Broncos Stage Comeback At Home
Denver Broncos wide receiver Brandon Marshall is stopped by Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Ricardo Colclough after a catch in the fourth quarter of the Broncos' 24-17 victory Sunday.
The Denver Broncos did not start the game how they wanted to at home Sunday against the 2-10 Kansas City Chiefs, going down by 10 points twice in the first half. However the Broncos were able to pull off the comeback and save themselves from being upset at home for the second straight game.
An interception thrown by Jay Cutler was returned for a touchdown, and the Chiefs were shocking the Broncos, up 10-0 in the first quarter. The Broncos battled back with a Peyton Hillis touchdown to cut it to 10-7, but the Chiefs ansewered with their first offensive touchdown from Tony Gonzalez.
Time was winding down in the first half and it looked like the Broncos were going to be down 17-7 until Cutler made an amazing pass in the corner of the end zone to Brandon Masrhall. He hauled it in, and tiptoed in bounds by dragging his left foot in order to get both feet in to make it a 17-14 game.
The Broncos would add another 10 points in the second half and blank the Chiefs to come away with the 24-17 victory.
The Broncos once again saw players going down with injuries, including Peyton Hillis, a fullback who was already replacing a plethora of running backs who have been injured this year. Hillis has a torn hamstring and joins four other running backs on the injured reserve, who are out for the season.
It was left up to Tatum Bell to carry the load at running back for the rest of the game, but most of the offensive burden was put on the arm of Jay Cutler and his many targets.
Cutler completed 32 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns to Brandon Marshall extend the Broncos record to 8-5. THe Broncos now lead the division by three games with three left to play, which means they only need to win one more game to win the division and secure a playoff spot.
However getting that win will not be easy this weekend with a matchup with the 10-3 Carolina Panthers. The Panthers secured first place in their division Monday night by defeating the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 38-23.
