Denver Broncos
Regular Season Game 11
November 28, 2021
The Denver Broncos played the role of the Dallas Cowboys this week and got hammered by the Eagles. It was embarrassing on all levels.
The Eagles started off their first drive from the 25 yard line. Jalen Hurts, #1, ran to the right for 10 yards and a first down. On first down, Boston Scott, #35, ran up the middle, through a huge hole, for a gain of 17 yards. On first down, Scott was tackled for a two yard loss. On second and 12, Hurts connected with Scott for a gain of 16 yards. On first down, the Denver defense stopped Scott for no gain. On second down, Hurts found Quez Watkins, #16, for a gain of 18 yards. Hurts went back to Watkins on first down, but this time, he only gained three yards. On second and 7, Jordan Howard, #24, ran up the middle for one yard. On third down, Hurts threw an incomplete pass. On fourth and six with 10:17 left in the first quarter, the Eagles kicked and made a 30 yard field goal.
The Broncos first drive of the game started from the 25 yard line. On first down, Gordon picked up one yard running to the left. On second down, Teddy threw an incomplete pass. On third down, Teddy threw the ball to Gordon and he caught it for a two yard loss. After erasing only 90 seconds from the game clock, the Denver Broncos punted the ball away.
From the 20 yard line, Scott ran to the left and picked up four yards. On second down, Hurts tossed the ball to Dallas Goedert, #88. He picked up four yards. On third down, with about seven and half minutes left in the quarter, Howard ran to the right and picked up three yards. On first down, the Eagles tried an end around to the left side with Jalen Reagor, #18, but he lost eight yards on the play. With 18 yards to go on second down, Hurts connected with Watkins for a six yard gain. The ball was now near the 30 yard line. On third and 12, Hurts found Goedert for a 24 yard gain. On first down, Howard ran towards the middle-left and picked up six yards. On second down, Howard ran to the left side and picked up four more yards. On first down, with 3:30 left, Hurts connected with DeVonta Smith, #6, for a gain of 36 yards and a touchdown. There was a flag on the kickoff, Rick Lovato, #45, was flagged for a false start.
From the 25 yard line, Jeudy accepted the handoff from Teddy Bridgewater and he gained three yards running to the left. Williams came in and gained nine yards over the left side. On first down, Teddy Bridgewater was flagged for a false start. Williams came in and carried the ball for eleven yards. On his next carry, Williams only gained two yards running over the right side. On third down with two yards to go, Teddy completed a pass to Patrick for a seven yard gain, but there was a flag on the play. Avonte Maddox, #29, was flagged for taunting, which cost the Eagles 15 yards. On first down with 26 seconds left in the quarter, Milton Williams, #93, was flagged for a neutral zone infraction. On first down with five yards to go, Teddy found Jeudy for a five yard gain. That play ended the first quarter. After one quarter in Denver, the Eagles led the Broncos, 10 to nothing.
When the second quarter started, Gordon cut to the right and gained 15 yards on first down. On first and goal from the eight, Gordon carried the ball down to the one yard line. Gordon ran into the end zone with 13:41 left in the half.
On first down, from the 25 yard line, Hurts ran to the left and picked up two yards. On second down, Hurts ran to the left and picked up five yards. On third down Hurts was sacked by Jones for an eight yard loss. Hurts fumbled the ball but it was recovered by Jason Kelce, #62, on the 26 yard line. The Eagles punted with 11:39 left in the half.
On first down from the 28 yard line, Teddy Bridgewater connected with the “Big O” for a gain of 64 yards. On first down and goal from the Philadelphia eight yard line, Williams ran to the left for a three yard gain, but there was a flag on the play. Barnett was flagged for offside. On first and goal, this time from the Philly four yard line, Teddy rolled out to the left and threw an incomplete pass. On second down, Williams ran up the middle and gained one yard. On third down with 9:50 let in the half, Teddy threw another incomplete pass. On fourth down, the Broncos kicked a 21 yard field goal. The game was now tied at 10.
