McManus Nails 63 Yard Field Goal to Seal Broncos Win
DENVER -- Broncos kicker Brandon McManus hit all three of his field goal attempts including an almost NFL record tying 63 yarder that sealed Denver's first win of the season 23-13 over the Oakland Raiders.
Case Keenum completed 30 of 48 pass attempts for 329 yards and his first touchdown as the Broncos quarterback, more importantly he cut in interception total from three in week one to none in week two.
Emmanuel Sanders was Keenum's top target with 10 receptions for 124 yards and a touchdown. Rookie Courtland Sutton caught 8 passes for 101. The Broncos run game was largely bottled up by the Raiders with positive runs being negated by a penalty. However, rookie Royce Freeman found the end zone for the second straight week.
Penalties could have easily cost Denver the game had the completion been stiffer as the Broncos were flagged 14 times for 150 yards.
After no sacks or turnovers in the loss to Seattle the Broncos defense turned things around led by Von Miller who recorded his first two sacks of the season and Darian Stewart snagged his first interception of the year. Brandon Marshall led Denver with a game-high 14 total tackles.
The Broncos face their first road test of the season next Sunday as they travel to Baltimore to face the 0-2 Ravens and their Rookie QB Lamar Jackson.
Oakland Raiders at Denver Broncos |
Sep 16, 2018 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | OAK (0-2) | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 13 | DEN (1-1) | 0 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 23 |
Top Performers | PASS: Case Keenum (DEN) - 30/48, 329 yds, TD | RUSH: Marshawn Lynch (OAK) - 21 car, 70 yds | REC: Emmanuel Sanders (DEN) - 10 rec, 124 yds, TD |
| Team Stats Comparison | | OAK | DEN | First Downs | 14 | 16 | 3rd Down Efficiency | 3-13(23%) | 6-16(37%) | 4th Down Efficiency | 0-1(0%) | 0-0(0%) | Total Yards | 401 | 432 | Passing Yards | 240 | 329 | Rushing Yards | 91 | 44 | Penalties-Penalty Yards | 6-45 | 14-150 | Turnovers | 1(-1) | 0(+1) | Time of Possession | 26:49 | 33:11 |
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Scoring Summary | FIRST QUARTER SCORING | OAK | DEN | 8:45 | (OAK) D. Carlson, 44 yd FG | 3 | 0 | SECOND QUARTER SCORING | OAK | DEN | 8:17 | (DEN) B. McManus, 52 yd FG | 3 | 3 | 1:33 | (DEN) B. McManus, 54 yd FG | 3 | 6 | THIRD QUARTER SCORING | OAK | DEN | 10:57 | (OAK) M. Bryant 17 yd TD pass from D. Carr(D. Carlson kick) | 10 | 6 | 3:56 | (DEN) R. Freeman, 1 yd run(B. McManus kick) | 10 | 13 | 0:47 | (OAK) D. Carlson, 40 yd FG | 13 | 13 | FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | OAK | DEN | 4:16 | (DEN) E. Sanders 8 yd TD pass from C. Keenum(B. McManus kick) | 13 | 20 | 1:45 | (DEN) B. McManus, 63 yd FG | 13 | 23 |
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Oakland Raiders | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | D. Carr | 18/33 | 267 | 1 | 1 | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | M. Lynch | 21 | 70 | 3.3 | 0 | J. Richard | 6 | 16 | 2.6 | 0 | D. Carr | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | J. Cook | 4 | 98 | 24.5 | 0 | J. Nelson | 4 | 53 | 13.2 | 0 | J. Richard | 4 | 35 | 8.7 | 0 | S. Roberts | 3 | 42 | 14.0 | 0 | M. Bryant | 1 | 17 | 17.0 | 1 | B. LaFell | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | M. Lynch | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | T. Whitehead | 11 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | M. Gilchrist | 8 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | K. Joseph | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | D. Worley | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | R. Nelson | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | G. Conley | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | R. Melvin | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | M. Lee | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | A. Key | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | M. Hurst | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | K. Ealy | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | J. Hankins | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | K. Toomer | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | E. Harris | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | F. Rucker | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LG | D. Carson | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 45 | PUNTING | TOT | YDS | AVG | -20 | J. Townsend | 6 | 337 | 56.1 | 1 | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | J. Richard | 2 | 55 | 27.5 | 0 | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | D. Harris | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 |
Denver Broncos | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | C. Keenum | 30/48 | 329 | 1 | 0 | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | P. Lindsay | 14 | 26 | 1.8 | 0 | R. Freeman | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 1 | D. Booker | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | E. Sanders | 10 | 124 | 12.4 | 1 | C. Sutton | 8 | 101 | 12.6 | 0 | D. Booker | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | J. Heuerman | 3 | 51 | 17.0 | 0 | A. Holmes | 2 | 20 | 10.0 | 0 | D. Hamilton | 2 | 19 | 9.5 | 0 | P. Lindsay | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | B. Marshall | 14 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | V. Miller | 11 | 2.0 | 0 | 0 | B. Chubb | 6 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | J. Simmons | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | T. Davis | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | S. Cravens | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | B. Roby | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | C. Harris Jr. | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | A. Gotsis | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | D. Wolfe | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | D. Stewart | 2 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | T. Brock Sr. | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | W. Parks | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | S. Harris | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | S. Barrett | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LG | B. McManus | 3/3 | 2/2 | 11 | 63 | PUNTING | TOT | YDS | AVG | -20 | C. Wadman | 7 | 346 | 49.4 | 4 | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | B. Langley | 4 | 59 | 14.7 | 0 |
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