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Studs and duds from Broncos’ 11-10 victory over 49ers

Despite the ugly score, the Broncos had multiple studs in their 11-10 win over the 49ers.

After being consensus underdogs at home to the San Francisco 49ers, the Denver Broncos pulled out an 11-10 slugfest win in Week 3. Broncos Wire examines five studs and duds from the game.

WATCH: Melvin Gordon rushes for TD, gives Broncos late-game lead

Melvin Gordon scores! #Broncos lead the #49ers 11-10 with 4:10 remaining in #SNF.

Denver Broncos running back Melvin Gordon scored on a one-yard touchdown run against the San Francisco 49ers in the fourth quarter on Sunday evening.

Here’s video of the play, courtesy of the team’s official Twitter page:

After an unsuccessful two-point conversion attempt, the Broncos now lead the 49ers 11-10 with 4:10 remaining in the game.

Series History: Wisconsin Badgers vs. Ohio State Buckeyes

A series history of the Wisconsin Badgers versus the Ohio State Buckeyes:

On Saturday, Wisconsin will face off against Ohio State for the 85th time. The Badgers have, unfortunately, been bested by the Buckeyes 61 times in their series, while winning 18 and tying five.

The last game between them was the 2019 Big Ten Championship game, where the Badgers lost 34-21. Wisconsin went up 21-7 in the first half but were unable to stop the Justin Fields led Buckeyes. Former Wisconsin QB Jack Coan had a career performance and racked up 232 passing yards, 40 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the game.

The Badgers’ last victory over the Buckeyes was an 31-18 shootout in 2010. The first time that these teams faced off was back in 1913, where Wiscosnin shut out Ohio State in a thrilling 12-0 game in Madison, Wis.

Below are photos from some of the most recent matchups between the Badgers and Buckeyes:

Studs and duds from Broncos’ 16-9 win over Texans

The Broncos eked out a 16-9 win over the Texans in Week 2. Here’s who stood out in the win.

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The Denver Broncos’ 16-9 win over the Houston Texans wasn’t pretty by any means, but it was the first win of the Nathaniel Hackett and Russell Wilson era.

Here’s a quick look at six studs and duds from the game.

Broncos RB Melvin Gordon explains what happened on his fumble vs. Seahawks

“That’s when the coaches give us the OK to reach the ball, when it’s 4th-and-1,” Broncos RB Melvin Gordon said of his fumble in Seattle.

The Denver Broncos lost two fumbles at the goal line against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday. Those two turnovers cost the Broncos 14 points in a game that was ultimately decided by one point.

The first fumble was put on the ground by running back Melvin Gordon when the team was facing fourth-and-goal at Seattle’s one-yard line.

After the game, Gordon explained what happened.

“It was fourth down, so I was trying to reach the ball,” Gordon said. “I got stopped dead to rights. This is fourth down. That’s the only time it really is acceptable to reach, so that’s what I tried to do. I could have just locked it up, but I would have been short. I’m trying to reach and get it past the goal line. They knocked it out. It is what it is.

“Like I said, if I didn’t try to reach for it, I don’t think it would have come out, but I was trying to make a play. Like I said, that’s when the coaches give us the OK to reach the ball, when it’s fourth-and-one. We don’t care what happens at that point. It’s fourth down. Either way, I got stopped. … Mistakes happen.”

Gordon finished the day with 12 carries for 58 yards and two receptions for 14 yards. Those would have been fine numbers for a running back playing in a shared backfield if that for that costly fumble.

As Gordon said, though, mistakes happen. Now the Broncos will try to not repeat those mistakes.

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Melvin Gordon says Broncos are a better team than Seahawks after loss

“We know we’re the better team, but clearly we made more mistakes than they did,” Broncos RB Melvin Gordon said after the loss in Seattle.

The Denver Broncos lost to the Seattle Seahawks 17-16 in Week 1 after rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett made a questionable decision late in the game that drew criticism from fans and pundits (including Peyton Manning).

After the game, running back Melvin Gordon said the Broncos were better than the Seahawks, but Denver’s own mistakes cost them the game.

“We definitely beat ourselves,” Gordon said. “We got in the red zone multiple times. Couldn’t convert. Don’t mind going for it on fourth. We’re supposed to get the job done. We’re not worried. We’ll have our heads down for a couple of hours because we’re competitors and we hate losing. We know we shot ourselves in the foot.”

