On early Sunday morning, the Denver Broncos fan base was rolling out of bed much earlier than many normally would just to catch kickoff of their beloved team who was once again on primetime television across ‘the pond,’ in London.
The Denver Broncos who had lost their previous four games was matched up against a team with nearly identical circumstances. The Jacksonville Jaguars (Jags) also were on a four-game losing streak after getting wins over the Los Angeles Chargers and the Indianapolis Colts in decisive wins.
Both teams went into Sunday’s primetime game with a sense of urgency, one that could have placed jobs on the chopping block. Sunday’s game kicked off at 7:30 a.m. MST, 1:30 p.m. in the U.K.
The Jags deferred and placed the ball into Russell Wilson’s hands early. Denver would go three-and-out and punt the ball to the Jags. The Jags moved the ball to their own 41 before Denver’s D stiffened up forcing a punt. On the ensuing possession Wilson threw a deep pass intended for Courtland Sutton
that was intercepted by Tyson Campbell. The Jags took advantage of the turnover and good field possession scoring the first touchdown of the game.
The Broncos continued to have difficulty moving the ball in the first quarter and at the top of the second they were on the verge of going down 14 – 0 with the Jags threatening at the Denver 1 yard line. Jags quarterback Trevor Lawrence rolled out to his right and slung the ball from the five-yard line right into the awaiting hands of Denver safety Justin Simmons.
The Broncos weren’t able to do anything with the turnover, however; they were able to score on a reverse to Jerry Jeudy before the half. Denver went into halftime down 10-7.
The Broncos added another touchdown in the third on a one yard Melvin Gordon carry that put the Broncos up 14 – 10. In the fourth quarter the Jags took the lead again on a 1-yard touchdown from Travis Etienne (17-14).
Russell Wilson and the Broncos got the ball back with 3:54 to play. Wilson’s first ball was a 47-yard strike to K.J. Hamler that put the Broncos immediately within field goal range. Two plays later Wilson scrambled 10 yards for a first down at the Jacksonville 28. With two minutes to play the Broncos gained sixteen more yards to set up a Latavius Murray touchdown from the two-yard-line.
The Broncos beat the Jags 21-17.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche lost to the New York Islanders and New Jersey Devils over the weekend after defeating the New York Rangers last Tuesday. Colorado is at home to host the Columbus Blue Jackets this Saturday at noon.
The Denver Nuggets beat the Utah Jazz and the Los Angeles Lakers at home last week before dropping one to the Lakers in L.A. over the weekend. The Nuggets are in Oklahoma to face the Thunder on Thursday at 6 p.m.
At the wire: The Denver Broncos traded outside linebacker Bradley Chubb and a fourth round pick in 2025 to the Miami Dolphins for a first-round pick in 2023, at 2024 fourth round pick and Dolphins runningback Chase Edmonds.
