The Denver Broncos were back from their bye week to face the Washington Commanders in our Nations Capital on Sunday who were also coming off their bye week.
The Commanders have had a disappointing season after losing their star quarterback Jayden Daniels to injury. Daniels sat out on Sunday leaving Denver to face Marcus Mariota who didn’t disappoint Washington fans in Sunday nights shootout.
The Broncos took a 3-0 lead in the first quarter and added another field goal in the third, however; Washington added a touchdown late in the second quarter leaving the Broncos with just over two minutes to march down the field to add a remarkable 11-yard touchdown pass by Bo Nix to Courtland Sutton, giving Denver a 13-7 lead heading into the half.
In the fourth quarter, both teams added touchdowns with Denver leading 20-14. Washington added two field goals in the fourth tying the game sending the game into overtime.
In overtime the Broncos marched down the field scoring a touchdown on rookie running back R.J. Harvey’s second touchdown of the night, giving the Broncos a 27-20 lead.
Washington didn’t back down and Mariota marched the Commanders offense down the field scoring a touchdown and lining up for a two-point conversion. As Mariota drops back, Denver Bronco linebacker Nik Bonitto zeroed in on Mariota jumping just in time for his throw swatting the ball down and winning the game for the Broncos 27-26 in overtime.
The Broncos are on a 9-game winning streak that started against the Bengals and included the likes of the defending Super Bowl champs in the Philadelphia Eagles, the Dallas Cowboys, and the leagues best defense in the Houston Texans.
This week the Denver Broncos are in Las Vegas to face the Raiders who are struggling at the bottom of the division at 2-10. The Raiders are coming off a embarrassing loss to the L.A. Chargers on Sunday losing 31-14.
Denver held onto the number one seed for less than a day when the New England Patriots won on Monday night defeating the New York Giants winning their 10th straight game.
In other sports the Colorado Avalanche bounced back after their loss to the Minnesota Wild, by defeating the Montreal Canadiens 7-2 over the weekend. This week the Avs are at home to face the Canucks and in New York to face the Islanders.
