The Broncos made it six wins in a row with a 17-9 defeat of Kansas City Sunday.
After a slow start that saw the Chiefs lead 6-0 late in the first half, Denver got on the board for the first time with a 7-yard touchdown pass from quarterback Peyton Manning to tight end Jacob Tamme with 23 seconds to play in the first half.
Kansas City added its third field goal of the afternoon to retake the lead at 9-7 midway through the third quarter, but Denver responded with a 30-yard touchdown pass from Manning to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas just three minutes later for a 14-9 lead.
Both team’s defenses were stout the rest of the way, with the Chiefs and Broncos failing to score until Denver salted the game away with a 12-play, 68-yard drive that culminated in a 34-yard field goal by kicker Matt Prater. After taking over possession with 6:24 to play in the fourth quarter, the Broncos added Prater’s field goal with just 14 seconds remaining to seal the deal.
On the afternoon, Manning finished 22-for-37 for 285 yards and two touchdowns, with four completions apiece to running back Knowshon Moreno, Tamme and wide receivers Eric Decker, Thomas and Brandon Stokley. Moreno also picked up 85 yards rushing on 20 carries to help balance the offensive attack.
Defensively, Denver limited Kansas City to just 264 yards of total offense and kept the Chiefs out of the end zone.
Happy for Morenos performance … albeit against one of the worst run defenses. On a day where passing didn’t click … he was needed and he did enough. First time touching the field in a while … a bit rusty but also has fresh legs. I knew he would get the start. Just made sense. Most experienced in running and receiving and pass protection. He is a first round pick on his last year, at least give him a chance to redeem himself. I can’t wait to see him get involved in RB screen. He works better with open field.
What I liked was he fought for yards. Keeping his legs churning. He was more patient than in the past … and hit just one cut without trying to hard to break a play. If he can stay healthy we should be good. I stay backing Moreno because even tho he always loses his shoes (again lol) and is a little to excited at times, He did decent work in a porous McD offense and outside from being injured alot, he does decent work with flashes of brilliance. He tried to lose weight down to 200, didn’t work, now he went up to 215 … lets see how this goes lol. Congrats to Manning hitting 25+ tds again and Bay Bay breaking 1k.
Later days, TRB
I’m proud of the way Moreno played today. Keep up the good work Knowshon!