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Broncos Win on First Play of OT

January 8th, 2012 - 6:17pm by Kenny LeganOther posts by

The Denver Broncos have won the game on the first play of overtime.

Tim Tebow dropped back to pass and hit Demaryius Thomas wide open 18 yards over the middle. Thomas then broke to the right sideline and ran the rest of the way for the game-winning score.

Even though the Broncos got the ball first, because they scored a touchdown, the Steelers don’t have an opportunity to get the ball.

The Broncos improve to 4-0 in overtime this season, and will go to New England to play the Patriots next Saturday night.

-Kenny Legan

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New Overtime Rules Go Into Effect

January 8th, 2012 - 6:06pm by Kenny LeganOther posts by

With the Broncos-Steelers game going into overtime, the new overtime rules come into effect for the first time this season.

In the past, the first team to score would win, regardless of when that was (first possession, second possession, etc).

However, this time, there are only two ways a team can end the game on the first possession. If the offensive team scores a touchdown or if the defending team returns a turnover for a touchdown or forces a safety, the game is over.

But if the offensive team scores a field goal, the other team will have a chance to get the ball. If they go on to score a touchdown, the game will be over. If they score a field goal, it will go into sudden death.

These new rules went into effect at the start of last postseason and were not applicable during the regular season.

-Kenny Legan

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Headed to Overtime

January 8th, 2012 - 6:05pm by Max HensonOther posts by

The Steelers offense took over with 1:37 to go and the game tied 23-23, and the Denver defense refused to allow a score.

Elvis Dumervil and Von Miller each had sacks to set up a hail-mary play with seconds left but Robert Ayers sacked Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger as time ran out.

The Broncos won the toss and will recieve to start overtime. The Broncos were 3-0 in overtime during the regular season.

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Broncos Recover Fumble in OT

December 11th, 2011 - 5:18pm by Kenny LeganOther posts by

The Broncos defense came up with the big play it needed.

On third-and-7 from the Broncos 38-yard line, linebacker Joe Mays hit Bears running back Marion Barber, forcing a fumble that linebacker Wesley Woodyard recovered.

The Broncos start with the ball on their own 34-yard line, needing just a field goal to win. Denver is 2-0 in overtime this year, with wins in Miami and San Diego.

-Kenny Legan

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Broncos Recover Fumble

October 23rd, 2011 - 2:23pm by Kenny LeganOther posts by

After trading possessions, the Broncos recovered a Dolphins’ fumble and Miami’s 36-yard line.

Linebacker D.J. Williams strip-sacked Moore and also recovered the fumble, giving the Broncos possession.

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Broncos-Dolphins Head to Overtime

October 23rd, 2011 - 2:16pm by Kenny LeganOther posts by

After the Broncos tied the game with a touchdown and two-point conversion with 17 seconds left, the Dolphins took a knee, sending the game into overtime.

The Broncos called heads on the coin toss, which came up tails. The Dolphins elected to receive at the start of overtime. The first team to score in this period wins.

Denver scored two touchdowns in the final 2:52 of the game, with Tebow throwing scoring passes to Demaryius Thomas and Daniel Fells. The Broncos recovered an onside kick to set up the tying score.

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New Overtime Rules in the Playoffs

March 23rd, 2010 - 1:58pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by

Coming off a postseason that saw two games decided in overtime, NFL team owners approved on Tuesday an overtime rule change in the playoffs.

Starting in the upcoming 2010 season, overtime in the postseason won’t always be “sudden death.” If a team wins the coin toss and drives down the field for a touchdown, the game is still over. But if the team wins the coin toss and then kicks a field goal, the other team gets the ball with a chance to either tie the game with a field goal or win it with a touchdown.

If the game is tied after both teams have had a posession, play will continue under the normal “sudden death” rules.

The owners voted 28-4 in favor of the proposal at the NFL Annual Meeting in Orlando, Fla. The Broncos were among the 28 teams that approved the rule change.

“We always talk about situational football with (Head) Coach (Josh) McDaniels, and I’m sure he’ll have us prepared however it turns out,” Renaldo Hill said earlier in the day. “There’s always some new wrinkle that they have in the league each year, and we’ll be prepared.”

-Gray Caldwell, DenverBroncos.com

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