Third-and-4 from the Carolina 38: On the Panthers’ first drive of the game, linebacker Von Miller burst into the backfield and brought down Cam Newton for a 6-yard loss. That play set the tone for a Denver defense that totaled seven sacks in the win.
Third-and-8 from the Carolina 9: Under heavy pressure, Newton heaved a pass down the right sideline for Louis Murphy, who was covered closely by Tony Carter. The pass sailed incomplete forcing the Panthers to punt from deep in their own territory. The Broncos converted the ensuing strong field position into a 10-yard touchdown strike from Peyton Manning to Brandon Stokley that tied the game 7-7.
Third-and-4 from the Carolina 26: Another third down resulted in more pressure from the Denver front four as defensive end Elvis Dumervil got to Newton and forced his league-leading fifth fumble. Newton recovered the loose ball, which turned out to work in the Broncos’ favor as on the next play, Trindon Holliday returned a punt 76 yards for a touchdown, giving Denver a lead that it would not relinquish.
Third-and-8 from the Carolina 24: It looked like the Panthers had made a big play to recapture momentum when Newton hit Murphy for a 34-yard gain, but the play was called back due to offensive pass interference and Carolina was forced to punt.
1st-and-10 from the Carolina 28: The Broncos’ drive came to a halt when Manning was sacked and fumbled the football, which was recovered by the Panthers. Again, a Carolina fumble recovery proved favorable for the Broncos when on the next play, Carter stepped in front of Newton’s pass and returned it 40 yards for a score to give Denver a 24-7 lead.
Third-and-10 from the Carolina 35: Another third down, another Broncos sack. This time it was cornerback Chris Harris who came on a blitz and brought down Newton for a 3-yard loss to force a punt.
2nd-and-7 from the Carolina 14: Defense End Robert Ayers, who was filling in for an injured Dumervil sacked Newton for a 12-yard loss at the Carolina 2-yard line. On the next play, safety Mike Adams brought down Newton in an end zone for the Broncos’ second safety of the season.
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I hear ya raidrhadr…….that’s why I’m curious as to how they’ll do it. Prob rotational……I dunno. I’m sure they’ve developed a plan for him. Guess we’ll find out next game.
Just curious what the rest of you are thinking about McGahee’s handle. Suddenly becoming fumble prone has me seriously concerned. Not like a one time thing either; he seems to be consistently putting the ball on the ground. I also noticed that Hillman passed McG in fantasy points for the first time. Anyone else think this is the beginning of the transition from Willis to Hillman as the every down back?
To clarify, I do not think that McGahee will be benched or removed from the offense but I definitely see the Rook getting the rock more consistently starting now. (Did you like how I put that? LOL . . . )
Fox is very high on McGahee so I still don’t see anything changing unfortunately. They need to give him the green ball to carry the whole time just as they did with Thomas. These turnovers need to stop. When we get into the playoffs, we could easily lose with having these turnovers coming up consistently.
Agreed freak! I also wrote about Holliday on the “by the numbers” piece. Curious what you think about my comment regarding him showboating and dropping BOTH of his last two TD returns early.
Bring TT back as a running back?? Really!! DJ will be a backup unless somebody goes down to injury IMO. JD will not upset chemistry aka Mojo the defense has going. Will have to see if Willis gets a Green Ball? I do not think he will due to being a veteran. But his fumble problems need to be worked on somehow. I also enjoyed watching all three phases of the team score! But the D looked like they were on fire. Winning as a team feels great.
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