NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 12 BUFFALO 14 14:14 LEFT, 4TH QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 11 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 12 BUFFALO 14 11:54 LEFT, 4TH QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 21 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 12 BUFFALO 14 8:33 LEFT, 4TH QTR DEN BALL ON DEN 25 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL MISSED FG DEN JASON ELAM 43 YD ATTEMPT WIDE RIGHT DENVER 12 BUFFALO 14 3:32 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL DENVER 12 BUFFALO 14 3:32 LEFT, 4TH QTR BUF BALL ON BUF 33 YD LINE 1ST AND 10</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL TWO MINUTE WARNING, 2ND HALF DENVER 12 BUFFALO 14 DEN BALL ON DEN 42 YD LINE 2ND AND 2</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL FG DEN JASON ELAM 42 YD DENVER 15 BUFFALO 14 0:00 LEFT, 4TH QTR</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 3 3 6 3 15 BUFFALO 7 0 7 0 14 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: BUF - TD, ROSCOE PARRISH 74 YD PUNT RETURN (RIAN LINDELL KICK), 8:43. BUFFALO 7-0 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 21 YD, 14:27. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in 5:44. Key plays: Cutler 13-yard pass to Walker to Denver 49; Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker to Buffalo 28; Cutler 15-yard pass to Graham to Buffalo 11. BUFFALO 7-3 2ND QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 48 YD, 7:09. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards in 3:03. Key plays: Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall to Denver 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Stokley on 3rd-and-6 to Buffalo 45; Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 30. BUFFALO 7-6 3RD QUARTER: BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 23 YD RUN (RIAN LINDELL KICK), 8:36. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards in 5:18. Key plays: Losman 19-yard pass to Reed to Denver 45; Lynch 10-yard run on 3rd-and-9 to Denver 34. BUFFALO 14-6 DEN - TD, BRANDON MARSHALL 5 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED), 14:06. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:30. Key plays: Cutler 15-yard pass to Henry to Denver 37; Cutler 21-yard pass to Henry to Buffalo 41; Cutler 15-yard pass to Marshall to Buffalo 22: Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 5. BUFFALO 14-12 4TH QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 42 YD, 15:00. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker to Bronco 42; Cutler 7-yard run on 4th-and-2 to Denver 49; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker to Buffalo 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Walker on 4th-and-2 to Buffalo 35; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-10 to Buffalo 25 DENVER 15-14 ATT: 71,132</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 3 3 6 3 15 BUFFALO 7 0 7 0 14 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: BUF - TD, ROSCOE PARRISH 74 YD PUNT RETURN (RIAN LINDELL KICK), 8:43. BUFFALO 7-0 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 21 YD, 14:27. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in 5:44. Key plays: Cutler 13-yard pass to Walker to Denver 49; Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker to Buffalo 28; Cutler 15-yard pass to Graham to Buffalo 11. BUFFALO 7-3 2ND QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 48 YD, 7:09. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards in 3:03. Key plays: Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall to Denver 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Stokley on 3rd-and-6 to Buffalo 45; Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 30. BUFFALO 7-6 3RD QUARTER: BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 23 YD RUN (RIAN LINDELL KICK), 8:36. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards in 5:18. Key plays: Losman 19-yard pass to Reed to Denver 45; Lynch 10-yard run on 3rd-and-9 to Denver 34. BUFFALO 14-6 DEN - TD, BRANDON MARSHALL 5 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED), 14:06. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:30. Key plays: Cutler 15-yard pass to Henry to Denver 37; Cutler 21-yard pass to Henry to Buffalo 41; Cutler 15-yard pass to Marshall to Buffalo 22: Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 5. BUFFALO 14-12 4TH QUARTER: DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 42 YD, 15:00. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-23 to Denver 42; Cutler 7-yard run on 4th-and-2 to Denver 49; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-13 to Buffalo 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Walker on 4th-and-2 to Buffalo 35; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-10 to Buffalo 24. DENVER 15-14 ATT: 71,132</div>