The Eagles, from the 25 yard line, responded with an incomplete pass on first down. On second down, Howard ran up the middle for eleven yards. On first down, Hurts called his own number and he scrambled for 31 yards over the left side. On first down, with 8:20 left, Scott ran up the middle for a one yard loss. On second down, Hurts tossed the ball to Scott for an eight yard gain. Scott ran up the middle again on third down for a gain of three yards this time. On first down, Hurts scrambled over the left side for 4 yards. From the Denver 18 yard line, Howard ran to the right and picked up three yards. On third down, Hurts found Watkins for a gain of six yards. From the Denver nine yard line, Hurts connected with Jack Stoll, #89, for a gain of four yards. On second down, with 3:45 left, Hurts ran the option to the left side and Kenneth Gainwell, #14, gained nothing. On third and goal, with 3:22 left, Hurts connected with Smith on a touchdown pass of five yards. The Eagles now led the Broncos by a touchdown, 17-10.
The Broncos responded to the touchdown drive with a three and out. On first down, Teddy threw an incomplete pass. On second down, Jeudy was flagged for a false start. On second and 15, Teddy connected with Jeudy for a four yard gain. On third down, Teddy Bridgewater was sacked for a fourteen yard loss, which took us down to the two minute warning. On fourth and 25, the Broncos punted from their end zone, but there was a flag on the play. After the punt, Zech McPhearson, #27, was flagged for unnecessary roughness. This moved the ball back to the Philly 15 yard line.
On first down, Gainwell carried the ball for five yards over the left side. On second down, Hurts found Gainwell for a gain of nine yards. The flag on this play was picked up. On first down, Hurts connected with Smith for a gain of eleven yards. With 56 seconds left, Hurts found Reagor for a gain of 12 yards. With 50 seconds left, Hurts connected with Smith for a gain of 14 yards. With 25 seconds left, Hurts threw two incomplete passes. Denver called a timeout with 15 seconds left. Hurts threw another incomplete pass on third down. On fourth down, the Eagles attempted a 52 yard field goal and they made it. There were still five seconds on the clock.
From the 25 yard line, with five seconds left, Teddy Bridgewater connected with Fant for a gain of 13 yards which ended the half. At halftime, the Eagles led the Broncos 20-10. The announcer mentioned that the Denver defense had given up 270 yards in the first half.
The Denver Broncos got the ball to start the second half and they started form the 25 yard line. On first down Teddy connected with Fant for a 15 yard gain. On the second first down of the second half, Teddy found Sutton for a 26 yard gain. On first down, from the Philly 34, Williams ran to the left and gained four yards. On second and six, Williams ran to the right for 20 yards. On first down, with 12:30 left, Teddy threw an incomplete pass that was almost a pick 6. On second down, the defense stuffed the middle and Williams lost four yards. On third down, Teddy connected with Williams for a ten yard gain. On fourth and goal, from the Philly four yard line with 11:25 left in the quarter, the Broncos attempted a 22 yard field goal. It was blocked by K’Von Wallace, #42.
The Eagles offense was not ready for the second half. On first down, Hurts ran the quarterback keeper and lost one yard. On second down, Hurts found Stoll for a two yard gain. Oh third down, Hurts threw an incomplete pass. The Eagles punted from their end zone with 9:15 left in the quarter.
Spencer returned the ball to the Philly 45. Gordon picked up seven yards running up the middle on first down. On second down, Gordon picked up nine yards running to the left. The defense held Gordon to a gain of one yard on first down with 7:45 left in the quarter. Teddy connected with Jeudy for a seven yard pickup on second down. With only two yards to go on third down, Williams took it to the house for a touchdown (20 yards), but there was a flag on the play. Saubert was flagged for holding. On third down, Teddy found the “Big O” for a four yard gain, but there was a flag on the play. Barnett was flagged for roughing the passer. On first down, from the Philly 11 with about six minutes left, Teddy avoided a sack, but threw an incomplete pass. On second down, Williams ran to the right for a gain of seven yards, but there was a flag on the play. The “Big O” was flagged for an illegal block in the back. On second and 19, Teddy threw an incomplete pass. On third down, Teddy found Fant for a ten yard gain. From the 10 yard line, with 4:54 remaining in the quarter, the Broncos made a 28 yard field goal. The score at this point was Philly 20, Denver 13.
