The Broncos score on their 1st possession of the game after a very slow start of the drive kept alive by a silly roughing the passer penalty by the LE A. Jones, since that moment Denver initially let run Anderson inside the tackles some times then Manning made 2 key passes 1 to Julius Thomas outside who took them close to the Colts end zone and 2 plays later Manning found Demaryius Thomas on a fade 1 on 1 against FS Landry for the 1st TD of the game. 2 drives later the Colts tied the game with a 73 yards drive characterized by 2 good receptions by Hilton for 2 very good gain especially the 2nd one on an IN route that shown his great quickness changing direction, once they arrived close to the Broncos end zone they scored on a HB toss well run by Herron. The Colts continue to be red hot forcing Manning to fumble the ball on around his 40 yard line due to a Newsome great play that allowed MLB J. Freeman to recover it. Indy didn't waste the opportunity to go ahead in the game and they chose right to do it with passes first with a Moncrief's very good catch to advance the ball and near the goalie they went to their TE on a stick route to score the game ahead TD. Broncos' offensive struggle continue and the Colts put up a decent drive that ended with a missed 44 yards FG by Vinatieri. After some minutes dominated by both defenses Luck seemed to have the last chance of the 1st half but he got intercepted by CB Roby who cut in front of the receiver and this gave Manning another chance to Manning & Co. that arrived on FG range to give a chance from the 45 yards to the K Barth who made it to cut the deficit for his team.
The Colts continue their positive trend scoring another TD after a very good drive with the majority of pass plays and the last of them has been a very precise 15 yards pass to WR Nicks in the end zone that put them ahead by 11 points, they have been able to do that thanks to their o-line who continued to keep their high performances. Manning finally got back a lil bit of his rhythm and along with Anderson who made a key conversion on the ground that kept the drive alive and lead his team to another FG made by Barth. The Colts re-estabilished the 2 possessions lead with a very solid drive this time a more balanced 1 than the lasts and Vinatieri ended that it with perfect FG. Denver had the chance to get back into the game but their struggled continued and they fell in a 4th and long situation where Anderson received a pass from Manning but he has been blocked inches shy of the 1st down, that play essentially ended the Broncos season because the Colts managed the remaining time giving no chance to them to return in the game.
Denver continued in the same way they ended the last month of the regular season and the result has been a very well deserved loss that cost coach Fox and his stuff the job, on offense they played far away from their chances, their offensie line struggled against a team that really don't have a single pass rusher, Demaryius Thomas dropped too many costful ball, Manning hasn't been accurate as he should be and this time even CJ Anderson couldn't help the so much. Manning played with a quad injury that visibly limited him all game long but this isn't enough to explain this total offensive debacle. On defense they played a good game in my opinion especially against the runs but even defensively they missed some stuffs and the 1st one is the efficiency of their 2 best pass rushers Miller and Ware that after a good started they have been outplayed by the Colts offensive tackles.
Indy played a very good game without risk anything on offense in fact they didn't attempt long pass with the exception of the 1 that has been picked off by CB Roby but it was a particular situation of the game, very solid game by Luck who could rely on a great performance by his o-line that in my opinion receive the MVP trophy for this game. On defense the coverage on Broncos' receivers has been outstanding on both WRs and TEs proving that they can be physical enbough to match them up, remarkable job even by their 3 d-linemen that played tough against runs against 1 of the best running game in last period. This has been a very important win for them in a very difficult field to play in and they proved also that they can win even with their defense and not just with their explosive passing offense soemthing that just few fans should image before this playoffs started.
Indy played a very good game without risk anything on offense in fact they didn't attempt long pass with the exception of the 1 that has been picked off by CB Roby but it was a particular situation of the game, very solid game by Luck who could rely on a great performance by his o-line that in my opinion receive the MVP trophy for this game. On defense the coverage on Broncos' receivers has been outstanding on both WRs and TEs proving that they can be physical enbough to match them up, remarkable job even by their 3 d-linemen that played tough against runs against 1 of the best running game in last period. This has been a very important win for them in a very difficult field to play in and they proved also that they can win even with their defense and not just with their explosive passing offense soemthing that just few fans should image before this playoffs started.
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