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 3 3 6 3 15 BUFFALO 7 0 7 0 14 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 8:43 BUF - TD, ROSCOE PARRISH 74 YD PUNT RETURN (RIAN LINDELL KICK). BUFFALO 7-0. 14:27 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 21 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in 5:44. Key plays: Cutler 13-yard pass to Walker to Denver 49; Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker to Buffalo 28; Cutler 15-yard pass to Graham to Buffalo 11. BUFFALO 7-3. 2ND QUARTER: 7:09 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 48 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards in 3:03. Key plays: Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall to Denver 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Stokley on 3rd-and-6 to Buffalo 45; Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 30. BUFFALO 7-6. 3RD QUARTER: 8:36 BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 23 YD RUN (RIAN LINDELL KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards in 5:18. Key plays: Losman 19-yard pass to Reed to Denver 45; Lynch 10-yard run on 3rd-and-9 to Denver 34. BUFFALO 14-6. 14:06 DEN - TD, BRANDON MARSHALL 5 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:30. Key plays: Cutler 15-yard pass to Henry to Denver 37; Cutler 21-yard pass to Henry to Buffalo 41; Cutler 15-yard pass to Marshall to Buffalo 22: Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 5. BUFFALO 14-12. 4TH QUARTER: 15:00 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 42 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-23 to Denver 42; Cutler 7-yard run on 4th-and-2 to Denver 49; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-13 to Buffalo 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Walker on 4th-and-2 to Buffalo 35; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-10 to Buffalo 24. DENVER 15-14. DENVER - BUFFALO Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS DENVER BUFFALO FIRST DOWNS 20 13 Rushing 6 7 Passing 14 5 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 3-10-30% 3-11-27% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 0-0-0% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 407 184 Total offensive plays 61 49 Average gain per play 6.7 3.8 NET YARDS RUSHING 159 112 Rushing attempts 27 26 Average gain per rush 5.9 4.3 Tackles for loss-yards 2-3 2-4 NET YARDS PASSING 248 72 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-5 2-25 Gross passing yards 253 97 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 33-19-1 21-14-1 Avg gain per pass play 7.3 3.1 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-1-0 3-3-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 3-41.0 6-44.7 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 38.7 30.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 34 124 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 4-7 2-88 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-72 4-112 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-27 1-36 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 2-20 4-30 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 0-0 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 1 2 Rushing 0 1 Passing 1 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-1 2-2 Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-1 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 2-4 0-1 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 0-1-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 30:59 26:36 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS DENVER BUFFALO RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T HENRY 21 134 6.4 33 0 M LYNCH 19 90 4.7 23 1 J CUTLER 1 11 11.0 11 0 J LOSMAN 2 13 6.5 13 0 C SAPP 3 7 2.3 5 0 J REED 1 12 12.0 12 0 S YOUNG 2 7 3.5 4 0 A THOMAS 3 -1 -0.3 1 0 R PARRISH 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CUTLER 19-33-253 1 1 34 J LOSMAN 14-21- 97 1 0 19 Sacked-Yards Lost: J CUTLER 1-5. Sacked-Yards Lost: J LOSMAN 2-25. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J WALKER 5 68 13.6 21 0 J REED 4 37 9.3 19 0 B MARSHALL 5 52 10.4 19 1 R PARRISH 2 25 12.5 14 0 B STOKLEY 3 65 21.7 34 0 M LYNCH 2 9 4.5 14 0 T HENRY 3 44 14.7 21 0 L EVANS 2 5 2.5 4 0 D GRAHAM 3 24 8.0 15 0 R ROYAL 1 12 12.0 12 0 A THOMAS 1 8 8.0 8 0 K EVERETT 1 3 3.0 3 0 P PRICE 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E DUMERVIL 1 27 27.0 27 0 J LEONHARD 1 36 36.0 36 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T SAUERBRU 3 123 41.0 0 1 56 B MOORMAN 6 268 44.7 0 4 52 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D HIXON 4 7 1.8 8 0 R PARRISH 2 88 44.0 74 1 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D HIXON 3 72 24.0 33 0 T MCGEE 4 112 28.0 48 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J ELAM 0/0 3/5 R LINDELL 2/2 0/1 Dist.: 21 48 (50) (43) 42 Dist.: (45) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ J LOSMAN 1 0 0 0-0 A THOMAS 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ D WILLIAMS 9 7 2 1-14 J LEONHARD 12 7 5 0-0 N WEBSTER 8 5 3 0-0 A CROWELL 10 5 5 0-0 C BAILEY 5 3 2 0-0 P POSLUSZNY 9 8 1 0-0 J ENGELBERGER 5 2 3 0-0 D WHITNER 7 5 2 0-0 J MOSS 4 3 1 0-0 C KELSAY 5 3 2 0-0 D BLY 4 2 2 0-0 A SCHOBEL 3 3 0 0-0 A GORDON 3 3 0 0-0 T MCGEE 3 3 0 0-0 J SHOATE 3 3 0 0-0 J WEBSTER 3 2 1 0-0 J LYNCH 3 1 2 1-11 M HAGGAN 3 2 1 0-0 N FERGUSON 3 1 2 0-0 K THOMAS 3 1 2 0-0 E DUMERVIL 2 2 0 0-0 J MCCARGO 1 1 0 1-5 S ADAMS 2 1 1 0-0 A YOUBOTY 1 1 0 0-0 S RICE 1 1 0 0-0 K SIMPSON 1 1 0 0-0 M THOMAS 1 1 0 0-0 J DIGIORGIO 1 1 0 0-0 H ABDULLAH 1 1 0 0-0 J JEFFERSON 1 0 1 0-0 I GOLD 1 1 0 0-0 C WIRE 1 0 1 0-0 K WILLIAMS 1 0 1 0-0 Att: 71,132</div>
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Ticker) -- Jason Elam was right ontarget when it mattered most for the Denver Broncos. Elam nailed a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired tolift the Broncos to a 15-14 victory over the Buffalo Bills inthe season opener for both teams on Sunday afternoon. Former Bill Travis Henry ran for 139 yards on 23 carries for theDenver (1-0), which used a 12-play, 42-yard drive to march downthe field for the victory. One of the league's premier kickers, Elam struggled allafternoon on a still 82-degree day. The veteran missed fieldgoals from 50 and 43 yards - the latter a potential go-aheadscore with 3:37 left in the fourth. Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who is beginning his first fullseason as the starter, was 23-of-39 for 304 yards with onetouchdown and an interception. And he engineered the winningdrive. On 4th-and-2 with the game on the line, Cutler found JavonWalker on a quick slant to keep the game-winning drive alive.<div class="pre">With no timeouts, he spiked the ball to stop the clock with 38</div>seconds remaining. Cutler, who showed the ability to run the option all day, ranoff tackle from out of the shotgun for no gain. He thenregrouped and found Walker over the middle for 11 yards down tothe Buffalo 11, setting up Elam's heroics. The Broncos almost did not get the kick off. After completing the pass to Walker, Denver's field goal unitscrambled to get on the field, and Elam was forced to hurry hispre-kick routine as the ball was snapped with one secondremaining. Trailing, 14-6, late in third, Denver cut its deficit to twopoints with an impressive 10-play, 81-yard drive. After usingthe running game to move down the field, Cutler connected withBrandon Marshall on a five-yard pass with 1:01 left in theperiod. A two-point conversion pass failed. After Elam missed his second field goal of the day, Buffalo hada chance to run the clock out but could not pick up thenecessary first down. On third-and-5, J.P. Losman bought some time with play-actionbut overthrew a wide-open Lee Evans, who was streaking towardthe end zone, with 2:23 left. The incompletion set up thewinning drive. Rookie running back Marshawn Lynch had 90 yards on 19 carriesand a touchdown for the Bills (0-1).
