But Von Miller made sure the Colts quarterback never got a chance. “He was one of the guys on there and I wanted to have a great game against him”.
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All is well in the city of Denver. So the season has gone largely as expected for the Colts, and even though many thought they could pull out a win in week one, an 0-2 start is also not entirely surprising.
The loss drops Luck to 3-2 in his career against the Broncos.
Luck after a great Week 1 will look to bounce back against San Diego for Indianapolis’ first win while Denver looks to remain undefeated against Cincinnati.
Finally, seventh-round pick Trevor Siemian completed 66.7 percent of his passes for 266 yards Sunday as he outdueled a QB counterpart drafted No. 1 overall for the second straight game. It is definitely a club worth being a part of. On the season, the Broncos are averaging 5.80 yards per play to the opposition’s 4.37 – a league-best differential of 1.43 through Sunday’s action. Not only was he almost shut down statistically, but the Broncos also forced him into two turnovers that directly resulted in Denver points. Aquib Talib picked off Luck and took it to the house 46 yards later while Von Miller stripped Luck for a fumble-six that put the game away for good.
8 – The banged up defense played the Broncos even up minus the two defensive touchdowns. The defense sends a mush rush, and Luck forces a pass that gets jumped by Talib.
The defense wasn’t done there. Shane Ray was able to recover the fumble and run it in for a touchdown.
DENVER (AP) – Von Miller tormented the quarterback. The Broncos have had only two tight ends in uniform, Virgil Green and John Phillips, for both of their games. None of the Colts’ running backs had a run of longer than eight yards.
Plus, he used to play receiver, Demaryius Thomas noted, “so it’s nothing new”.
In November, when the Broncos were handed their first loss of the season at Indianapolis, Denver gained only 35 yards rushing on 14 carries.
“He obviously got the better of me today”, Reitz said. Clearly I was wrong last season, but shooters shoot, and I will play this fiddle again this year.
Denver can not rely all season on the foot of Brandon McManus.
Texans 19, Chiefs 12: DeAndre Hopkins had 113 yards receiving and a touchdown, and Nick Novak kicked four field goals as Houston won at home. A field goal for each side.
Frank Gore would cap off the following Colts drive with a seven yard receiving touchdown to widen the gap and cut the deficit to 20-23.
But it shouldn’t come down to that. Melvin left with thigh cramps in the second half and did not return. In the other four field goal attempts, three of the four were all failed third down attempts from two yards or less.
But while there might have been some doubt about the score after Ray reached the end zone, there was none when he saw the ball in front of him.
The Broncos stifled another contender: This time, it was Andrew Luck and the Indianapolis Colts taking a 34-20 beating. They’re hurting so bad that Adams stopped midsentence and asked if anyone could name the healthy players the Colts have in the secondary. They defend well in man, they defend well in zone, and they defend well in blitz and dog.
It may be a short ride with rookie Paxton Lynch waiting in the shadows, but the Broncos have found their quarterback for the 2016 season. The Colts had the ball at their own 25-yard line, 1:51 left to play, down 26-20.
There has been nothing statistically intriguing about Siemian. “Maybe when I get in this good game shape, I can turn (it) on”. The eye test has shown that he is just what the Broncos need. That’s why I dance and do all that insane stuff that I do when I get to the quarterback. This might be the quality that truly separated him from that of Mark Sanchez.
Luck finished just 21-of-40 for 197 yards with one touchdown and the pick. “You don’t take that many chances on us”. In fact, they have one win between them.
On the first drive, Luck began to look like himself again.
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Denver’s defense may still be the best in the NFL.