Remarks like that after a loss came come across as poor sportsmanship, but Gordon’s overall point is fair.

Denver had more rushing yards (103) than Seattle (76) and the Broncos had more passing yards (330) than the Seahawks (177), but the team’s self-inflicted mistakes ultimately cost them the game.

The Broncos fumbled at the goal line and lost the ball on two occasions, costing them 14 more points. Later, Denver had a would-be touchdown negated by a pre-snap penalty, costing the team four more points.

The Broncos were not able to overcome their silly penalties and turnovers in Seattle, but those are correctable mistakes going forward.

“We know we’re the better team, but clearly we made more mistakes than they did,” Gordon said. “In the National Football League, it doesn’t matter if you’re the better team or not. You make mistakes, you’re going to lose.”

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NFL Week 1 Turning Points: Justin Fields conjures magic and the Broncos are their own worst enemy

Here are the biggest turning points of Week 1, like Fields creating a TD out of thin air.

With one week of regular season NFL football behind us, it’s a good time to remember that the trajectory of many games can flip in an instant. And a game’s outlook for one team can shift on absolutely anything in a seismic turning point.

One bad snap. One good throw. One unfortunate and ill-timed penalty. A sloppy turnover here and there. A terrible coaching decision in the crunch. Truly, there are many ways to snatch victory out of the jaws of defeat and vice versa. We already saw it in Week 1.

A young quarterback put his offense on his back in a messy affair. Elsewhere, redemption for a formerly injured receiver put the Giants in a great spot on the road. Meanwhile, no matter what they did, the Broncos seemingly couldn’t get out of their own way.

Here’s a breakdown of the biggest turning points from Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season.

Studs and duds from Broncos’ loss to Seahawks

The Broncos’ one-point loss to the Seahawks on Monday night had its fair share of good and bad.

The Denver Broncos opened their 2022 season with a heart-breaking 17-16 loss in primetime against the Seattle Seahawks on Monday. Here’s a quick look at five studs and duds from the game.

Broncos coaches, players react to final missed 64-yard field goal

Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett took the ball out of Russell Wilson’s hands at the end of the game. Here’s how everybody reacted.

SEATTLE, Wash. — On Sunday, we put up a list of the most questionable coaching decisions in Week 1 of the 2022 NFL season.

Leave it to new Denver Broncos head coach Nathaniel Hackett to outdo everybody else in Week 1 when it came to specious play calls.

In their 17-16 loss to the Seattle Seahawks at Lumen Field, the Broncos, who were supposed to be a quarterback away from Super Bowl contention, failed and fumbled in the red zone more often than anybody could have expected. Russell Wilson, the quarterback Denver decided was the missing piece, completed 29 of 42 passes for 340 yards, one touchdown, and no interceptions.

But it was the play Wilson wasn’t allowed to make that made all the difference. With 1:11 left in the game, Wilson hit running back Javonte Williams for a nine-yard gain that took the ball to the Seattle 46-yard line. The Broncos and Seahawks then traded timeouts, and Denver let the clock run to 20 seconds with two timeouts left in their pockets.

Then, rookie head coach Nathaniel Hackett made the call to send kicker Brandon McManus out to attempt a 64-yard field goal that had the distance, but missed left. And with that, the quarterback the Broncos traded three players and a huge haul of draft picks to acquire, was not entrusted with the game at the most crucial turn.

The math really didn’t add up with this decision. Most likely, Hackett was reacting to his team’s ability to get anything done in the red zone.

Seahawks defensive lineman Shelby Harris, one of the three players traded from Denver to Seattle, had a definitive set of answers regarding Seattle’s determination in the most important points. Denver fumbled more than once at the opposing one-yard line — two straight drives in the third quarter ended this way, — and the offense just seemed off all over the place.

What did the Broncos have to say about the final disaster from Hackett and Wilson on down? We have the answers.

Seahawks recover Melvin Gordon fumble at goal line

Melvin Gordon’s fumble wrecked a Broncos drive

The Denver Broncos took the second-half kickoff Monday night and marched for nearly 7 1/2 minutes.

They were faced with a fourth-and-goal, went for it, and handed the ball to Melvin Gordon.

The former teammate of Russell Wilson at Wisconsin in 2011 headed for the goal line and fumbled the football.

Seattle recovered, which was upheld by a review, and a 10-play, 78-yard drive produced nothing.

On the ensuing drive, Seattle’s DK Metcalf fumbled and Denver recovered.