NFL: DENVER at BUFFALO <div class="pre">NFL FINAL 1ST 2ND 3RD 4TH TOTAL --- --- --- --- ----- DENVER 3 3 6 3 15 BUFFALO 7 0 7 0 14 FINAL SCORING SUMMARY 1ST QUARTER: 8:43 BUF - TD, ROSCOE PARRISH 74 YD PUNT RETURN (RIAN LINDELL KICK). BUFFALO 7-0. 14:27 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 21 YD. Drive: 10 plays, 66 yards in 5:44. Key plays: Cutler 13-yard pass to Walker to Denver 49; Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker to Buffalo 28; Cutler 15-yard pass to Graham to Buffalo 11. BUFFALO 7-3. 2ND QUARTER: 7:09 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 48 YD. Drive: 9 plays, 37 yards in 3:03. Key plays: Cutler 10-yard pass to Marshall to Denver 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Stokley on 3rd-and-6 to Buffalo 45; Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 30. BUFFALO 7-6. 3RD QUARTER: 8:36 BUF - TD, MARSHAWN LYNCH 23 YD RUN (RIAN LINDELL KICK). Drive: 9 plays, 59 yards in 5:18. Key plays: Losman 19-yard pass to Reed to Denver 45; Lynch 10-yard run on 3rd-and-9 to Denver 34. BUFFALO 14-6. 14:06 DEN - TD, BRANDON MARSHALL 5 YD PASS FROM JAY CUTLER (TWO-POINT PASS CONVERSION FAILED). Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards in 5:30. Key plays: Cutler 15-yard pass to Henry to Denver 37; Cutler 21-yard pass to Henry to Buffalo 41; Cutler 15-yard pass to Marshall to Buffalo 22: Henry 15-yard run to Buffalo 5. BUFFALO 14-12. 4TH QUARTER: 15:00 DEN - FG, JASON ELAM 42 YD. Drive: 12 plays, 42 yards in 2:13. Key plays: Cutler 21-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-23 to Denver 42; Cutler 7-yard run on 4th-and-2 to Denver 49; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-13 to Buffalo 43; Cutler 8-yard pass to Walker on 4th-and-2 to Buffalo 35; Cutler 11-yard pass to Walker on 3rd-and-10 to Buffalo 24. DENVER 15-14. DENVER - BUFFALO Final Statistics TEAM STATISTICS DENVER BUFFALO FIRST DOWNS 23 13 Rushing 7 7 Passing 16 5 Penalty 0 1 THIRD DOWN EFFICIENCY 4-13-31% 3-11-27% FOURTH DOWN EFFICIENCY 2-2-100% 1-1-100% TOTAL NET YARDS 470 184 Total offensive plays 72 49 Average gain per play 6.5 3.8 NET YARDS RUSHING 171 112 Rushing attempts 32 26 Average gain per rush 5.3 4.3 Tackles for loss-yards 3-6 2-4 NET YARDS PASSING 299 72 Times sacked: Number-Yards 1-5 2-25 Gross passing yards 304 97 PASS ATTEMPTS-COMPLETIONS-HAD INTERCEPTED 39-23-1 21-14-1 Avg gain per pass play 7.5 3.1 KICKOFFS: Number-In End Zone-Touchbacks 4-1-0 3-3-0 PUNTS: Number and Average 3-41.0 6-43.7 Had blocked 0 0 Net punting average 37.7 29.0 TOTAL RETURN YARDAGE (Not including kickoffs) 37 124 Number-Yards: Punt Returns 4-10 2-88 Number-Yards: Kickoff Returns 3-72 4-112 Number-Yards: Interception Returns 1-27 1-36 PENALTIES: Number-Yards 3-31 5-40 FUMBLES: Number-Lost 1-0 1-0 TOUCHDOWNS 1 2 Rushing 0 1 Passing 1 0 Interceptions 0 0 Other (blocked kicks, etc.) 0 1 EXTRA POINTS: Made-Attempts 0-1 2-2 Kicking: Made-Attempts 0-0 2-2 Passing: Made-Attempts 0-1 0-0 Rushing: Made-Attempts 0-0 0-0 FIELD GOALS: Made-Attempts 3-5 0-1 FGs - PATs had blocked 0-0 0-0 RED ZONE EFFICIENCY 1-2-50% 0-1-0% GOAL TO GO EFFICIENCY 1-1-100% 0-0-0% SAFETIES 0 0 TIME OF POSSESSION 33:12 26:48 INDIVIDUAL STATISTICS DENVER BUFFALO RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD RUSHING ATT YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T HENRY 23 139 6.0 33 0 M LYNCH 19 90 4.7 23 1 J CUTLER 4 18 4.5 11 0 J LOSMAN 2 13 6.5 13 0 C SAPP 3 7 2.3 5 0 J REED 1 12 12.0 12 0 S YOUNG 2 7 3.5 4 0 A THOMAS 3 -1 -0.3 1 0 R PARRISH 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG PASSING CM-AT-YDS IN TD LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J CUTLER 23-39-304 1 1 34 J LOSMAN 14-21- 97 1 0 19 Sacked-Yards Lost: J CUTLER 1-5. Sacked-Yards Lost: J LOSMAN 2-25. RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD RECEIVING NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- J WALKER 9 119 13.2 21 0 J REED 4 37 9.3 19 0 B MARSHALL 5 52 10.4 19 1 R PARRISH 2 25 12.5 14 0 B STOKLEY 3 65 21.7 34 0 M LYNCH 2 9 4.5 14 0 T HENRY 3 44 14.7 21 0 L EVANS 2 5 2.5 4 0 D GRAHAM 3 24 8.0 15 0 R ROYAL 1 12 12.0 12 0 A THOMAS 1 8 8.0 8 0 K EVERETT 1 3 3.0 3 0 P PRICE 1 -2 -2.0 0 0 INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD INTERCEPTIONS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- E DUMERVIL 1 27 27.0 27 0 J LEONHARD 1 36 36.0 36 0 PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG PUNTING NO YDS AVG T I LG -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- T SAUERBRU 3 123 41.0 0 1 56 B MOORMAN 6 262 43.7 0 3 50 T = Touchbacks, I = Inside 20 PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD PUNT RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D HIXON 4 10 2.5 8 0 R PARRISH 2 88 44.0 74 1 KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD KICKOFF RETURNS NO YDS AVG LG TD -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- D HIXON 3 72 24.0 33 0 T MCGEE 4 112 28.0 48 0 KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA KICKING XP/XPA FG/FGA ---------------------------------- ---------------------------------- J ELAM 0/0 3/5 R LINDELL 2/2 0/1 Dist.: 21 48 (50) (43) 42 Dist.: (45) O-D O-D FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC FUMBLES NO LOST FF REC ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ J CUTLER 1 0 0 0-0 J LOSMAN 1 0 0 0-0 A THOMAS 0 0 0 1-0 DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD DEFENSE TK SO AS SK-YD ------------------------------------ ------------------------------------ D WILLIAMS 9 7 2 1-14 J LEONHARD 13 8 5 0-0 N WEBSTER 8 5 3 0-0 A CROWELL 10 5 5 0-0 C BAILEY 5 3 2 0-0 P POSLUSZNY 9 8 1 0-0 J ENGELBERGER 5 2 3 0-0 D WHITNER 9 6 3 0-0 J MOSS 4 3 1 0-0 T MCGEE 5 5 0 0-0 D BLY 4 2 2 0-0 C KELSAY 5 3 2 0-0 A GORDON 3 3 0 0-0 A YOUBOTY 4 4 0 0-0 J SHOATE 3 3 0 0-0 A SCHOBEL 3 3 0 0-0 J LYNCH 3 1 2 1-11 J WEBSTER 3 2 1 0-0 N FERGUSON 3 1 2 0-0 M HAGGAN 3 2 1 0-0 E DUMERVIL 2 2 0 0-0 K THOMAS 3 1 2 0-0 S ADAMS 2 1 1 0-0 J MCCARGO 1 1 0 1-5 S RICE 1 1 0 0-0 L TRIPPLETT 1 1 0 0-0 M THOMAS 1 1 0 0-0 K SIMPSON 1 1 0 0-0 H ABDULLAH 1 1 0 0-0 J DIGIORGIO 1 1 0 0-0 I GOLD 1 1 0 0-0 J JEFFERSON 1 0 1 0-0 C WIRE 1 0 1 0-0 K WILLIAMS 1 0 1 0-0 Officials: Referee-Gerry Austin, Umpire-Ruben Fowler, Head Linesman-Ed Camp, Line Judge-Carl Johnson, Field Judge-Scott Edwards, Side Judge-Al Riveron, Back Judge-Bob Lawing. Att: 71,132 Time of Game: 3:09</div>
Re: NFL: DENVER (0-0) at BUFFALO (0-0) That ending was crazy. I didn't they were able to get the kick off in time. They got the kicking unit out in like 10 secs, hats off to them.
