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DENVER — Bo Nix and the Denver Broncos just pulled off one of the craziest comebacks you’ll ever see.
Denver scored 33 points in the 4th quarter to come from behind and beat the New York Giants 33-32 on the day that legendary Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas was officially inducted into the Ring of Fame.
Nix finished with 279 yards passing and 2 touchdowns. Denver outscored New York 33-13 in the 4th quarter.
Here’s what stood out throughout the game.
Miracle comeback!
Entering the fourth quarter, the Broncos trailed the Giants 19-0. It felt as if the game was over.
Denver didn’t get that memo.
In the fourth quarter, the Broncos made a comeback for the ages.
Four total touchdowns by Bo Nix—two passing and two rushing—along with two two-point conversions gave the Broncos a 30-26 lead.
Nix’s heads up mad dash to the end zone gave the Broncos the improbable lead with just under two minutes left in the game.
But that wasn’t ballgame.
The Giants got the ball, converted multiple 4th-down conversions, drew a long pass interference penalty by Riley Moss and scored a touchdown with 37 seconds left. That gave the Giants a 32-30 lead due to the Giants second missed extra point of the game.
But the Giants left too much time for the Broncos.
Nix led the team into field goal range for a game-winning field goal for Wil Lutz. The Broncos won 33-32
The Broncos held on to the win thanks to a 30-point fourth quarter.
Offense nonexistent in first three quarters
Home sweet home didn’t give the Broncos’ offense the boost they hoped. Coming off a dismal offensive performance in London, Sean Payton‘s offense didn’t look any better in the Mile High City.
From the jump, Denver’s offense looked flat. The Broncos’ started off with three-straight incompletions due to a mixture of dropped passes and poor placement by Bo Nix.
Not only was the Broncos’ first drive a three and out, it lasted less than 30 seconds.
Denver’s offense struggled so much, specifically early on, that they weren’t able to score on a 13-play, 64-yard drive. Instead, Courtland Sutton wasn’t able to get in the end zone on fourth-and-goal from the 2 on a screen pass from Bo Nix.
The Broncos were shutout in the first half. One quarter later and the Broncos were still scoreless.
In the first three quarters of the game, Nix greatly struggled, going 11-of-25 for 105 yards and no touchdowns.
That changed in the fourth quarter with a miracle touchdown pass to Troy Franklin in Denver’s comeback.
Flags everywhere
One area the Broncos have been consistent throughout the entire season is, unfortunately, penalties. That remained the case on Sunday against the Giants.
Not only did the Broncos rack up a damning number of penalties yet again, but they came at very inopportune times.
A Nik Bonitto offsides gave the Giants another shot at a failed third down. They picked it up and kept the drive going.
Denver’s defense gave up a defensive pass interference when the Giants were pinned back at their own 2-yard line facing a third and long.
Dre Greenlaw’s presence felt
The Broncos did not forget about Dre. Not only did Dre Greenlaw make his Broncos debut on Sunday, he got the start alongside Alex Singleton.
And he made his presence felt right away.
In the first four minutes of the game, Greenlaw was already Denver’s leading tackler. In his first six defensive plays, Greenlaw racked up four assisted tackles.
On the third drive, Greenlaw nearly caused a strip sack when he crushed Jaxson Dart as he was throwing it.
On Thursday, Vance Joseph said everyone will feel Greenlaw’s presence when he took the field. That was certainly the case in his Broncos debut.
However, Greenlaw’s presence didn’t help jumpstart the offense.
Ring-of-Famer Demaryius Thomas
Sunday was more than just football at Empower Field at Mile High. Three hours before kickoff, the Super Bowl 50 team attended Demaryius Thomas’ Ring of Fame pillar just outside the stadium.
In an emotional ceremony, D.T.’s teammates and coaches celebrated the tremendous honor for No. 88.
“He put a smile on your face,” Gary Kubiak said, reflecting on Thomas. “The NFL is tough, a lot of games, and a lot of ups and downs so you have some rough days. ‘D.T.’ could always catch you when you had a rough day and make you smile again, make you feel good. ‘D.T.’ was just a tremendous person, a tremendous player.”
Kubiak believes Thomas was such a tremendous player that he’ll be in the Hall of Fame eventually.
“I’ll say this—I went to the Hall of Fame last year for Andre Johnson, and I got to a chance to present him at the Hall of Fame and ‘D.T.’ is not far behind him,” the proud coach said on Sunday. “In a lot of ways, the same type of player, the same type of people and I look forward to being there for him someday.”
At halftime, Emmanuel Sanders spoke just before Thomas’ Ring of Honor nameplate was revealed.
“We miss you. We love you. And congratulations my brother,” Sanders said.
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