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Through two games, Denver’s run defense has proved stout, holding opponents to just 2.6 yards per carry. That figure ranks fourth in the league in 2012.
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Linebacker Von Miller sacked Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan in the fourth quarter of Monday’s game, marking his third quarterback takedown of the season. He is tied for second in the league behind Clay Matthews.
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Cornerback Tracy Porter notched his sixth pass breakup of the season in Monday’s game at Atlanta. He is tied with Tim Jennings for the league lead in that category through Week 2.
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Monday’s game marked the seventh-straight regular season game that wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has led the Broncos in receiving yards. That is the most since Lionel Taylor led the team eight straight games during the 1963-64 seasons. Thomas finished the game with eight receptions for 78 yards and one touchdown.
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Running back Willis McGahee topped the 100-yard mark for the 31st time in his career on Monday at Atlanta. He finished with 22 carries for 113 yards (5.1 avg.) and a pair of touchdowns. He is tied for first among active players in career 100-yard games with Frank Gore and Steven Jackson.
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Britton Colquitt punted five times for an average of 50.6 net yards against the Falcons to rank third all-time for single-game net-punting average (min. 4 punts). He also established a new career long with a 67-yard punt that was downed at the Atlanta 4-yard line in the third quarter. Of his five punts, three were downed inside the 20 – with two of those coming inside the 4. The only punt that the Falcons returned went for -2 yards, giving Colquitt a higher net than gross-punting average in the game.
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Peyton Manning continued to climb up the record charts as he passed John Elway for third in all-time pass attempts in NFL history. Manning finished the game with 7,255 career passes and now ranks third in all-time passing attempts, completions, yards and touchdowns.
Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Inside the Numbers, Week 2
I’m completely deaf to the cries for DJ. Cut ‘em!!! Woodyard is just fine. Trev can be inserted and I think it’s a good idea.
Hey Strand – just catching up – I’m off to teach and recruit at the Master’s College. Thought I’d put in my two cents. I leave tomorrow for a couples retreat. Treating my lady!!!
Sorry DaddyBronc. Hate to upset you Sir!
But definitely agree. Moreno is terrible.
Awesome Daddy! Walking the walk! HaHa!
Ok! I that’s what I thought guys, but Stuart said he and Von were tied, so Von would actually be second in sacks right now…
And I read. Wrongly, because I thought it said that he was tied with Matthews and I’m just blind! Ignore me Stuart!!
DB I was just mad that we put Moreno in when Willis was doing just fine. Grrrrrrrr!
Sacks arnt the end all be all. Ayers has always been good against the run and sealing his edge which is the what he is asked to do. The Packers scheme is designed for Mathews to blitz from various spots at various times. Much like we scheme for miller to be a pass rushing DE in obvious passing situations.
Mathews may not have been the sack monster in Denver considering we don’t blitz that often. You need the player and the scheme in this situation.
Well said RH709
Although, at the time I think McDaniels was trying to get us into a 3-4 base defense. In that case, Mathews is a good choice for the scheme. The Packers run a 3-4. When you run a 3-4 you expect your DL to take up double teams and scheme it to create specific holes that Mathews then fires through.
If we had continued down the path of the 3-4 base defense then Mathews would have been awesome. In the 4-3 that we run, Mathews can’t do what Miller does on passing downs so he isn’t as appealing as a player.
I’m not sure how he is against the run or in pass coverage which is what you would be asking him to do in a 4-3.
Hope that takes some of the sting away from not having him on our team.
BTW, Thank you OT. Just trying to keep it in perspective.
DaddyBroc, I am half with you on D.J. inthat I am def to the cries. However, I wouldn’t cut him. He is talented and I think knowing he will be coming back pushes WW pretty hard (I am proud of Woodyard too). Even if Wesley wins the job, D.J. is strong depth. Maybe draft to fill the spot next year and use D.J. as trade bait.
I like Danny. I want to see them work with him on coverage skills so he can hang strong in man coverage on some big TEs. Those guys tend to burn us because of the mismatch they create.
RH, I’m thinking the same thing on how to utilize Trevathan. I know this much, Trev is fast and a tackling machine.
I think overall our team is going to be very good guys, their was no given up at all. Our D was on the field alot give them credit, moreno sucks IMO, hes had his chances. Manning comes out with a chip, we will win by a couple scores.
Broncos 28
texans 17
This is my preditiion for this week, we have always played the texans tough, and , manning has their number.
I TIVOed the Texans game so I could look at some tape and get an idea what to expect. I haven’t watched it yet.
Of course their are the key guys; Foster, Johnson, Daniels, and the monstrous J.J. Watt.
We plug the run good up the middle which worked great against a bigger but slower guy like Turner. However, Foster can bounce inside to outside in before lightning can strike so he will be much more dangerous. Plus he can catch out of the backfield. I trust Bailey against Johnson so as long as the Texans don’t try to play Andre in the slot or on the otherside, we got him locked up. Daniels will be a big time problem as tight ends and between the numbers are our weakness.
I’ll watch the tape so I know what personnel Houston runs and whether we need Harris back or not. I like our chances against 21 personnel better than 12 or 11 personnel at the moment. Get well soon Chris Harris.
DB, what happened to “if you can’t say nothing nice, don’t say anything at all”. That didn’t last very long.
I trust in the coaches to make the right decisions concerning personal, they will have the best 46 on game day taking the field. I sure hope C. Harris is healthy for the game , he always makes plays when you need him.
No doubt this is an early season pivotal game. It is certainly not a do or die, but is important. Losing to an NFC team has no bearing on playoff tie breakers, so the Atlanta game needs to be forgotten. This game will have implications later. Also, good teams that make the playoffs win their home games. There is no question that this weekends game will be the measuring stick for this season’s Bronco team as the Texans are probably the best AFC team. This game will have to be won by the defense. The magic number is 20…keep the Texans under it and the Broncos should win.