Broncos Blast Buccaneers 43-13
TAMPA, Fla. -- The Denver Broncos are off to a 2-0 start in the 2020 NFL thanks to a career day by second year quarterback Kyler Murray.
Murray passed for 255 yards and a career high 4 touchdown passes and Denver defeat Tampa 43-13.
Courtland Sutton led the Broncos in receptions and yards with 6 catches for 85 yards and scored two touchdowns. Murray's other two touchdown passes went to Emmanuel Sanders who had 3 catches for 39 yards.
Denver's running got back track behind Royce Freeman's 108 yards on 19 carries. Both Phillip Lindsay and Theo Riddick left the game with injuries in the first quarter leaving just Freeman and rookie Stephen Carr as healthy half-backs. Carr flashed some potential with a 67 yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter and finished with 8 carries for 89 yards.
Riddick suffered a broken wrist and will be out 4-6 weeks, Lindsay should be available next week.
Von Miller led the defense with an all round performance that included a sack a forced fumble and an interception. Trayvon Mullen also had an interception, his first of the season.
The Broncos will have a short week before their third straight road game Thursday night against the New England Patriots.
Denver Broncos at Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
Sep 13, 2020 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | F | DEN (2-0) | 3 | 10 | 16 | 14 | 43 | TAM (0-2) | 10 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 |
Top Performers | PASS: Kyler Murray (DEN) - 24/34, 255 yds, 4 TD | RUSH: Royce Freeman (DEN) - 19 car, 108 yds | REC: Courtland Sutton (DEN) - 6 rec, 85 yds, 2 TD |
| Team Stats Comparison | | DEN | TAM | First Downs | 23 | 14 | 3rd Down Efficiency | 9-12(75%) | 6-13(46%) | 4th Down Efficiency | 0-0(0%) | 0-1(0%) | Total Yards | 535 | 392 | Passing Yards | 249 | 211 | Rushing Yards | 241 | 68 | Penalties-Penalty Yards | 3-30 | 4-50 | Turnovers | 0(+2) | 2(-2) | Time of Possession | 32:38 | 27:22 |
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Scoring Summary | FIRST QUARTER SCORING | DEN | TAM | 10:48 | (TAM) R. Blankenship, 24 yd FG | 0 | 3 | 6:38 | (DEN) B. McManus, 32 yd FG | 3 | 3 | 0:29 | (TAM) T. Sherfield 13 yd pass from J. Winston(R. Blankenship kick) | 3 | 10 | SECOND QUARTER SCORING | DEN | TAM | 11:24 | (DEN) E. Sanders 13 yd pass from K. Murray(B. McManus kick) | 10 | 10 | 4:30 | (DEN) B. McManus, 49 yd FG | 13 | 10 | THIRD QUARTER SCORING | DEN | TAM | 13:11 | (DEN) B. McManus, 39 yd FG | 16 | 10 | 12:12 | (DEN) C. Sutton 37 yd pass from K. Murray(2-pt failed) | 22 | 10 | 6:09 | (DEN) C. Sutton 6 yd pass from K. Murray(B. McManus kick) | 29 | 10 | 3:41 | (TAM) R. Blankenship, 53 yd FG | 29 | 13 | FOURTH QUARTER SCORING | DEN | TAM | 14:02 | (DEN) E. Sanders 12 yd pass from K. Murray(B. McManus kick) | 36 | 13 | 3:47 | (DEN) S. Carr, 67 yd run(B. McManus kick) | 43 | 13 |
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Denver Broncos | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | K. Murray | 24/34 | 255 | 4 | 0 | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | R. Freeman | 19 | 108 | 5.6 | 0 | S. Carr | 8 | 89 | 11.1 | 1 | P. Lindsay | 2 | 17 | 8.5 | 0 | A. Janovich | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | K. Murray | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | C. Sutton | 6 | 85 | 14.1 | 2 | J. Butt | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 0 | P. Dorsett | 4 | 33 | 8.2 | 0 | E. Sanders | 3 | 39 | 13.0 | 2 | R. Freeman | 2 | 14 | 7.0 | 0 | M. LaCosse | 1 | 15 | 15.0 | 0 | T. Kroft | 1 | 13 | 13.0 | 0 | A. Janovich | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 0 | T. Riddick | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | A. Talib | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | S. Barrett | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | V. Miller | 6 | 1.0 | 1 | 0 | J. Jewell | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | J. Simmons | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | S. Cravens | 5 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | T. Mullen | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 0 | B. Roby | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | D. Wolfe | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | A. Gotsis | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | T. Davis | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | B. Chubb | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | I. Yiadom | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | S. Ray | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | C. Harris Jr. | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LG | B. McManus | 3/3 | 4/4 | 13 | 50 | PUNTING | TOT | YDS | AVG | -20 | M. Wile | 1 | 47 | 47.0 | 0 | PUNT RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | D. Samuel | 3 | 45 | 15.0 | 0 |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers | PASSING | C/A | YDS | TD | INT | J. Winston | 25/38 | 223 | 1 | 2 | RUSHING | ATT | YDS | AVG | TD | O. Darkwa | 11 | 22 | 2.0 | 0 | C. Hyde | 4 | 26 | 6.5 | 0 | J. Winston | 3 | 20 | 6.6 | 0 | RECEIVING | REC | YDS | AVG | TD | C.Hyde | 9 | 60 | 6.6 | 0 | C. Godwin | 5 | 46 | 9.2 | 0 | T. Sherfield | 4 | 44 | 11.0 | 1 | O. Howard | 4 | 40 | 10.0 | 0 | A. Ripkowski | 2 | 15 | 7.5 | 0 | C. Johnson | 1 | 18 | 18.0 | 0 | DEFENSE | TACK | SACK | INT | TD | O. Melifonwu | 10 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | L. David | 9 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | V. Vea | 8 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | V. Hargreaves III | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | K. Alexander | 7 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | J. Evans | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | G. McCoy | 6 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | J. Pierre-Paul | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | C. Davis III | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | D. Baker | 3 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | S. Thompson | 2 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | J. Whitehead | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | C. Nassib | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | 0 | KICKING | FG | XP | PTS | LG | R. Blankenship | 2/2 | 1/1 | 7 | 53 | PUNTING | TOT | YDS | AVG | -20 | B. Anger | 3 | 164 | 54.6 | 0 | KICK RETURN | RET | YDS | AVG | TD | M. Stewart Jr. | 5 | 113 | 22.6 | 0 |
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