The Broncos have now lost an NFL most five Super Bowls. Playing in their first Super Bowl in 15 years, the Broncos were humiliated in front of 100 million people on Sunday. There were very few, if any, bright spots for Denver in this football game.
The game started off with a miscommunication between Manny Ramirez and Peyton Manning resulting in a bad snap. The play would end in a safety giving Seattle a two point lead 12 seconds into the game, and the ball back. Seattle would get into the red zone, but would end up only getting a field goal. Not so bad, right? It’s only a five point deficit, and should be easy to shake off.
Denver’s next drive was pitiful - a quick three and out. After a punt by Colquitt, Seattle gets the ball, drives down field, but once again stalls in the red zone. After all of this it’s still only a one score game! Denver fans should have been ecstatic that the score wasn’t 16-0.
Denver’s next drive is almost as bad as their first. A short gain on first down, a fumble, luckily recovered by Denver on second down, and then Peyton Manning throwing an interception on third down. Seattle would get the ball with great field position and begin to march down the field yet again.
They would get to the red zone, and before stalling again, Tony Carter was flagged for pass interference in the end zone giving Seattle the ball on the one yard line. Marshawn Lynch would score a touchdown two plays later and the route was on.
The Broncos would record their first first down of the game on their next possession and moving into the second quarter, they would get 49 yards into Seattle territory and finally give fans a reason to believe that they could compete.
It's just then, that Cliff Avril hits Manning, causing a botched pass that would eventually end up in the hands of Malcolm Smith, who would return it 69 yards for a touchdown. Denver’s final drive of the first half would be a decent one, except it ended in no points. They went 48 yards down the field but failed to convert on a fourth and two, sending them into halftime scoreless for the first time all season.
Denver displayed one of the worst first halves of football anyone has ever seen. The Broncos would have two (basically three if you include the safety) turnovers in the first half. Both of the turnovers would result in points for the Seattle Seahawks and with 22 points being the largest deficit the Broncos had seen all season, the likelihood of them coming back was abysmal - and it was only halftime.
The second half would be much of the same. It started with a pooch kick by Matt Prater that Percy Harvin would return, off the bounce, for an 87 yard touchdown. It was quickly becoming one of the most lopsided Super Bowls in recent memory...CONTINUE READING