Week 1: vs. Los Angeles Chargers 2017 Denver Broncos season




at sports authority field @ mile high, denver, colorado



date: september 11
game time: 8:20 p.m. mdt
game weather: 73 °f (23 °c), cloudy
game attendance: 76,324
referee: terry mcaulay
tv announcers (espn): beth mowins, rex ryan , sergio dipp
recap, gamebook





for seventh consecutive year, broncos kicked off season @ home, in second half of opening monday night doubleheader against los angeles chargers. after exchange of punts, 5-yard touchdown pass quarterback trevor siemian wide receiver bennie fowler iii game broncos lead. drive kept alive result of near-interception chargers cornerback casey hayward. on first play of second quarter, chargers countered, quarterback philip rivers connecting on 11-yard touchdown pass running melvin gordon, ingram leaping above broncos safety justin simmons in order reach goal line. broncos re-claimed lead later in second quarter, siemian rushing 1-yard touchdown, added lead on initial possession of second half, touchdown pass siemian fowler — 6 yards out. broncos reached chargers 3-yard line on 14-play, 78-yard drive chewed last 8:16 of third quarter, had settle on 20-yard field goal placekicker brandon mcmanus increase lead 24–7.


after stopping chargers on 4th-and-1 near midfield, broncos offense committed 2 turnovers — interception of siemian chargers safety adrian phillips , fumble running jamaal charles. chargers took advantage of both turnovers , narrowed broncos lead 24–21, pair of touchdown passes rivers — 5-yarder wide receiver keenan allen followed 38-yarder wide receiver travis benjamin — latter occurring 7 minutes remaining in game. following exchange of punts, chargers had 1 last possession @ two-minute warning , forced use last timeout 42 seconds remaining. 6 plays later, chargers attempting game-tying field goal send game overtime. placekicker younghoe koo s initial field goal good; however, nullified result of broncos head coach vance joseph calling timeout in order ice kicker. koo s second attempt blocked defensive end shelby harris, sealing win broncos.


notes


vance joseph , chargers head coach anthony lynn became first 2 head coaches of african american descent make coaching debuts in same game. beth mowins, handled play-by-play duties espn, became first woman call nfl game since 1987.








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