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Ticker) -- Jason Elam was right ontarget when it mattered most for the Denver Broncos. Elam nailed a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired tolift the Broncos to a 15-14 victory over the Buffalo Bills inthe season opener for both teams on Sunday afternoon. Former Bill Travis Henry ran for 139 yards on 23 carries for theDenver (1-0), which used a 12-play, 42-yard drive to march downthe field for the victory. Henry said he had fond memories of his time in Buffalo but wasglad that his team emerged victorious in this one. "This is where it all started for me," he said. "It was good tocome back, play well and come up with the win." One of the league's premier kickers, Elam struggled allafternoon on a still 82-degree day. The veteran missed fieldgoals from 50 and 43 yards - the latter a potential go-aheadscore with 3:37 left in the fourth. "The (previous miss) kind of bothered me because it's one Ireally should make," Elam said. "I'm going to look back at thisgame down the road, and this is going to be one of myfavorites. "Of all the kicks I've had, I've never had a scenario like that.That was a lot of fun." Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who is beginning his first fullseason as the starter, was 23-of-39 for 304 yards with onetouchdown and an interception. And he engineered the winningdrive. On 4th-and-2 with the game on the line, Cutler found JavonWalker on a quick slant to keep the game-winning drive alive.With no timeouts, he spiked the ball to stop the clock with 38seconds remaining. Cutler, who showed the ability to run the option all day, ranoff tackle from out of the shotgun for no gain. He thenregrouped and found Walker over the middle for 11 yards down tothe Buffalo 11, setting up Elam's heroics. "I was going to be feeling pretty bad if we lost that game, soI'm just happy and, thankfully, I got a chance to redeem myselfthere," Elam said. The Broncos almost did not get the kick off. After completing the pass to Walker, Denver's field goal unitscrambled to get on the field, and Elam was forced to hurry hispre-kick routine as the ball was snapped with one secondremaining. "Since Scotty O'Brien has come in and been our special teamscoach, we have run that play over and over in practice," Elamsaid of the hurried kick. "We were thinking we would never haveto run this play. Sure enough, we get the opportunity rightthere, the perfect scenario." Trailing, 14-6, late in third, Denver cut its deficit to twopoints with an impressive 10-play, 81-yard drive. After usingthe running game to move down the field, Cutler connected withBrandon Marshall on a five-yard pass with 1:01 left in theperiod. A two-point conversion pass failed. After Elam missed his second field goal of the day, Buffalo hada chance to run the clock out but could not pick up thenecessary first down. On third-and-5, J.P. Losman bought some time with play-actionbut overthrew a wide-open Lee Evans, who was streaking towardthe end zone, with 2:23 left. The incompletion set up thewinning drive. Rookie running back Marshawn Lynch had 90 yards on 19 carrieswith a touchdown, and Roscoe Parish opened the scoring with a74-yard punt return for the Bills (0-1).
