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Elway: ‘Pedal to the Metal’

October 23rd, 2012 - 11:02am by Sam DavisOther posts by Sam Davis

There were plenty of positives for the Denver Broncos in their Week 6 comeback win at San Diego, and Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway hit on most of them in this week’s episode of Elway Access, hosted by Broncos TV’s Chris Hall.

Coming out of halftime facing a 24-0 deficit, the Broncos marched 85 yards down the field in eight plays, as quarterback Peyton Manning finished the drive with a 29-yard touchdown strike to wide receiver Demaryius Thomas.

That drive, followed by cornerback Tony Carter’s 65-yard scoop-and-score off a fumble, were the two biggest factors in shifting the momentum in Denver’s favor, according to Elway.

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Tags: Bye week, Elway Access, Executive Vice President of Football Operations John Elway, New Orleans Saints, San Diego Chargers, Week 6, Week 8
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Quotable: Denver vs. Detroit

October 30th, 2011 - 8:34pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by Stuart Zaas

Here’s what was said following Detroit’s 45-10 victory over Denver:

Head Coach John Fox: “We’ve got a ways to go. We’ve been good at times. Today wasn’t good enough. That is a good football team coming off two losses. Two or three years ago, they were 0-16, so it’s doable. I think they’ve improved, and they’ve got some good players to help them do that.”

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Tags: Champ Bailey, Detroit Lions, Joe Mays, John Fox, Quotable, Robert Ayers, Tim Tebow, Week 8
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Broncos vs. Lions: Gameday Coverage

October 30th, 2011 - 5:28pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

PREGAME:

Just got the inactives for today’s game. Check them out here.

PREGAME PHOTOS: Take a look at the field during warmups, courtesy of Eric Lars Bakke.

BRONCOS AT DOLPHINS GAMECENTER: Thanks for sticking with us as we change the format of our gameday “live blogs.” We needed to change the format, and hoped that giving you all a place to live stream your comments and serve as a base for all links to blogs throughout the game would be a positive change. For those of you wondering about missing play-by-play, we’ll keep you updated with a new blog any time there’s a big play or a scoring drive, and for everything in between, you can check out the DenverBroncos.com Gamecenter here. It’s got stats, the score and a play-by-play of the current drive.

BRONCOS ON TWITTER: Another option is to follow the @Denver_Broncos Twitter account. There are constant updates on there throughout the game. You don’t have to be on Twitter to read the posts, but if you are, you should follow the account for news throughout the week as well.

COIN TOSS: The captains are at midfield for the coin toss and Detroit has won the toss and has deferred to the second half. Denver will receive to start the game, and we’re about to get underway.

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Tags: Detroit Lions, Gameday Coverage, Week 8
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Tebow-to-Decker for TD

October 30th, 2011 - 5:01pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

The Broncos got back on the board midway through the fourth quarter, as the offense put together a nine-play, 80-yard drive capped off by a 14-yard pass from Tim Tebow to Eric Decker.

It was a screen pass, and Decker leaped over a defender before sprinting past several Lions into the end zone.

Lance Ball had 23 rushing yards on the drive, and Tebow picked up 18 on the ground himself to help keep the drive alive.

Matt Prater’s extra point sailed through the uprights to bring the score to 45-10, Lions.

Decker now leads the team in receiving with 66 yards.

Tags: Detroit Lions, Eric Decker, Gameday Coverage, Tim Tebow, Week 8
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Pick-Six Extends Lions Lead

October 30th, 2011 - 4:47pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

With the Broncos driving inside the Detroit 10-yard line, Detroit cornerback Chris Houston picked off a Tim Tebow pass in the end zone and returned it 100 yards down the sideline for a touchdown.

It’s the second defensive touchdown of the day for Detroit, and the Lions lead it 45-3 with 12:04 remaining in the game.

Tags: Detroit Lions, Fourth Quarter, Gameday Coverage, Week 8
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Stafford to Johnson for TD

October 30th, 2011 - 4:21pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

Matthew Stafford just hit Calvin Johnson down the sideline for a 56-yard touchdown pass, giving the Lions a 38-3 lead.

It’s Johnson’s 11th touchdown catch of the year, and it put him over the 100-yard mark for the game.

6:18 remains in the third quarter.

Tags: Detroit Lions, Gameday Coverage, Third Quarter, Week 8
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Broncos vs. Lions: First-Half Photos

October 30th, 2011 - 4:21pm by Stuart ZaasOther posts by Stuart Zaas

Here are some photos from the first half.

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Tags: Detroit Lions, First Half, Gameday Coverage, Photos, Week 8
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Lions Add Defensive TD

October 30th, 2011 - 4:00pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

After the defense forced a Detroit punt, the Lions defense made its presence felt.

Defensive end Cliff Avril got his second strip-sack of the game, this time recovering the fumble and returning it 24 yard into the end zone.

The Lions now lead it 31-3 with 13:26 remaining in the third quarter.

Tags: Detroit Lions, Gameday Coverage, Third Quarter, Week 8
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Broncos vs. Lions: First Half Recap

October 30th, 2011 - 3:46pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

After a successful first drive, the Broncos offense wasn’t able to get much going in the first half.

The team is 0-for-7 on third downs, and has four three-and-outs on seven drives. The seventh drive featured an unsuccessful fourth-down conversion as Tim Tebow simply threw the ball high in the air out of bounds to run the clock down to halftime.

Tebow is 4-for-13 for 37 yards and has been sacked three times.

The team’s leading rusher is Lance Ball, who has two carries for 37 yards. Knowshon Moreno has chipped in 27 yards on the ground, and Tebow has rushed four times for 15 yards.

The Lions outgained the Broncos 274 yards to 79 in the first half.

The Denver defense sacked Matthew Stafford twice in the first half.

Stafford is 16-for-22 for 191 yards and two scores, good for a quarterback rating of 129.2 yards.

The Lions lead the game 24-3, having scored 24 consecutive points after the Broncos’ opening-drive field goal.

Click here for the first-half audio highlights, courtesy of 850 KOA.

Tags: Detroit Lions, First Half, Gameday Coverage, Week 8
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Lions Up 21

October 30th, 2011 - 3:38pm by Gray CaldwellOther posts by Gray Caldwell

After another Broncos punt, the Lions marched down the field for another score just before the half.

Matthew Stafford hit Calvin Johnson on a screen pass, and the receiver was hit hard by D.J. Williams and fell backwards to the 1-yard line. The play was reviewed, as it looked like Johnson might have fallen on Robert Ayers’ foot, keeping him off the ground as he reached the ball toward the end zone.

But Johnson was ruled down, and the Lions handed off to Maurice Morris for a leaping, 1-yard touchdown run on the next play.

That makes it 24 consecutive points for the Lions to close out the first half. They lead 24-3.

Denver received the ensuing kickoff with 29 seconds left, and the Broncos ran four plays — the second of which was a quarterback sack — to bring the game to halftime.

Tags: Detroit Lions, Gameday Coverage, Second Quarter, Week 8
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