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Denver Native (Carol)
09-11-2013, 03:55 PM
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Some games are tedious to re-watch. The regular-season opener last Thursday was not one of them.

THE BREAKOUT STAR

On the first touchdown, tight end Julius Thomas used his relative anonymity against the Ravens. Lined up outside of right tackle Orlando Franklin, Thomas begins as though he's going to run an out, and slows up, suckering Baltimore linebacker Daryl Smith into a false sense of security. Then Thomas cuts upfield and behind Smith; by the time the linebacker realizes what's happened, it's too late, and no one is within seven yards of Thomas when he makes the catch.

Six minutes later, Thomas scores again. This time, he's covered by Ravens safety Michael Huff, but cuts inside and has built two yards of separation by the time Manning's throw arrives. Thomas makes a nice catch and then takes advantage of an overplay by Baltimore safety James Ihedigbo, who mistimed the pass and was caught behind Thomas.

What was most notable about the play were the other options. If Peyton Manning had looked elsewhere, he would have found Montee Ball, Wes Welker, Demaryius Thomas and Eric Decker all in man-to-man coverage; Demaryius Thomas and Decker were perched beyond the sticks, and should have easily been able to make first-down grabs on passes thrown to the outside shoulder.

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