Posted on 11/29/2015 9:52:11 PM PST by NKP_Vet
DENVER — What a game.
The best game of the NFL season to this point ended with C.J. Anderson running all alone down the left sideline, raising a hand to celebrate as he ran through the snow to give the Denver Broncos an amazing 30-24 victory over the New England Patriots on Sunday night.
Anderson got past the line, got through safety Duron Harmon's tackle attempt on a third-down run, and took it 48 yards to the end zone for a dramatic comeback victory that ended the Patriots' chances at a perfect season. The big story of the game from the New England side was a knee injury to tight end Rob Gronkowski, but this was a win for Denver that stamped the Broncos as a Super Bowl contender with new quarterback Brock Osweiler.
The game was an instant classic, with the great theater of a snowy field at Sports Authority Field. The game was a defensive struggle through three quarters. Patriots running back Brandon Bolden scored on a 63-yard touchdown on the first play of the fourth quarter to give New England a 21-7 lead, and that was a sign of craziness to come.
The Broncos came all the way back and took a late lead. A muffed punt by New England's Chris Harper led to one touchdown. The Broncos made a curious decision to kick a field goal from the 3-yard line with a little more than six minutes left. But after the knee injury to Gronkowski, the Broncos got the ball back and Osweiler calmly drove Denver to take the lead. He hit Andre Caldwell for a 4-yard touchdown with 1:09 left to put the Broncos ahead by a field goal.
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YES!!! If the Chicoms had a football team, I’d root for them to beat the legendary cheating Patriots.
I figured New England was very overrated for their record after seeing them nearly lose a game to a New York Giants team that has been downright awful for much of this season.
Kraft probably needed two Viagra after last nite’s game!
Great news, so happy the Pats lost.
Wow. Do you actually have a clue about football?
The game started to deteriorate for the Pats when Hightower went down in the 2nd quarter. Denver started to get it going after that.
Add the loss of Gronk, the dropped punt, a couple stupid mistakes by the Pats O-line, a couple “questionable” calls that nullified big plays and wierd clock rulings... and the Patriots practice squad takes Denver into overtime.
Enjoy the win pony boys. The road to the SuperBowl goes through Foxboro, and you’ll probably see Hightower, Collins, Edelman, Amendola and Gronk healthy for 4 quarters.
That last comment was directed to NKP - not Alberta’s child.
Never a fan of the Manning’s so this would be a wonderful thing. The entire family is just overblown ego. Can’t stand any of them. Good riddance. Couldn’t happen to a better person.
New England was robbed by a couple of ridiculous calls. Couldn’t happen to a more deserving bunch of cheaters.
If every game’s officiating had been so one-sided against the Patriots, they’d probably be sitting at about 5-6 right now.
30 point lead in fantasy football before that game started. Thought I might possibly pull it out even though my opponent had Tom Brady, the Denver defense and a RB yet to play. They tied the score by halftime and I knew I was toast.
okay. I was pissed off .
try this on for size.
Roger Goodell has a hair up his ass for the Patriots and through stupid rules and horrible officiating has turned the National Football League into a quagmire of Pansies.
He is so determined to get Tom Brady, because he, Goodell has turned the League upside down, that football in and of itself is now like watching a soap opera.
Non sensical and incoherent, but like all good socialists Roger has made sure that certain teams have more influence than others, hence the Pete Carroll comment.
Worst officiated games….ever.
or this one? "Never been this lost before"
Passing turned football into “legalfest”. They only way to get the refs out of the game is to get rid of pass interference and stop protecting the qb and other “defenseless” players. Ain’t never gonna happen.
Did you ever nail it. My exact infuriating sentiments.
Brady can beat them all except for the in the pocket Goodell-NFL refs.
The Patriots aren’t my team, but I know top-down corrupt officiating when I see it.
It ain’t the football I grew up with either. At the very least can we decide on what’s a “Catch” ?
Couldn’t agree more. By the way, what makes for a “Catch” these days?
“The road to the SuperBowl goes through Foxboro, and you’ll probably see Hightower, Collins, Edelman, Amendola and Gronk healthy for 4 quarters.”
Yeah, but Goodell will bring his referees. Lotsa Luck!
Did you see the look on Brady's face when Gronk went down? I really felt for him and it was some great dramatic camera work too, by the way. It almost seemed like the team didn't want to play without Gronk. That was the final straw.
Catch rules protect the receiver from fumbling, which protects offense. If a receiver can make an instantaneous, or even very quick catch, then when knocked out by the defender, it immediately becomes a fumble. Same protection for the offense as the beloved tuck rule.
The Gronk pass interference was the ridiculous call.
Thank you for taking the time to explain the NFL wussification of the “Catch” rules. I don’t think these same rules applied to Raymond Berry.
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