The Denver Broncos were in the driver’s seat on Sunday when they hosted the Indianapolis Colts at Empower Field at Mile High. Denver had some trouble in the first half running the ball and moving the ball down the field.
By halftime the Colts were up 13-7, while Denver had 36 total yards on the ground in the first half compared to Indianapolis’ 105. In the second half it appeared as though the Broncos were done after rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw two interceptions, which didn’t result in anything due to Denver’s stout defense.
By the third quarter Denver had cut the Colt lead to just three scoring a field goal by William Lutz. The fourth quarter belonged to Denver who scored three touchdowns, one of which came on a trick play by Indianapolis where quarterback Anthony Richardson tossed the ball to wide receiver Adonai Mitchell who tossed to right back to Richardson but was picked off by Denver linebacker Nik Bonitto for the touchdown.
In a game that appeared to be heading in Indianapolis’ direction quickly changed tide after Colts running back Jonathan Taylor dropped the ball just before crossing the goal line resulting in the play being called a touchback. The Colts were on the verge of taking a 10-point lead but instead the Broncos scored 24 unanswered points to take the win and the number six position in the postseason ahead of division rivals the L.A. Chargers.
Denver has a short week before heading to L.A. to face the Chargers after L.A. got blown-out by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40-17. L.A. will be looking to get back into the number six spot with a win at home over the Broncos this Thursday night. Denver on the other hand has an opportunity to take a commanding lead at number six and quite possibly the number five spot ahead of the Ravens if they Ravens lose to the Steelers this weekend.
With Denver’s win over the Colts on Sunday, their chance of making the post-season has increased to 91 percent.
In other sports, Colorado Buffaloes wide receiver and cornerback Travis Hunter, won the Heisman trophy over the weekend sealing the ironman’s fate in College Football History. His mom, coach Sanders, teammate and quarterback Shedeur Sanders, and his fiancé accompanied Hunter to the Heisman ceremony on Saturday.
The Colorado Avalanche defeated the Nashville Predators on Saturday night after losing 4-1 to the Utah Hockey Club last week. Colorado’s Nathan MacKinnon was the first NHL player this season to reach 50-points. Currently MacKinnon has 13 goals and 37 assists this season. The Avalanche are on the road this week to face the Vancouver Canucks, the San Jose Sharks and the Anaheim Ducks before returning to Denver to host the Seattle Kraken next Sunday.
The Denver Nuggets enjoyed some rest over the weekend after beating the L.A. Clippers on Friday night in Denver. The Nuggets are also on the road this week to face the Sacramento Kings, the Portland Trailblazers (Thursday, Dec. 19th @ 8 p.m.) and the New Orleans Pelicans (Sunday, Dec. 22 @ 5 p.m.) before returning home next Monday to host the Phoenix Suns.
