3:48 P.M. MST: Time for the second half … Broncos actually ended the half with a 15-yard edge in total yardage, but the Vikings still have a substantial rushing-yardage advanage — 125 yards to 57.
3:48 P.M. MST: Adrian Peterson gets 31 yards on the kickoff return to the Vikings 33 … Taylor Jacobs had a chance at the tackle but couldn’t make it happen … Winds now gusting pretty heavily.
3:50 P.M. MST: Vikings now facing third-and-6 at their 37-yard-line following a deep incompletion … Seems like a fair amount of spectators on the club level have opted not to rejoin us for the second half.
3:51 P.M. MST: Gracious, that’s two drops for Troy Williamson now … Broncos will start their first second-half drive at their 23-yard-line after Chris Kluwe’s 40-yard punt goes out of bounds.
3:54 P.M. MST: Third-and-8 at the Denver 25 … Jay Cutler rolls left and finds Selvin Young for seven yards … Young hits the ground with some force after being slammed downward by Ben Leber … And it’s an eight-yard gain as a measurement gives Denver the first down.
3:56 P.M. MST: Minnesota is challenging the spot.
3:59 P.M. MST: The ruling is upheld. First down, Broncos.
4:00 P.M. MST: Somewhat of an unusual play … Cutler’s pass was tipped at the line of scrimmage by Pat Williams, and then Cutler tried to bat down the football and missed … eventually it was incomplete.
4:01 P.M. MST: Javon Walker’s grab pulls the Broncos across midfield … The sun has slipped behind some clouds and towards the horizon, and INVESCO Field is now blanketed in chilly shadows.
4:03 P.M. MST: Broncos now with fourth-and-1 at the Minnesota 42 … They’re going for it … and Cutler finds Tony Scheffler for the first down and much more, down to the Vikings 24 … Nice call on the play, which saw Cutler roll to the right and find his rookie training-camp roommate to move the Broncos into scoring range after the 18-yard gain.
4:04 P.M. MST: Time out, Denver. There’s 8:19 left in the quarter.
4:07 P.M. MST: Coming out of the timeout, Cutler looks for Marshall in the end zone, but E.J. Henderson provides somewhat of a distracting influence for the incompletion … One play later, a shovel pass for Selvin Young loses a yard.
4:08 P.M. MST: Jason Elam’s 43-yard field-goal attempt splits the uprights … Denver leads, 17-3.
4:10 P.M. MST: Matt Prater’s kickoff is high, but five yards short of the goal line … Peterson returns it to the 30.
4:13 P.M. MST: Minneosta converts a short third-down attempt … and then goes backwards 11 yards as Tarvaris Jackson and Adrian Peterson have a little difficulty executing a toss pitch; Peterson simply dropped the football.
4:14 P.M. MST: Josh Mallard now up to 1.5 sacks today after getting to Jackson and pulling him down by the ankles.
4:15 P.M. MST: Minnesota picks up 19 but needed 24, so Chris Kluwe will punt.
4:18 P.M. MST: Brandon Marshall has catch No. 99 for the season.
4:19 P.M. MST: And there’s 100 receptions for Marshall, via an 8-yard grab. He is the fifth Bronco in franchise history and the third second-year player in NFL history to post a 100-catch season — the other two are Larry Fitzgerald and Isaac Bruce.
4:20 P.M. MST: One play later, Marshall rushes seven yards on the end-around for the first down.
4:21 P.M. MST: End of the quarter.
Tags: Minnesota Vikings
thank the lord for troy williamson
Why are they sending AD out to return kicks when he has a history of injury?
amazing that were holding AP to less than 4 yards a carry
but taylor on the other hand is over 8
we have problems more with power backs..then speed backs…
3 more catches
2
atleast we’ll have a 100 rec reciever this year…since we fell short of a 1000 yd rusher
great call on 4th down
is nfl gamecenter not working for anyone else?
I am surprised that we’re not trying to get Cutler killed again, thank goodness.
the 1000 yd rusher is an overrated stat, we still have the same amount of rushing yards as a team roughly that we have had the last few years
No but, a solid feature back will help punch it in and keep drives going….
hmm, wheres henry today?
gamecenter workin for me..hate not livin..in denver..miss watching every game
Good ? Hey Andrew, Little help on that…
Our pal Philip Rivers got smushed into the ground by a Raider and then when he hobbled up he gave it to the crowd for cheering him being down, waving his arms in anger. Poor bubba.
why couldn’t we have played like this all year?????
I can’t get NFL gamecenter to wrok! Is anyone else having this problem?
aww poor philip, is he going to cry!?
rivers is a freakin cry baby
Lynchifier mines runnin good
maybe its just my computer
It’s working good for me
1 MORE CATCH!!!
theres 100 woo hoo
Congratz to B-Marsh.
Congrats to B-Marsh — what a stud, and he and Jay will be rippin’ it up for years!!
yes…he earned it this year..great season brandon
Now that the Chargers have the game in hand, I wonder if Rivers will wave bye-bye to poor JaMarcus Rusell, too.
Oh, and GameCenter’s working for me on mac Safari.
Man, the Broncos finally came to play – and the Vikings sure didn’t (so far).
way to go!! a bright spot in a dark season…
i dont think he will, JaMarcus is huge compared to cutler, i think Russel would have a word with Rivers
man, it seems cutler is on fire..he has a high completion percentage…and no picks….
you’re wrong vinster, because Rivers wouldn’t do it alone, he would have 2-3 of his goons with him, haha.
please close out this game so i can spend the off season in peace out here in vikingland
Anybody know what the deal with Henry not playin is? He’s not on the inactive list.
By the Way, Vinster, Cutler would have no trouble beating Rivers into a pulp. its just that he had self-restraint.
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