After facing a 24-0 deficit at halftime, the Denver Broncos rallied for 35 consecutive points in the second half to beat the San Diego Chargers on the road, 35-24.
Included in the rally were two defensive touchdowns. The first one came on a strip-sack by defensive end Elvis Dumervil, as cornerback Tony Carter picked it up and ran 65 yards for a touchdown, cutting the lead to 10 points at 24-14. It was the first touchdown of Carter’s career, and he later recorded his first career interception.
Cornerback Chris Harris provided the knockout blow in the fourth quarter with his second interception of the game, which he returned for a touchdown. Harris’ pick-six made the score 35-24 with just more than two minutes left in the game.
Peyton Manning finished 24-of-30 passing for 309 yards, three touchdowns and an interception. The touchdowns were to wide receivers Demaryius Thomas, Eric Decker and Brandon Stokley, respectively.
The win tied for the largest comeback in team history, and it was only the fifth time in NFL history a team has overcome a 24-point halftime deficit and went on to win.
It was also the largest halftime comeback in the history of Monday Night Football, and the largest of Manning’s career.
Denver now sits at 3-3, tied for the division lead with the Chargers.
Tags: Gameday Coverage, San Diego Chargers, Week 6
sd messed up when they fired shotty after a 14-2 season,,
alex totally agree. back then i didnt hate the chargers as much as i do now. they could have went to a superbowl. oh well sucks to be them.
Wow, great win. We needed that badly. I was in despair after the first half. Ultimately, I attribute our win to Joe Mays not playing (just kidding….kind of).
What a second half. Still can’t figure out what the problem with these first half starts, they’ve already run across a few teams that can hold off our second half assault. But with the bye week, some time to heal, and work on Peytons audibles, I see at least 9 out of 10 wins coming up if they can keep these teams within one score at half. Chargers and Phillips can suck it, I’m glad that 12 year old cry baby met some of Denvers defenders in a very bad way tonight. GO BRONCOS!!!!
Well…I’m a little upset with C. Harris. I had predicted 28 – 24. Then Harris had to go and mess it up. That was just 7 unnecessary points!!! LOL (Making as much sense as the rest of you!!!)
BTW, Manning is getting better, stronger and more confident with every game. Satring to see the long ball again, hooray! excitement!
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I was watching this as a only Bronco fan,but several people were cheering for the Bronco’s too! What a comeback win, the best comeback in Monday Night Football history! Go Broncos and get ready for the Saints!!!