2015 Week 8 - Packers @ Broncos

in Denver on November 1st we'll take it in the house tonight with a matchup these guys are going to City Aaron Rodgers and the Green Bay Packers Peyton Manning in the Denver Broncos on Sunday Night Football now Michael is with Cris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya welcome to Denver you know this perception and then this reality I think the perception around the country basically of the Green Bay Packers is right now best team in the NFC they're undefeated they have Aaron Rodgers and they've allowed the fewest points in the league I think the perception of the Broncos is incredibly lucky at this point the defense keeps bailing them out week after week after week while the offense has been very stagnant and Peyton Manning has been well mortal but the reality is at the end of the night one of these teams are seven no and the other get saddled with his first loss of the season Chris not often to the Broncos come in as a home underdog when the second time in the last four seasons so one of the Broncos have to do to beat this opponent it's time for a coming-out party for this offense it really is so far there's been this blending of Peyton Manning's offense and Gary Kubiak saw offense and they've sort of created this hybrid that is unfamiliar to either one of these guys and tonight they face the number one scoring defense in the Green Bay Packers so this coming-out party will not be and some of the thoughts you have on Packers here has been great busy always is there have had some nagging injuries with their skilled position guys but they're healthy now after the bye week and they think they're ready to explode tremendous pass rushers they're going to be facing and one of the absolute best defenses in all of football in the Denver Broncos DeMarcus Ware von Miller's superstars legends all over the field it's going to be a great night it'll be a tremendous night you've got to out the dog quarterbacks two undefeated teams it's the maxim of the year so far the NFL football Sunday night well you know we have Rodgers and manic we also have two pretty good defenses Green Bay fewest points allowed in the league then for time for the second fewest allowed in sacks Green Bay second Denver is first with twenty six averaging more than four a game two defensive coordinators who have seen just about everything Dom Capers Green Bay Wade Phillips Denver now one guy who does figure to fill up your screen a good part of the night is number 52 of the Green Bay Packers play matthews moments ago he spoke with Michelle McLain it was after your team's bye week last season when you were moved from outside linebacker to play predominantly inside it's been almost exactly in here how was that transition VIN it's been outstanding you look at the production we've had on defense turning our defense from worst to first really translate over there are a lot of opinions out there about where Peyton Manning is in his career you studied him all week what did you see he looks like the same Peyton Manning we know the big key for us to nineties we got to get him up the spot if we allow him to sit in the pocket you know he'll do his thing what he what he's been known five-time many people we got to get we got a good question get him up the spot starts with stopping the run early play thank you thank you and the Packers come into this game very healthy coming off the bye week only kick returner wide receiver ty Montgomery is inactive for the Broncos this is for straight game with a shoulder injury and wide receiver Jordan Norwood is out with a hamstring injury Thank You Michelle so we're all set Mike McCarthy in his tenth season has already won a Lombardi Trophy in Green Bay Gary Kubiak eight years as the Houston head coach last year in Baltimore offensive coordinator in his first season as the Broncos head coach Omar Bolden is back to receive the kick off Mason Crosby to put it in the air you don't see many kickoffs run back in Denver you don't see many around the league period even at five feet below sea level New Orleans and certainly not here in 5,280 feet spectacular night 65 degrees just a breath of wind crowd roaring DeMarcus Ware is healthy again and off we go from the Mile High City with the expected touch back let's take a look at the Broncos offense hey man the University of Tennessee Ronnie Hillman San Diego State Mary you stumbling Georgia tip Emanuel Sanders SMU own Daniels on Wisconsin Virgil green Nevada Brian Harris partly Notre Dame Evan Mathis Bama Matt Paradis Boise State Luis Vasquez Texas Tech Michael Scofield Michigan Green Bay won the toss and they elected to defer so they want to get their defense on the field will see an immediate look at Manning who comes up in the pistol Ronnie Hillman is the running back play action on the first play of the game in a pass is caught up at the 36 yard line by Demaryius Thomas so