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Another thing, you think the Patriots had anything to do with them trying and failing a 4th down conversion?

You think they might have thought there would be advantage in getting that conversion?

So they took a risk and we denied them the desired outcome. Or did our team not take the field?

What good f****in luck.
 
67 yard TD bomb to K. Williams coming up on 2nd & 6 starting out the 2nd half… Anyone have Josh’s cell phone #??
 
Everybody stop with how lucky we are to be tied at 7, etc. Maybe a little. Stiddy hit one long pass, Drake took a couple hits. They haven't been heads and shoulders better than us... they missed a 50+ yd FG, people are saying "lucky" - that's the normal outcome. It was 50+, right?
We are playing against a backup QB who is not good at all.
 
BUT…ha hasn’t turned it over (tried with that early bad throw). That’s huge. It’s almost like WE have the backup and have to manage him accordingly
Denver’s defense is absolutely phenomenal. You have to give them that… But McDaniels has done a piss poor job of adjusting with his play calling
 
They missed a 4th down conversion. That was a 10 point swing. Stidham missed some wide open guys. Patriots are lucky right now.
I do not understand Payton’s thinking there. That play changed the game. The pass to Hollins then flipped field position and the fumble gave us a TD
 
It looks like anything over a TD lead wins this game. Josh is calling one crappy game. Their quick pass game is non existent.
 
If Josh isn’t going to speed up the offense to get Drake comfortable then call some run plays for him or at least tell him if you see open field run.
 
That's my take-away right now. Overall Stidham is playing at the high end of what we'd expect and Denver's defense is more often than not shutting down our receivers. We haven't had any big plays on offense, just a great defensive play that gave us a short field and a quick 7 points. I feel it could be a LOT worse than a 7-7 tie at the half.
Yeah if the Pats somehow pull this out (no sure thing by far) they might be the biggest opening underdogs in superbowl history
 
They need to go deep to williams
 
Josh needs to step it up too. Where’s all the motion on run plays, buffalo carved these guys up with it
 
Patriots have not shown the ability to move the ball. I don’t know how that changes next half other than Drake simply stepping it up.

I think our defense is playing great outside of the TD drive but they will be gassed and our punter blows. Our defense is more vulnerable than theirs.

I think we need to run the ball. It’s a tie game. Let’s try to wear down their defense in order to hit a big play in the pass game.
I would agree with that but it is the whole unit. They simply need to play better.
 
We’ve had open guys that Drake has misfired on. And then Henry dropping the ball too.
Agreed. The entire offense is off rhythm.. we need at least a FG on the next drive.. game is going to be on the defense to win..
 

Need to push the ball downfield to the intermediate routes. Need to get Henry and Stevenson involved to loosen up the secondary.
 
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Denver is Underman on Offense.
 
I have to keep reminding myself Maye is only in his 2nd year. I just hope he can improve being a pocket passer. Drop, plant and throw. Find the 3rd receiver, call audibles. NCAA sucks in preparing quarterbacks for the NFL today. Hardly any true pocket passers.
 
Have we attempted one screen pass today?
 
67 yard TD bomb to K. Williams coming up on 2nd & 6 starting out the 2nd half… Anyone have Josh’s cell phone #??
But will he catch it???
 
We are playing against a backup QB who is not good at all.
Yes problem is we are also squaring off against an elite defense, in their house.

This is how the Broncos have won all year.
 
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