Denver Broncos Regular Season Game 9
Hawk Valley Regular Season Week 10 November 13, 2022
Denver Broncos vs Titans
Quick Review
The Broncos beat the Jaguars 21-17 in London. The Broncos were behind for most of the game, but they played well in the fourth quarter and won the game.
A longer review
This game was played on October 30 in London, England at 7:30 AM MST.
The Broncos started the game from the twenty-two yard line. On first down, Russell Wilson #3 threw a pass that was almost intercepted by Darious Williams #31 but it landed on the ground, IN-COM-PLETE. On second down, Melvin Gordon #25 gained four yards on a sweep to the left. On third down, Russell was sacked by Arden Key #49 for a loss of seven yards. Corliss Waitman #17 punted on fourth down.
The Jaguars stared their drive from the 27 yard line. On first down, Trevor Lawrence #16 found Travis Etienne #1 in the flat for a gain of six yards over the right side. On second down, there was a flag on the play. DreāMont Jones #93 was flagged for a neutral zone infraction. On first down, Jonas Griffith #50 missed a sack and Trevor scrambled for a three yard gain over the right side. On second down, Trevor handed the ball off to Etienne for no gain up the middle. On third down, Trevorās pass was IN-COM-PLETE. On fourth and seven, with 11:19 left, Logan Cooke #9 punted.
The second drive of the day for the Broncos started from the 15 yard line. On first down, Gordon ran up the middle for no gain. On second down, Russellās pass was intercepted by Tyson Campbell #32.
The Jaguars second drive of the day started from the Denver 37 yard line. Etienne ran a quick inside slant and gained six yards. On second and four, Cam Robinson #74 was flagged for holding. On the second, second down, the Jaguars faked a reverse to Christian Kirk #13 then Etienne ran a sweep to the right side and gained fifteen yards. On first down, JaMycal Hasty #22 ran up the middle for one yard. On second down, Trevor threw a late pass to Hasty in the right flat for four yards. On third and five, Trevor connected with Evan Engram #17 on a twenty-two yard touchdown pass with 7:50 left in the first quarter.
Denverās third drive of the day started from the 25 yard line. Latavius Murray #28 caught a pitch from Russell and he followed Andrew Beck #83 to the right for a one yard gain. On second down, Eric Tomlinson #87 was flagged for holding. On the second second down, Jerry Jeudy #10 caught a pass for a seven yard gain on a wide receiver screen. On third and 12, Lloyd Cushenberry #79 was flagged for a false start. Iām pretty sure the English fans in the stadium started to boo in their style, which is whistling. On third down, Murray caught a pass over the middle for a gain of fourteen yards. Waitman punted with 5:19 left in the first quarter.
The Jaguars third drive of the first quarter started on the and Etienne ran to the right for three yards. On second down, Zay Jones #7 picked up seven yards. The Jaguars returned to the ground and Etienne carried it for six yards over the left side. On first down, Dan Arnold #85 caught a late pass from Trevor and he gained eight yards. On second down, Etienne picked up two yards and the first down running up the middle. On first down, KāWaun Williams #21 was flagged for a low block. The Jags gained 15 yards. With 1:30 left in the quarter, Hasty ran behind the left guard for one yard. On second and nine, with 40 seconds left, the Jags ran a screen to the right side but there was a flag on the play. Justin Simmons #31 was flagged for taunting. On first down, Engram ran over the right side and that play ended the first quarter.
The first quarter ended at 8:04 am and the Jaguars led by a touchdown, 7-0.
To start the second quarter off, Etienne ran off to the right for two yards. On the next play the Jaguars went right back to Etienne for a gain of twelve yards over the right side. On first and goal, Trevorās pass fell IN-COM-PLETE in the end zone. He could have ran into the end zone, his path to the end zone was wide open. On second and goal, after a fake hand off, Trevor rolled to the right and then threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Kareem Jackson #22 was flagged for holding. On first and three, with 13:31 left in the half, Etienne lost two yards. On second down, the Jaguars called Trevor's favorite play, the IN-COM-PLETE pass. There was a flag on the play, Pat Surtain #2 was flagged for pass interference. On first down, from the one yard line, Trevorās pass was intercepted by Simmons.
