Denver Broncos 31 - Atlanta Falcons 0
The Broncos welcomed the Atlanta Falcons to Denver but their defense, as it has been all season, wasn't exactly welcoming. The Denver secondary and the pass rush didn't give the Falcons the chance to breathe all day. Even once the scrubs were in come the 4th quarter, they were able to maintain the shutout. In heavy rain and high winds, it wasn't a good day to throw the ball, but Darren McFadden came to play, which was good enough for the Broncos.
Osweiler was 8 of 14 for 81 yards, 1 TD and 0 INT.
Ryan was 5 of 16 for 98 yards, 0 TDs and 0 INT.
McFadden carried 12 times for 131 yards and 2 TDs, with McGahee adding 6 carries for 18 in continuing to struggle this year (while continuing to ask me for a big contract).
Taiwan Jones had 12 carries for 94 yards.
VJax lead the Broncos with 3 catches for 41 yards, while Demaryius Thomas converted his lone 5-yard catch for a TD.
Mike Wallace lead the Falcons with 2 catches for 64 yards (though 46 of those came on a heave on the last play of the game).
The Broncos got another good game from their D-line, with 1st round pick Jaron Archer getting 2 sacks, including a strip sack near the Falcons' end zone which Von Miller scooped and scored. Derek Wolfe and Elvis Dumervil each added a sack as well. No picks for the Broncos, but they were certainly in the receivers' business all day.
The Falcons got sacks from Krunch and Brown, both on blitzes against play action. Jason Kinslow attempted 3 long field goals and missed all 3 (two clanging off the cross-bar).
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Broncos move to 3-0 on the season and are off to a very hot start, especially on defense as they pitch their second consecutive shutout. Next up are the new look Raiders.