The Broncos came back from a 20-point first half deficit to cut Atlanta’s lead to 27-21 with 3:25 remaining. But the Falcons were able to run out the clock and prevent Denver from completing the comeback.
Running back Willis McGahee led the way for the Broncos with 113 yards rushing and two second half touchdowns on 22 carries.
Denver fell behind 10-0 early in the first quarter and was unable to erase a 20-0 first half deficit in a 27-14 loss to the Atlanta Falcons on Monday Night Football.
Denver found itself in a 10-0 hole after committing four first quarter turnovers — three interceptions and one fumble. Atlanta’s first touchdown drive of the game covered just one yard after Falcons safety William Moore returned his interception to the Broncos 1-yard line. Atlanta running back Michael Turner plunged in from a yard out to make it 7-0 Falcons.
Atlanta led 20-0 before Broncos QB Peyton Manning led a 13-play, 80-yard drive with time winding down in the second quarter. Manning capped the drive with a 17-yard touchdown pass to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who made the leaping reception despite tight coverage in the corner of the end zone.
The Broncos outscored the Falcons 14-7 in the second half thanks to solid defense and two rushing touchdowns from McGahee, but Atlanta picked up multiple first downs to seal the deal after Denver had cut it to 27-21 in the closing minutes.
Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Gameday Coverage, Week 2
i m out gotta get up in 6 hrs
well back to work. i have to get up early. good night bronco country.
Ok everyone is going off on how we suck and Manning is awful….We lost to the Falcons a good team…..Why arnt people going off about the Patriots and they lost to the Cardinals
I know y’all are going to come down on me when I say this but I am dang proud of our team! Four turnovers and we only lose by 6? We are fighters!
PROUD PROUD PROUD and BOO to all you who feel otherwise. The offense was beyond confused the first qtr and it’s obvious they aren’t used to Peyton yet… Plus he acted like a rookie… And who could blame him. First road game against a really good football team with his new team… In a place where you can’t hear yourself think? And then you have bogus reffing… Ahhh… I will forever remember the Pass Interference Touchdown or the blown fumble call…
We were still in it at the end and I’m sorry if Tebow had thrown three INTs he could’ve never gotten us back into it. This is a WORK IN PROGRESS and it will ONLY get better!!! Peyton isn’t going to allow this again and I think my favorite part is that Champ is disappointed that we couldn’t get the ball back to him at the end of the game… Even after the three INTs.
Not going to lie, I laughed through most of this game. A huge weight is off my shoulders and I am glad we got that over with. Now maybe some of you will agree with me when I say I’m not fond of prime time games.
And I’m not going to LISTEN to the haters all week. They are bipolar and I BELIEVE in my team! I’m not going to let this ruin my joy because it’s one I had us losing anyway. I’d always rather lose to a good team than a bad one. And the Falcons are a good team.
AB we don’t suck and Manning isn’t awful. Come on… We all expected him to have a game like this. Better against a fantastic team like the Falcons, right? Brady gets a pass because he’s Brady and Manning should get a pass because he is recovering, but he won’t. More pressure on him than anybody else in the league and all he’s trying to do is get better so he can win football games. It’s going to be like this all season every time we lose, which will only be four more times! LOL we are legit and they will see that, but probably not until we win the SB and then there will still be haters. I’m just proud of how he responded and didn’t let it ruin the whole game… We will get better from this!
STOP ALL THE CRITICISM!! This is what??game 2; nobody said Broncos going 16-0 WHO CARES what Gruden says? U listen 2 Sportscaster? U need sportscasters to tell you what U just saw? BRONCOS waged a 4th quarter war and came up from 7- get perspective of a greater winning- now everybody knows synchronization of team is warming up..Its not about Peyton “velocity” or “comfort”- or future “redemption”- what a fabulous come back -Falcons could never achieve what Broncos did last night- So just get synchronized to Peyton. He’s your best shot at serious playoff wins. and Ryan really played badly- take a look at his multiple worthless throws. He’s praying never to play Peyton again cause Peyton will win.
Lots of bad calls and their DBs were mauling our receivers all night and getting away with it. If you take away the fumble, which we.recovered but the befuddled refs gave to Atlanta, which would probably put points on the board for us on that drive and the phantom interferance call on Tony Carter that kept a touchdown drive alive for them, it very well would have been a different outcome. It was that close of a loss so I think they come out fighting and tear the Texans and Raiders new ones the next two weeks at home. They should be highly motivated!