The Broncoās first drive of the second quarter started from the 25 yard line. Russellās pass was tipped and fell to the ground IN-COM-PLETE. On second down, Murray ran up the middle for nine yards. On third down, the Broncos ran the same play but Murray was stuffed for no gain. On fourth down, with 11:30 left in the quarter, Waitman punted. English boos echoed throughout the stadium.
The Jaguars second drive of the quarter started off with the Trevorās favorite pass play, the IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Etienne almost took it to the house. Etienne carried the ball for 49 yards. Hasty came in to relieve Etienne and lost one yard. On second down, Trevor rolled to the right before throwing another IN-COM-PLETE pass. On third down, a screen to Engram gained six yards. At 8:22 am, on fourth and five, Patterson kicked a 37 yard field goal.
On the Broncos second drive of the second quarter, Russell hit Courtland Sutton #14 on a slant for thirteen yards. Russell then hit Jeudy on a slant for a gain of eight yards. Gordon picked up nine yards on a sweep to the right. On the next play Gordon ran up the middle for three more yards. On second down, Gordon ran up the middle again, but this time he picked up six yards. From the I-formation on third down, Murray tried the middle, but he was stuffed and I heard more English boos. Beck appeared to be injured on the play. On fourth and one, the Broncos decided to go for it. Russell called his own number and picked up the first down with a quarterback sneak up the middle. A wide receiver screen to Montrell Washington #12 picked up one yard over the right side. On second down, Gordon caught a dump off pass from Russell and he picked up two yards over the right side. On third down, with 3:30 left in the quarter, Russell connected with Jeudy for a twenty-five yard gain. On first down, Russell pitched the ball to Jeudy for a touchdown.
The Jaguars third drive of the quarter started off with another IN-COM-PLETE pass by Trevor. On second down, Bradley Chubb #55 was flagged for being offside. On second and five, Trevor found Kirk for an eleven yard gain. That play took us down to the two minute warning at 8:41 am.
When play resumed, Etienne ran up the middle for eight yards. On second down, Trevor found Kirk for four yards over the left side. With 1:27 left in the half, Trevorās first down pass was IN-COM-PLETE. With 1:24 left, Etienne ran up the middle for one yard. Denver called a timeout. With 1:20 left, Trevor threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass, but there was a flag on the play. Trevor was flagged for intentional grounding. The Jaguars lost fourteen yards. Cooke punted with 73 seconds left in the half.
The Broncos third drive of the quarter started from the nine yard line. Russell flicked the ball to Gordon on the left side for a gain of twelve yards. With 53 seconds left, Russell rolled to the left and then threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 43 seconds left, Russell found Jeudy for a gain of thirteen yards over the left side. With 41 seconds left, Russell found Greg Dulcich #80 for a nine yard gain over the right side. Cushenberry was injured on the play and has been moved to the injured reserve. Denver called a timeout with 32 seconds left. When play resumed, Gordon caught a pass for a nine yard gain. With 18 seconds left, Russell spiked the ball. With 15 seconds left, the Jaguars called a timeout. When play resumed, Russell was sacked for a seven yard loss by Dawuane Smoot #91. With 10 seconds left, Denver used their last timeout of the half. When play resumed, on third and seventeen, Russellās pass was IN-COM-PLETE, but almost intercepted. With 3 seconds left, Russell threw another IN-COM-PLETE pass. Nobody was in the same area code as the ball. That play ended the half.
Halftime arrived at 8:58 am and the score was Jacksonville 10, Denver 7.