ORCHARD PARK, New York (Ticker) -- Jason Elam was right ontarget when it mattered most for the Denver Broncos. Elam nailed a game-winning 42-yard field goal as time expired tolift the Broncos to a 15-14 victory over the Buffalo Bills inthe season opener for both teams on Sunday afternoon. Former Bill Travis Henry ran for 139 yards on 23 carries for theDenver (1-0), which used a 12-play, 42-yard drive to march downthe field for the victory. Henry said he had fond memories of his time in Buffalo but wasglad that his team emerged victorious in this one. "This is where it all started for me," he said. "It was good tocome back, play well and come up with the win." One of the league's premier kickers, Elam struggled allafternoon on a still 82-degree day. The veteran missed fieldgoals from 50 and 43 yards - the latter a potential go-aheadscore with 3:37 left in the fourth. "The (previous miss) kind of bothered me because it's one Ireally should make," Elam said. "I'm going to look back at thisgame down the road, and this is going to be one of myfavorites. "Of all the kicks I've had, I've never had a scenario like that.That was a lot of fun." Broncos quarterback Jay Cutler, who is beginning his first fullseason as the starter, was 23-of-39 for 304 yards with onetouchdown and an interception. And he engineered the winningdrive. On 4th-and-2 with the game on the line, Cutler found JavonWalker on a quick slant to keep the game-winning drive alive.With no timeouts, he spiked the ball to stop the clock with 38seconds remaining. Cutler, who showed the ability to run the option all day, ranoff tackle from out of the shotgun for no gain. He thenregrouped and found Walker over the middle for 11 yards down tothe Buffalo 11, setting up Elam's heroics. "I was going to be feeling pretty bad if we lost that game, soI'm just happy and, thankfully, I got a chance to redeem myselfthere," Elam said. The Broncos almost did not get the kick off. After completing the pass to Walker, Denver's field goal unitscrambled to get on the field, and Elam was forced to hurry hispre-kick routine as the ball was snapped with one secondremaining. "Since Scotty O'Brien has come in and been our special teamscoach, we have run that play over and over in practice," Elamsaid of the hurried kick. "We were thinking we would never haveto run this play. Sure enough, we get the opportunity rightthere, the perfect scenario." Trailing, 14-6, late in third, Denver cut its deficit to twopoints with an impressive 10-play, 81-yard drive. After usingthe running game to move down the field, Cutler connected withBrandon Marshall on a five-yard pass with 1:01 left in theperiod. A two-point conversion pass failed. After Elam missed his second field goal of the day, Buffalo hada chance to run the clock out but could not pick up thenecessary first down. On third-and-5, J.P. Losman bought some time with play-actionbut overthrew a wide-open Lee Evans, who was streaking towardthe end zone, with 2:23 left. The incompletion set up thewinning drive. "If you hit it, it's a big play and, if you don't, then it's nota good call," Buffalo coach Dick Jauron said. "We were inchesor a foot from making it a huge play for us. That's the game. "We're down there on the field, and you make the call and youthink you're going to be in single-high coverage, and you've gotLee running down the field and got a chance for a big play." Rookie running back Marshawn Lynch had 90 yards on 19 carrieswith a touchdown, and Roscoe Parish opened the scoring with a74-yard punt return for the Bills (0-1). Special teams player Kevin Everett collided with Broncos kickreturner Domenick Hixon during the second-half kickoff. He wascarted off the field on a stretcher and taken away in anambulance with a serious injury. "Kevin Everett has a cervical spine injury and is under furtherevaluation," Jauron said. Losman, who was 14-of-21 for 97 yards with an interception,admitted that his team was down after the game. "With the amount of injuries and, with one serious injury,possibly, it definitely changes the mood and makes (losing) evenworse," he said.
Re: NFL: DENVER (0-0) at BUFFALO (0-0) That was a really heavy game, but in the end the Broncosheart didit. Jay Cutler and Javon Walker was impressive and the defensive got only one TD, and we get another from special team return.