The Eagles started their drive from the 25 yard line. Howard ran over the left side for a gain of five yards on first down. On second down, Scott picked up 21 yards running to the left. On first down, Hurts lost two yards on his quarterback scramble. On second and 12, with 3:30 left, Hurts threw a pass that was almost blocked by Harris, but it was intercepted by Simmons who returned it 17 yards.
On first down, from the Denver 47, Teddy found Fant for a six yard pickup. On second down, Teddy returned to Fant for a 15 yard gain. Teddy threw an incomplete pass on first down. On second down, with 97 seconds left in the quarter, Gordon ran over the left side and picked up two yards. With 55 seconds left, Teddy connected with Patrick for a seven yard gain. With 21 second left, on fourth down with one yard to go, Gordon fumbled the ball and Darius Slay, #2, returned it 83 yards for a touchdown. The Eagles point after touchdown was good and that play ended the third quarter. Bridgewater caught some flak during the downtime for not tackling Slay. After three quarters, Philly 27, Denver 13.
On first down, Jeudy caught a pass for a five yard gain. On second down, from the Denver 30 yard line, Teddy’s pass was tipped, almost picked, but caught by Williams for a nine yard loss. On third down, Teddy tossed an incomplete pass. With 13:33 left in the game, the Broncos punted on fourth down.
From the Philly 35, Howard ran to the left for 15 yards. On first down from the 50, Howard picked up five more yards running to the left. With 12:31 left, Howard ran to the right and picked up 25 yards. Hurts called his own number on first down, but he only picked up one yard on the quarterback keeper. Scott came in and picked up seven yards running to the right. Hurts scrambled to the right on third down for a five yard pickup. Nate Herbig, #67, fumbled and Hurts recovered for a three yard gain on first and goal. Howard came in and ran up the middle for a three yard gain. Howard ran up the middle again on third down and gained one yard. With 7:36 left in the game, the Eagles kicked a 23 yard field goal. The kick was successful. The score: Philly 30, Denver 13.
This Denver 3 and out took 47 seconds off the clock. Teddy threw two incomplete passes and he completed a pass to Patrick for a gain of zero yards. The Broncos punted on fourth and 10 from the Denver 25 yard line.
On first down from the Philly 32 yard line, Scott ran to the left and picked up two yards. On second down, Scott ran to the right and picked up six yards. Oh third down, Hurts ran to the right for one yard. Philly thought Hurts gained two yards and a first down, so they challenged the spotting of the ball. The review confirmed he was short of the first down, so Philly punted the ball.
On first down from the Denver 12 yard line, Teddy connected with Jeudy for a gain of 13 yards but he fumbled. The “Big O” recovered the fumble and advanced it two yards. Philly then called their last timeout of the game. On first down, Teddy connected with the “Big O” for a nine yard gain. With one yard to go on second down, Teddy threw an incomplete pass, but there was a flag on the play. Steven Nelson, #3, was flagged for pass interference. That penalty advanced the ball to the Philly 27 yard line. Teddy connected with Jeudy on first down for a gain of 14 yards. With 2:50 left in the game, Teddy threw an incomplete pass that was almost picked. On second down, Teddy tossed the ball to Sutton for a gain of three yards. Teddy ended this drive by throwing incomplete passes on third and fourth down.
From the Philly 10 yard line, Scott ran to the right and picked up 23 yards. This took us to the two minute warning. When play resumed, Hurts kneeled down three times to kill the clock and end the game. Final score: Eagles 30, Denver 13.
*AYPC is average yards per carry
PlayerCarriesAYPCLongTD(s)Fumble(s) Gordon951511 Williams862000 Jeudy13300
PlayerReceptions%LongTD(s)Fumble(s) Jeudy667%1401 Patrick350%700 Okwuegbunam3100%6400 Gordon125%-200 Fant583%1500 Williams267%1000 Sutton267%2600
compypaTD(s)INT(s)LongRating 61%6006479
TimesYards LostFumble(s) 1140
compypaTD(s)INT(s)LongRating 70%82136103
AttYardsLongTD(s) 1453310
Time(s)Yard(s) LostFumble(s) 161
TeamGame(s) PlayedWinning %Net Los Angeles2100%+20 Kansas City250%+21 Las Vegas333%-31 Denver10-10
TeamGame(s) PlayedWinning %Net Las Vegas475%-1 Los Angeles450%-22 Denver540%+9 Kansas City425%-39
*Schedule Finished TeamGame(s) PlayedWinning %Net Kansas City*5100%+49 Denver475%+18 Los Angeles450%-3 Las Vegas450%-4
Problems: The fourth quarter
Denver loves to pad the stats in the fourth quarter, so what would their record be if only the fourth quarter counted? Lets take a look.