The Jaguars started the second half from the 24 yard line. Etienne ran to the right for a one yard gain. On second down, Trevor hit Engram for a gain of eighteen yards over the right side. Etienne ran to the left behind the tackle for five yards. On second down, Trevor connected with Jones for a gain of four yards over the left side. On third down, Etienne ran behind the right guard for a gain of seven yards. On first down, Trevor completed a pass to Hasty on the right flat for a loss of four yards. With 11 minutes left in the quarter, Trevor was strip sacked by Nik Bonitto #42. The ball was recovered by Tyler Shatley #69 for a fourteen yard loss. On third and 28, Hasty ran up the middle for a twelve yard gain. With 9:40 left in the quarter, Cooke punted.
Before the Broncos could start their first drive of the second half, the announcers mentioned that the Broncos offense looked different than it had in the past. Later in the week the Broncos revealed that Russell was now wearing a wristband. Back to the game. The first pass from Russell in the second half connected with Dulcich for an eighteen yard gain. Returning to the ground attack, Murray ran up the middle for four yards. Russell went back to Dulcich for a gain of twenty-two yards over the middle. With eight minutes left, Murray ran up the middle for five yards. On second down, Russell dumped the ball off to Jeudy on the left side for a gain of five yards. Russell found K.J. Hamler #1 for a gain of five yards over the left side. On second down, Russell connected with Dulcich for a gain of 38 yards. On first and goal, Gordon ran up the middle for no gain. On second down, Gordon ran to the left and into the end zone for a touchdown at 9:25 am. Roy Robertson-Harris #95 was flagged for unnecessary roughness after the pat, so the Broncos kicked off from the 50.
From the twenty-five yard line, the Jaguars started their second drive of the half. Trevor faked a hand off then connected with Etienne over the middle for four yards, but there was a flag on the play. Damarri Mathis #27 was flagged for illegal contact. On first down, Etienne picked up nine yards running up the middle. On second down, Trevor pitched the ball to Etienne and he picked up three yards over the left side. With 3:45 left, Etienne ran up the middle for three more yards. On second down, Trevor completed a pass to Chris Manhertz #84 for a loss of one yard. On third down, Trevorās pass was IN-COM-PLETE. On fourth down, with 2:17 left, Cooke punted.
The Broncos decided to start their second drive of the quarter off with their favorite play, the IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 121 seconds left in the quarter, Murray ran up the middle for two yards. On third down, Russell was sacked for an eight yard loss by Smoot. With 40 seconds left, Waitman punted.
The Jaguars last drive of the third quarter started off with a flag. Brandon Scherff #68 was flagged for a false start. When play resumed, Trevor threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. He was being chased by Jones and Chubb. With 23 seconds left, Trevor completed a pass to Etienne for a six yard loss. That play ended the third quarter.
The third quarter ended at 9:42 am. The score after three quarters in London, Denver 14, Jacksonville 10.
When play resumed, Trevor scrambled for nine yards. Cook punted on fourth down.
Denverās first drive of the fourth quarter lasted under 90 seconds. On first down, Gordon ran up the middle for four yards. On second down, Russell scrambled for four yards over the left side. On third down, Dalton Risner #66 was flagged for a false start. On third down, Russell went back to old reliable. IN-COM-PLETE. Waitman punted on fourth down.
The Jaguars first ārealā drive of the fourth quarter started from the 29 yard line. On first down Etienne ran to the right for eight yards. On second down, Etienne ran up the middle for 18 yards, but there was a flag on the play. Luke Fortner #79 was flagged for holding. On the second second down, Trevor connected with Jones for a first down. Trevor called his favorite play on first down, the IN-COM-PLETE pass. With 11:03 left in the game, Etienne ran for nine yards. On third and one, Trevor called his own number. He gained three yards on the quarterback sneak. Etienne gained two yards running to the left. Trevorās pass on second down was almost picked by Simmons, but it fell to the ground instead. IN-COM-PLETE. On third down, Trevor was sacked for six yard loss by Jones, but there was a flag on the play. Cam Robinson #74 was flagged for holding, the Broncos declined the penalty. Cooke punted on fourth down.
