It took four years, multiple bad draft picks and a questionable trade for , but the might have finally done it. Ladies and gentlemen, they might have finally found a franchise quarterback.Although there's no guarantee that will be the future of the franchise, he definitely looked like he's headed that way with his performance against the on Sunday. In the first road start of his career, Lock shredded the Texans for 309 yards and three touchdowns in stunning 38-24 win for Denver.Lock's performance was so impre sive that he actually made some history, becoming the first rookie to throw for more than 300 yards and three touchdowns in the first road start of his career.If the Broncos had any worry that Lock might be overwhelmed by going up against a first-place Texans team on the road, those worries probably disappeared after the rookie threw his first pa s of the game. With the Broncos pinned inside of the their own 10-yard line, Lock dropped back to pa s on Denver's first play from
Thon Maker Jersey scrimmage and made a veteran throw that set the tone for the rest of the day: He hit fellow rookie for a 48-yard gain. Rook to rook.Way to get us started, ! Denver Broncos (@Broncos) Sometimes, you'll see a rookie quarterback check down on a play like that because they don't want to make a mistake near their own end zone, but not Lock. He played with no-fear against the Texans in a game where he made big play after big play. One of those big plays capped the Broncos opening drive when Lock hit Fant again. This time, the Broncos rookie made another highly impre sive throw, hitting his tight end with a laser down the seam for a 14-yard touchdown. The most impre sive thing about the play is that it came in a high-pre sure situation, with the Broncos facing a third-and-12. Get used to hearing this. finds for six! Denver Broncos (@Broncos) Fant finished the game with four catches for 113 yards and a touchdown.The win over the Texans means that Lock is now 2-0 in his career, and fittingly, he's matched John Elway as one of just three rookies in Broncos history who have won their first two starts (Gary Kubiak is the other). Although Lock wasn't too flashy in his first win last week over the (18 for 28 for 134 yards and two touchdowns), he proved that he can
Wayne Ellington Jersey carry the team if that's what the Broncos need going forward.The law of averages said that John Elway had to find a quarterback at some point, and it looks like he might have finally done it. Denver 38-24 over HoustonA+ Although Drew Lock stole the show, the Broncos defense also came to play on Sunday. Not only did the Broncos keep the Texans out of the red zone for the entire first half, but Denver's defense also tacked on its own touchdown in the first quarter when a Broncos defender recovered a fumble, then pitched it to , who returned it 70 yards for a score. tallied two of the Broncos three sacks in the game as Denver had on the run for nearly all four quarters. Besides the sacks and the fumble return for a touchdown, the Broncos defense also came through with two interceptions.F In a performance that can only be described as embarra sing, the Texans defense got carved up for 309 yards and three touchdowns by a rookie quarterback making his first career NFL start on the road, which was especially shocking, considering Houston's defense had completely shut down just one week earlier. The only thing worse than the Texans defense was their offense. Although they did eventually put some points up on the scoreboard, it all came in garbage time. The Texans didn't start moving the ball until they were already trailing 38-3. It was a humiliating performance for a team that went into Sunday with sole po se sion of first place
Blake Griffin Jersey in the AFC South.San Francisco 48-46 over New OrleansA+ Did just march into the hostility of Mercedes-Benz Superdome and outduel the almighty ? Why yes, he certainly did. As a matter of fact, not only did he go toe-to-toe with the future first ballot Hall of Famer, he out-Brees'd Brees -- mounting a game-winning drive with le s than a minute to play after being forced into a fourth-and-2 in territory. The offense tore the New Orleans defense to shreds for much of the game, and a key forced fumble in the third quarter against put Garoppolo in position to to s one of four touchdowns on the day, as the 49ers regain leverage in the chase for home field advantage in the playoffs.A+ I'm going to rage against the machine on this one and mark both teams as an A+, because they both deserve it. It's easy to downgrade the loser of this game to an even 'A', but it simply doesn't feel right to do so. The Saints battled through the lo s of and still had the lead with two seconds remaining on the game clock, after Brees walked down the 49ers defense with the help of to score his fifth -- yes, I said fifth -- touchdown of the day. It took a needle-thread to and a shed tackle on a defender who was not out of position to force a lo s onto the Saints, but they deserve the same ovation
Derrick Rose Jersey as the 49ers -- even if it doesn't come attached to a winBaltimore 24-17 over BuffaloB+ wasn't perfect in Buffalo, but the didn't need him to be, due to a dominating performance from their defense. Practicing against Jackson must have come in handy, because the Ravens defense looked fully comfortable going up against a mobile quarterback in . Led by Matthew Judon, the Ravens defense sacked Josh Allen six times, leaving him battered and bruised on the field (Allen had to briefly leave the game with an ankle injury). Judon had 1.5 sacks, with one of those coming on a strip-sack in the first quarter that eventually set up a Ravens touchdown. As for Jackson, he took what the gave him. Although he didn't do much damage with his legs (rushing for "just" 40 yards), he threw three touchdown pa ses. B Josh Allen came into the game as one of the hottest quarterbacks in the NFL, but he definitely cooled off a little big against the Ravens. Allen got off to any ugly start, completing just one of his first seven pa ses for 10 yards. The problem for the Bills offense was that not only was Allen overthrowing receivers, but when he did manage to make a good throw, the pa ses were being dropped (Allen finished 17 of 39
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