Below are some key (non-scoring) plays from Denver’s 31-23 win over Tampa Bay:
Third-and-2 from the Tampa Bay 28, : Right off the bat, Denver’s defense came up with a stop on third-and-short against one of the NFL’s top rushing attacks. Doug Martin was met at the line of scrimmage by defensive tackle Kevin Vickerson, who stopped the rookie 1-yard shy of the first-down mark to force a punt. The Broncos offense responded with a score to take a 7-0 lead.
Third-and-1 from the Tampa Bay 37: Having reached Buccaneers territory on its first possession, Denver’s offense needed a third-and-short conversion to extend the drive. They got just that as quarterback Peyton Manning connected with wide receiver Eric Decker for a pickup of 12. The offense put the first points of the day on the board six plays later when Manning found defensive tackle Mitch Unrein for a 1-yard score.
Third-and-11 from the Denver 15: Tampa Bay responded to Denver’s scoring drive with a march of their own. Inside the Denver red zone, the Broncos defense stood its ground, tackling Martin for a 1-yard loss and forcing an incompletion to bring up third-and-long. With good coverage beyond the sticks, Freeman had to check down to Mike Williams, and cornerback Chris Harris tackled the receiver immediately to force a field goal.
Second-and-10 from the Tampa Bay 24: Manning lofted a pass in the direction of wide receiver Demaryius Thomas, who was streaking towards the end zone, but Tampa Bay cornerback LeQuan Lewis interfered with Thomas, drawing a penalty. On the next play, Manning went back to Thomas and the third-year wideout caught the 8-yard touchdown pass to give Denver a lead it wouldn’t relinquish.
First-and-10 from the Tampa Bay 40: On the heels of 21 answered points, the Broncos defense forced a three-and-out to give the offense a chance to put the game away. But on the first play of the drive, Manning’s pass intended for tight end Jacob Tamme was intercepted by Buccaneers linebacker Lavonte David and returned near midfield. Tampa Bay used the field position to pull within two possessions courtesy of a 50-yard Connor Barth field goal.
Tags: Key Plays, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Week 13
hopefully NE lose next week to Houston. We just have to keep winning. i think we are able to beat the texans now than in the beginning of the year. If the Broncos could get home field advantage, watch out because this team will be dangerous
On the last blog people were talking about how we need a WR and how Tavon Austin is undersized. he may be short but he has heart. hes dynamic, elusive, FAST, and can catch. they are comparing him to a Percy Harvin. He and Manning would be deadly
Today while we Denver fans celebrate a division win. The Browns celebrate a win without the world knowing that they too suffered a loss. Saturday morning when the world ws hearing about Belcher the Browns walk into the practice facility to find a ground crew member to have killed himself.
My condolences to his family as well as Belchers and everyone affected by the tragedy
Idk what is up with Decker. hope he finds himself come playoff time. I think the Bronocs could use a wr from this years draft anyway because stokley isnt getting any younger and we could use another playmaker (slot wr) to complement DT and Decker
dag i didnt know about that incident
im so glad that we are tied for the 2nd seed in the AFC. The Steelers really helped us out by clossing the gap. now we need the Patriots to lose next week and we need to beat the Ravens after we beat the Raiders
Chiefs OT Eric Winston said of todays game “All game long I was thinking about what happened yesterday. Even after a win I couldnt celebrate. My mind is on that baby girl who lost her parents”
Anyways after seeing NE struggle today vs Miami. I think the Texans defense will be to much for the NE offense especially without Gronk and that the Texans offense will be able to move effectively most of the game on a not so great Pats D.
I also think that the Niners D will be to much and the offense will do just enough to give NE a 2nd straight loss.
Well I guess its partially what I think and the other part is hope! Lol
Tavon Austin’s career stats:
RECEIVING RUSHING
SEASON REC YDS AVG LNG TD ATT YDS AVG LNG TD
2012 110 1259 11.4 75 12 61 598 9.8 74 3
2011 101 1186 11.7 72 8 16 182 11.4 80 1
2010 58 787 13.6 71 8 15 159 10.6 46 1
2009 15 151 10.1 58 1 6 47 7.8 19 1
Well, it looked good before I posted it… Lol
Yea i hope the Pats lose two straight and get knocked out first round. Im not even worried if the Bronocs had to play the Texans again
Lol OT hes has a good career and I like him a lot. And I too feel WR is a need. But with our first pick I think we need to get BEEF at DT.
Trust me, I hate the Pats more than anyone, but you can’t judge on the Miami game IMO. Divisional games are always tough..
OT oh I know division games are tough. But NE all year has struggled offensively vs good defenses. (Miami Cards Seahawks)
I don’t know why, but NE scares me the most out of anyone in the AFC, and they also happen to be the team I hate the most..
NE doesnt scare me. Because if we can take care of the ball I think we could beat them especially with how well our D has been playing. What scares me is our offense. So great but still turns the ball over some (Has decreased which is good) and our D doesnt force a lot of takeaways. That scares me more than NE.
Texans scare me more than NE.
We shouldnt be scared to play NE because we almost cameback and beat them in their house. Just like we almost beat the Texans
Maybe “scared” isn’t the right word. Concerned would probably be a better choice. I know we almost came back, and it was before we were clicking, but I think that game could come down to coaching and play calling, and that’s where my concerns lay..
Although, I did really like that Unrien play call, and I’d like to see some more creativity like that.
Almost is great when it comes to Horse shoes and hand grenades… but those are both quality squads and we will have tough games against either… This team can win either game, but it wouldn’t be without struggle and a little good fortune.. Let’s just beat down the Raiders first off!! In the Black Hole for a second straight year even!!!
If Denver gets a defensive TD or Special Teams TD, I don’t think that there is a team in the league that will dominate them… Big IF i know… but this team looks real solid
OT I do get the play calling concerns. At least Fox isnt as bad as Norv Turner.
Tony Romo is the All time leader in Cowboy history for career Touchdowns… that just doesn’t sound right… does it?
I hope this game is on ‘NFL rewind’ this week. I watched the game at the bar and would like to get another look at it.
To me it comes down to play calling and turnovers. The most obvious statement I think is “If Denver can keep from turning the ball over we can beat any team” (Obvious no duh statement I know)
And its very true. Turnovers were the difference in two of our three losses.
New blog.
LMAO @ OT, missed much?