Denverās second drive of the fourth quarter started from the Denver seven yard line. With 8:18 left in the game, Russellās pass on first down was IN-COM-PLETE. On second down, Gordon tried to run, but he was stuffed for no gain. On third down, Russellās pass was IN-COM-PLETE. Waitmen punted on fourth down with 7:18 left in the game.
The Jaguars second drive started from the Denver 47 yard line. On first down, Trevor connected with a wide open Christian Kirk #13 over the middle for a gain of 25 yards. Etienne then ran over the right side for eleven yards. On the next play the Jaguars ran a reverse with Jones and he gained seven yards. On second down, Etienne ran up the middle for three yards. With 4:30 left in the game, Etienne ran up the middle for a short gain. The ball was on the Denver one yard line and it started to rain. With 4:10 left, Etienne ran up the middle for a touchdown at 10:09 am.
Denverās third drive of the quarter started from the 20 yard line. On first down, Russell connected with Hamler for a gain of 47 yards. With 2:54 left, Russell threw an IN-COM-PLETE pass. On second down, Murray picked up five yards over the right side. On third down, Russell scrambled to the left for ten yards. That play took us down to the two minute warning.
When play resumed, the Broncos were on the eighteen yard line. Hamler ran to the right for nine yards. Murray came in and picked up seven yards over the right side. The Jaguars called a timeout. With 1:47 left, Murray ran up the middle and into the end zone for a touchdown at 10:20 am.
The Jaguars next drive didnāt last long. From the 25 yard line, Trevorās pass was intercepted by Williams with 1:43 left in the game.
The Broncos had the ball on the Jacksonville 35 and ran out the clock over the next four plays.
The game ended at 10:29 am. The final score was Denver 21, Jacksonville 17. The game lasted a little under three hours.
Roster moves
Bronco players that that are out: LCB Darius Phillips #34, WLB Baron Browning #56, WR K.J Hamler #1, TE Andrew Beck #83, LT Cameron Fleming #73.
The Broncos that are questionable: FS Justin Simmons #31, WLB Nik Bonitto #42, WR Kendall Hinton #9.
The Broncos have moved T Quin Bailey #75 and DE Jonathan Harris #92 to the active roster from the pratice squad.
The Broncos have placed C Lloyd Cushenberry #79 on the injured reserve and promoted S Anthony Harris #41 to the active roster.
The Broncos traded Bradley Chubb to the Miami Dolphins for a first round 2023 draft pick, a fourth round 2024 draft pick, a fifth round 2025 draft pick and RB Chase Edmonds #19. The Broncos picked up OLB Jacob Martin #54 from the New York Jets and a 2024 fifth round pick in exchange for one 2024 fourth round draft pick.
I forgot to mention that the Broncos picked up RB Marlon Mack #37 last week.
The Broncos signed OLB Zach McCloud #51 to the practice squad.
Outlook
This is the fifth conference game of the year for the Denver Broncos. The Broncos have won 50% of their conference games. They are averaging 13.75 points per conference game but allowing 13.5 points per game. The Titans have played three conference games this year. Theyāre averaging 16 points per conference game, but they are giving up 28 points per conference game. The Broncos have never reached 28 points this season. The Broncos best output this season was 23 points. The best output by Tennessee was 24 points.
Iām expecting a grind it out type of game with the winner being determined in the final two minutes.
The Broncos run defense will be tested today. I have no idea how that will turn out.
The Broncos are a bit superstitious and have decided to play in the London uniforms again since they won while wearing them. Russell Wilson is now wearing a wristband, something he refused to do in Seattle. Will these changes help the Broncos beat the Titans?
Game Time
Sunday, November 13 @ 11 AM MST
