Mile High Report
What a fourth quarter in Denver. 33 points.
Down 19-0 in the fourth quarter, the Broncos offense and defense woke up to make the most incredible comeback in franchise history. The amount of times I have rewritten this recap is enough to give me carpal tunnel, so I’m going to leave it at that.
WHAT A FREAKING WIN!!!!
The Broncos offense came out unable to execute anything with consistency. The bumbling led to plenty of punts and very few first downs in the opening quarter. Meanwhile, the Giants also had trouble getting anything going. That is, until the Broncos defense committed three penalties on one drive that ended in a broken coverage touchdown.
Jaxson Dart found his tight end wide open for that 44-yard touchdown in the first quarter to give New York that early lead. It was the only significant offensive drive of the quarter for either team.
Giants 7, Broncos 0. Full first quarter recap.
Whether its poor execution, dumb penalties, or just plain embarrassing football play, the Broncos in week 7 were doing all of those things. The Giants added to their lead and the Broncos bumbled their way to a scoreless first half with the Super Bowl 50 champion squad in attendance.
The boo-birds were in full effect as they jogged off the field after a second sack by Brian Burns ended the Broncos hope for a late half scoring drive.
Giants 13, Broncos 0. Full second quarter recap.
While the Broncos defense held firm in the second half at first, the Broncos offense did nothing. Well, that is not true. They made embarrassing gaffs and poor execution as is usual. At one point, I — as a fan — was looking for someone to call at the game so I could boo on speaker.
The defense finally broke down again late in the third quarter giving up a 31-yard touchdown run to give New York a three score lead. That seemed to spark the Broncos offense a bit as Bo Nix would find Courtland Sutton on a deep out for 18 yards and then JK Dobbins would rumble outside for a 32-yard run into the red zone near the end of the third quarter.
Giants 19, Broncos 0. Full third quarter recap.
Bo Nix found Troy Franklin to start the fourth quarter on a 12-yard throw to the Giants’ two yard line. From there, Nix almost threw an interception on first down. On second down, Nix had his pass deflected yet again but Troy Franklin made the diving catch for the first touchdown of the game for Denver.
Nix would then find Courtland Sutton in the end zone for the two-point conversion.
Cam Skattebo ran roughshod over the Broncos defense on the Giants next drive to get them into field goal range, but he needed a breather after one big run and came off the field. In...