an immediate first down tackled by Casey Heyward well they're gonna certainly take their shots here tonight Casey Heyward probably the best back here in the coverage secondary for the Green Bay Packers looked like he was going deep cut underneath and a man who comes out firing Thomas's top receiver 49 tattoos of season steps off the spot then the pass is incomplete deflected intended for Thomas it will be second down intently Matthews put the heat on the Broncos you'll notice playing in their uniforms in which they won Super Bowl xxxii he told Michelle he's going to get Peyton Manning off the spot and he did right away just that little movement to the left they think that will be enough to affect Peyton Manning that 1997 three being honored here tonight and in their honor back to the old beauties they go it's second down and ten and the flag is thrown and it's incomplete there's a flag all the way down at the Green Bay 38 yard line Thomas going down the sideline with Casey Heyward and the penalty will be against Green Bay Jon Perry's our referee Lacey Heyward got really aggressive didn't back up at all as Demaryius Thomas came flying up at him and really had no choice but to hit him late there's two fouls in the play they'll offset pass interference defense on the 20 illegal use of hands hands to the face defect offense number 68 offset second down and that's Ryan Harris the left tackle here's Casey Heyward on the replay Demaryius Thomas was gaining fast on him and was going to go right by him and Heyward knew it and so he just went ahead and took the call and then Ryan Harris on the other side with a costly hands to the face second down and 10 [Music] Manning and we'll detail it later has spent almost all of his time in the past few weeks out of the pistol or shotgun pistol here hand the ball off to run who's been playing very well of late and for the moment has supplanted CJ Anderson is their number one back gets about a yard so Manning with a win tonight would tie Brett Favre at 186 for the most career wins as a starting quarterback in the National Football League and speaking of farm and we've been here tonight they're gonna seek Brett's number retired on Thanksgiving night and a game you see on NBC in Green Bay 13 here's where Don capers gets a chance to bring some heat they will have something exotic coming up Peyton Manning here the past two Benny Fowler a couple of yards shy of the first Nisan they pick up an immediate first on the pass to Thomas and then the past year is good for six but they're forced to punt watched Julius Peppers here's the leading sacker for the Green Bay Packers and he goes right through and then math is who's been one of the best guards in football over the past three or four years and that was Joe Thomas who went on low on Manning as he released Britton Colquitt to punt Micah Hyde sets up at his own 10 yard line for Green Bay at the 15 yard line and he brings it back to the [Applause] couple of minutes into the game Rodgers and company take another when we come back to Denver send the night football brought to you by Verizon watch lifetime con games within the femoral only on Verizon Toyota let's go places by GE the digital company that's also an industrial company by Disney Pixar's the good dinosaur in 3d November 25th some scenes there from Super Bowl xxxii in San Diego when men repeat free they Pat Bowlen who's on this team since the guys [Applause] [Music] have fun as his name goes up in the Ring of Honor here at Sports Authority Field packers now run their first play from their own 23 yard line toss back to Eddie Lacy and lacy chugs his way for a gain of three after the 26 yard line Aaron Rodgers fewest passes to 30,000 yards he accomplished that against San Diego before the bye week not therein 3652 heaves and he's just at the top of his game I mean most people feel it at this point he is the best with all due respect to mr. Brady he's only the demon threw about a hundred years and all of the rest inside handoff and breaking free is lacy he's had to get the ankle that shows normal effects they are TJ Ward spills them first down - outstanding guards for the Green Bay Packers and here is one of those guys Josh sitting right here gonna open that hole up right up the middle and that's a good sign for the Packers Eddie Lacy has not been doing much the last couple of games off the faith Rogers and I can't get him down he's so good at extending plays Danny Trevathan put the heat on that time let's take a look at the Green Bay offense Aaron Rodgers Butte Community College Eddie Lacy Alabama Randall Cobb Kentucky Davante Adams Fresno State James Jones San Jose State Richard Rodgers Cal Berkeley David Bakhtiari University of Colorado Boulder Justin Central Florida Corey Lindsley vo hosta TJ lang Birmingham brother rights Bryan Belaga 17 he could be a game changers missed the last few games with an ankle injury Rodgers