It wasn’t the prettiest game, but the Broncos, led by their defense, did enough to come away with the week 1 victory and improve to a 1-0 record to start the season.
The Broncos would turn the ball over four times, but despite that, they had multiple big plays on both the offensive and defensive sides of the ball, which led to them winning the game. Let us revisit these big plays and discuss their ultimate impact on the game’s result.
It was a 3-3 game early in the 2nd quarter, and the Titans and rookie quarterback Cam Ward were in Broncos territory and in field goal range. However, on a second down run play, Broncos safety Talanoa Hufanga shot in like a missile and hit Titans running back Tony Pollard, forcing a fumble which was recovered by safety Brandon Jones.
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