran a screen to the left side and Marlon Mack #37 picked up two yards. With 38 seconds left in the quarter, McManus missed a 38 yard field goal.

After one quarter in Denver, the score was Denver 3, Arizona 0.

When play resumed, Colt McCoy #12 found DeAndre Hopkins #10 hanging out just past the first down marker for a five yard gain. On the next play, James Conner #6 ran up the middle for two yards. With 13:50 left, McCoy connected with Hopkins for a sixteen yard gain over the left side. On first down, Conner ran to the left side for four yards. On second down, McCoy threw a quick pass to Trey McBride #85 on the left side for an eight yard gain. Keaontay Ingram #30 ran an odd play to the right for no gain. On second down, McCoy dumped the ball off to McBride in the left flat for a four yard gain. With 10:50 left, McCoy threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On fourth down, former Bronco Matt Prater #5 kicked a 45 yard field goal.

On first down from the 25 yard line, Brett’s pass was batted down by J.J. Watt #99. IN-COM-PLETE. On second down, Brett connected with Jeudy for a nineteen yard gain. With 61 seconds left in the half, Brett found Brandon Johnson #89 on the right side for a twelve yard gain. With 40 seconds left, Brett fumbled and the ball. The ball was picked up by Myjai Sanders #41 and returned for a Cardinal touchdown. Upon review, Sanders was ruled down.

From the 49 yard line, with 38 seconds left, McCoy found Hopkins over the middle for a six yard gain. Arizona was flagged for an illegal shift on second down. Arizona called a timeout with 21 seconds left. McCoy threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass on the second, second down. On third down, Essang Bassey #34 was flagged for pass interference. Arizona gained 12 yards. With 13 seconds left, Conner ran up the middle for six yards. Arizona called a timeout with three seconds left. When play resumed, Prater kicked a 50 yard field goal as time expired in the first half.

At halftime, the score was Denver 3, Arizona 6.

The Cardinals first drive of the second half started from the 25 yard line. McCoy connected with Marquise Brown #2 for a four yard gain on first down. On second down McCoy found Maxx Williams #87 over the middle for five yards. On third down, McCoy called his own number and he ran up the middle for one yard. He was injured on the play. Trace McSorley #19 entered the game and replaced McCoy at quarterback for the Cardinals. On first down, Conner ran to the right for two yards. On second down, McSorley found McBride for a fourteen yard gain. The Cards returned to the ground game and Conner carried the rock for two yards on first down. On second down, McSorley connected with A.J. Green #18 on the right side, near the first down marker, but there was a flag on the play. Josh Jones #79 was flagged for an illegal shift. On second and thirteen, Conner ran over the left side for fourteen yards. On first down, McSorley scrambled but was sacked for a two yard loss by DeShawn Williams #99. On second down, Baron Browning #56 was flagged for being offside. With 10:10 left in the third, McSorley threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass that was almost intercepted by Pat Surtain #2. On third and seven, Will Hernandez #76 was flagged for holding. On third and seventeen, McSorley called his own number and scrambled for eight yards. On fourth down, with 9:01 left in the quarter, Prater kicked a 55 yard field goal.

On first down from the 20 yard line, Brett tossed the ball to Murray and he ran to the right for 35 yards. On first down, Brett connected with Jeudy for six yards. Then Murray ran up the middle and picked up five more yards. On first down, Brett connected with Eric Tomlinson #87 over the middle for a seven yard gain. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for six yards. With 6:52 left in the third quarter, Brett rolled to the right and found Tomlinson for an eighteen yard gain. On first and goal from the three yard line, Mack ran to the right and into the end zone for a Denver Bronco touchdown.

The third quarter ended at 4:19 pm and the score was Denver 10, Arizona 9.

This Bronco drive started from the 44 yard line with 13:55 left in the game. On first down Brett pitched the ball to the right and Murray gained two yards. On second down, Brett connected with Johnson for a seven yard gain. On third down, Arizona was flagged for having too many men on the field. On first down, Mack ran up the middle for six yards. On second down, the Broncos ran a wide receiver screen to the right and Freddie Swain #86 caught the ball for a nine yard gain. With 11:50 left, Brett tossed the ball to the left and Mack gained seventeen yards. On first and goal from the ten yard line, the Broncos ran the same play, but with Murray at running back. He carried the ball into the end zone for a Denver Bronco touchdown.

With 10:10 left in the game and the ball on the five yard line, Brett pitched the ball to the right and Murray picked up two yards. On second down, with 9:30 left in the game, Brett faked a hand off, which fooled the cameraman, and then connected with a wide open Tomlinson in the end zone for a Denver Bronco touchdown.

From the Arizona 22 yard line, McSorley completed a pass to Hopkins for a gain of five yards. With 8:53 left, McSorley completed a pass to McBride who broke through a Josey Jewell #47 tackle to gain 29 yards. On first down, McSorley threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, McSorley hit Conner for a sixteen yard gain. On first down, McSorley connected with Hopkins for an eighteen yard gain. On first down, Conner picked up nine yards running to the left. With 6:10 left in the game, Conner ran over the right side for a Cardinal touchdown. McSorley threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass on their two point conversion attempt.

The final score Denver 24, Arizona 15. The game lasted two hours and 58 minutes.

Roster moves

Bronco players that that are out: WR Kendall Hinton #9.

The Broncos that are questionable: WR Courtland Sutton #14, RB Latavius Murray #28, LG Dalton Risner #66, LT Calvin Anderson #76, SLB Randy Gregory #5, RCB K'Waun Williams #21.

The Broncos have elevated T Christian DiLauro #67 to the active roster from the practice squad.

The Broncos have signed G Parker Ferguson #65 and DB Devon Kay #38 to the practice squad.

The Broncos have placed RT Tom Compton #96, RCB Darius Phillips #20, LB Dakota Allen #59 on the injured reserve.

Outlook

This is the last out of conference game of the year for the Broncos. The Broncos average 15 PPG in non-conference play and average giving up 16 PPG in non-conference play. Right now the Broncos are 500 in conference play. This game will determine whether or not they finish the season with a "winning" record against non-conference opponents.

The Los Angeles Rams average 12 PPG in non-conference play while giving up 24 PPG in non-conference games. I can see why Russell Wilson rushed back to play in this game. Merry Christmas Denver.

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