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What used to be a house of cards has turned into a reservoir

Due to frankly incredible circumstances I missed tonight’s Broncos game, which they won over the Chargers of San Diego 34-23.

Eddie Royal took a punt and a kickoff back to the house, becoming the only Bronco ever to do so in a single game. It’s tough to appreciate how impressive that is. In the ’90s we often saw a stat in the Denver Post’s notes sections saying the Broncos hadn’t returned a kick for a touchdown since 1972, a string we didn’t break until late in the 1998 season. For a franchise with returners as gifted as Darrien Gordon and Rick Upchurch it’s a little surprising that this hadn’t happened before, but congrats to Royal.

Elvis Dumervil picked up his ninth and tenth sacks of the season. I think I’m finally grateful that Mr. Shanahan is out—he would never keep a pass rusher after a season like this.

Anyway, what else did I miss?

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John said…
It was overall a great game for the Broncos, particularly on D. I am starting to think that McDaniels is a master of the halftime adjustment: we gave up 20 points in the first half but only 3 in the second. We seem to be shutting down teams after halftime with weekly regularity.

The other thing you missed was the announcers slurping Phillip Rivers and Antonio Gates in the first half, only to cut and run like little girls when the Broncos pulled ahead. Stay classy, San Diego.
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