If only the fourth quarter counted
BroncosPointsOpponentPoints4th QTR resultReal result Denver10New York Giants6WinWin Denver3Jacksonville Jaguars6LossWin Denver6New York Jets0WinWin Denver0Baltimore Ravens6LossLoss Denver13Pittsburgh Steelers3WinLoss Denver14Las Vegas Raiders3WinLoss Denver7Cleveland Browns0WinLoss Denver7The Washington Football Team0WinWin Denver11Dallas Cowboys16LossWin Denver0Philadelphia Eagles3LossLoss
The Broncos would be 6-4 if only the fourth quarter counted.
There are 7 games left in the season and five of those games are divisional games. This look back at the season may help you understand the afc-west.
*played six games
**played five games TeamPoints ScoredPoints SurrenderedNetWinning % Kansas City*12787+4083% Denver**98107-940% Los Angeles**118149-3140% Las Vegas**110142-3240%
*played three games TeamPoints ScoredPoints SurrenderedNetWinning % Kansas City9347+46100% Los Angeles112115-350% Denver*6056+467% Las Vegas*4396-530%
*played one game
**week 11 TeamPoints ScoredPoints SurrenderedNetWinning % Kansas City6023+37100% Los Angeles6164-350% Las Vegas2773-460% Denver*1330-170%
The worst offenses in the NFL after week 3
*had bye week last week
What stands out about this list is that the Broncos have five wins this season and every team they beat is on this list, plus a team they are expected to beat later in the season, the Detroit Lions.
Opponents ranked by points scored after week 3
I just realized, it helps to have a reference point. The Broncos were ranked number 12 after week 3.
24. Washington The Football Team
Today's teams ranked by stats
If the Broncos split their remaining divisional games, that would get them to 8-7. If the Broncos had played Kc earlier in the year, the odds would have been better for a split with KC. I'll guess the Broncos will beat the Chargers and Raiders at least once and lose both games to Kc, that puts the Broncos at 7-8. The other two games are the Bengals and the Lions. I bet the Broncos will split those two games finishing 8-9 on the year. I have a fear that the Lions will get their first victory of the year against the Broncos. They've been in every game.
The Broncos lost, by ten points, their first divisional game of the season when they played the Raiders on October 17. The Chargers are undefeated in the division this season...so far.
The Chargers are averaging 26 points per game through 10 games, but, on average, they give up 27. In divisional games, they're averaging 29 points per game, and they're only giving up 19 points per game. Through 10 games, the Broncos are averaging 20 points per game and are giving up 18 points per game.
That's sort of interesting you say, why did you tell me that? I told you that because the magic number for the Broncos this year is 17 points. When the defense holds the opponent to 16 points or less, the Broncos are 5-0 this season. When the opponent scores 17 points or more, the Broncos are 0-5.
Bradley Cubb has been activated for this game.
Sunday November 28 @ 2:05 PM MT
Next week's game against the Chiefs has been flexed to Sunday night. The game is now on NBC at 6:20 PM MST.
Looking Ahead to Future Opponents
WeekTeamWinning %Win(s) 1Vikings0%0 2Seahawks33%1 3Rams00
WeekTeamWinning %Win(s) 1Giants30%3 2Jaguars20%2 3Jets20%2 4Ravens70%7
WeekTeamWinning %Win(s) 5Steelers50%5 6Raiders55%6 7Browns55%6 8Football Team40%4
WeekTeamWinning %Win(s) 9Cowboys70%7 10Eagles45%5 12Chargers60%6 13Chiefs64%7
WeekTeamWinning %Win(s) 14Lions00 15Bengals60%6 16Raiders55%6 17Chargers60%6 18Chiefs64%7
A red line, might be wavy, indicates a loss.A green line, might be double, indicates a win.*(records as of November 28,2021)
