Going without Davis didn’t hurt the return game as the Chiefs held a commanding 29-0 lead before the Broncos finally got on the scoreboard late in the fourth quarter and were forced to attempt two onside kicks. “This is not the Peyton Manning we’re used to seeing”.
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It was the first time Denver had been shut out in the first two quarters of play in three years.
The veteran quarterback entered the Chiefs game with the chance to surpass Brett Favre for two league records: career passing yards and victories. The four interceptions gave the Chiefs great field position and the Broncos defense simply couldn’t be as effective playing on short fields. Kansas City blew the first meeting with the Broncos this season but certainly made up for it today.
Manning did start, and hindered by injuries, he threw four interceptions, dropping his season-long touchdown-to-interception ratio to 9-to-17.
CARDINALS 39, SEAHAWKS 32: Carson Palmer threw for 363 yards and three touchdowns, Andre Ellington had a 48-yard touchdown run with 1:58 remaining and Arizona (7-2) moved three games ahead in the NFC West with a wild victory at Seattle (4-5).
West’s career is eight games, so it was no surprise that this was his longest play.
In contrast, the six of the Chiefs’ last seven opponents have losing records, so it’s easy to see them running the table.
They were going with a physical, downhill rushing attack and they were winning the battle in the trenches. “A lot of things going on that you guys weren’t able to see”.
Osweiler finished 14 of 24 for 146 yards with one TD and an interception.
Once he gets a little space, he’s gone.
NASHVILE, Tenn. – Cam Newton completed 21 of 26 passes for 217 yards and one touchdown as unbeaten Carolina extended its best start ever with a win over Tennessee.
The Giants royally screwed up their clock management on the final drive that resulted in a go-ahead field goal.
After a horrendous four-interception day against the Kansas City Chiefs, while also being benched for backup Brock Osweiler, ESPN’s Adam Schefter reports that Manning is dealing with a major injury.
Sean Smith picked off Manning on second-and-10 from midfield.
So will Manning be healthy enough to face the Bears and his former head coach, John Fox?
It led to a few boos as the Broncos offense ran off the field.
Corey Sipkin/New York Daily News Just when it looked like Eli Manning had engineered a touchdown drive, officials rule that Odell Beckham Jr.’s touchdown in the fourth quarter isn’t a catch, and Big Blue settles for a field goal. The National Football League records he sets or the regular-season record of the Broncos will mean nothing if Manning limps into January only to get bounced from the postseason one more time.
The Chiefs had their fifth interception of the game.
While touchdowns are the goal and would have been nice, Santos’ consistency helped build a solid lead against the Broncos in the early part of this game. I asked Kubiak why he did not go to Osweiler to begin the third quarter, with Denver trailing 19-0.
Yes, that’s right: zero-point-zero. “I probably should have made a decision not to play him in the game”, Kubiak admitted afterward.
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It wasn’t until garbage time – after Denver fell behind 29-0, and after starting quarterback Peyton Manning was benched in favor of Brock Osweiler – that Davis caught his first pass as a Bronco.