pocket collapsing steps up after stepping back gets away flag thrown then deport Richard Rogers Rogers so great at extending plays than his whole career that was a second at 10:00 we'll get the call here from Perry flags on each side of the people holding defense and as Chris Harris totally away from the play Chris Harris can't believe it that's exactly what happens when Aaron Rodgers can buy time like that there's the matchup with Chris Harris Randall Cobb they practiced all week long covering initially Wow that wasn't a whole lot and about 50 yards away from the play theme starts is neither running back and said a couple of big days recently and starts good stuff at the line of scrimmage second down I'll tell you this young man Shaquille Barrett is making a name for himself he got a chance to start and their last outing against Cleveland and led the team in tackles had one and a half sacks a tackle for loss he had fumbles and four stumbles and he's come out of nowhere three and a half sacks this year and for all the attention Von Miller DeMarcus Ware get he has been playing just as well doesn't it seem like we have a Shack or Shaquille in a game every week there's a few of them world fat Mason tonight Barrett second down and ten play clock in one quick flip into the slot and Randall Cobb is smothered taken down by McRae as we take a look at the Broncos defense they're full Cincinnati Sylvester William North Carolina Malik Jackson Tennessee Paul Miller Texas A&M Brandon Marshall the garlic Danny Trevathan Kentucky DeMarcus Ware Troy I can't eat can't excuse a ward for the Darius do it South Carolina Chris Harris jr. Kansas Jay great corners in Harris and to lead course you know about Miller stars across the board and now you've got a false start on Green Bay cool richard rogers the tight end we all know what Aaron Rodgers does when he can get a team to jump offsides his third and 13 in that case he went with the hard count trying to get him to jump get the free place they could throw something down the field and instead his tight end job third and 17 crowd and full throw as Rogers pocket throws incomplete that was James Jones the intended receiver he looks around for a flag Rogers goes to the turf against second time roll be covering on the play fourth down Marcus we're now coming off the edge and they will help tonight with their backs as best they can we're went decided he wanted no part of that chip goes right through and you could see Aaron Rodgers wincing a bit after that one that was the full takedown Kim match day to do the punting manual Sanders to run it back for Denver setting up at his 15 [Applause] naturally [Music] Sanders pulling to the fair caption and he take him down immediately Rollins takes it down Rogers took a couple of hits on that series no scored 936 to go in the first [Music] the Broncos have evolving offense as you can see in weeks one and two Peyton was under center a lot which is the way Gary Kubiak has coached through the years at Euston and Baltimore last year and then since then as you can see rarely under center the pistol was the short shotgun so he's been taking almost every snap from the pistol or the shotgun it's like there's been a settlement you know instead of either shotgun or under Center they sort of settled on this pistol and that's really been to the advantage of Ronnie Hillman because his speed hits this style much better 17 [Applause] teams had the ball once [Applause] cornering the speedy one at a San Diego State has the first time in the 34-yard line Hayward makes the tackle gain of 17 but when you go to the pistol in the stretch plays it takes a little bit of time so instead of Peyton Manning being underneath the center and the mesh point where the handoff would take place being in about three yards it's at about six yards so then if you don't have somebody like Ronnie Hillman with the speed to get to the edge to make that play work the timing falls completely off [Music] [Applause] yeah question oh it's funny because we talked to somebody running back so you know who I was made about DeMarco Murray who we saw last weekend Philadelphia you know would he rather take the handle off from this quarterback who's under center or shotgun you know or pistol but you know he was a pretty diplomatic about it yeah everybody likes to keep their bosses happy including us so but this is this is an offense that you wonder where it's going to be right where is it not where is it now this seems undefeated where is it going to be come playoff time can they grow into this [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] puts it right - Virgil green is tied in for a first down right so here's the compromise in favor of Gary Kubiak this is what he does run the stretch run the stretch now bootleggin nobody thinks Peyton Manning can run the bootleg right he's 39 years old he's too old he's to this he's to that he's getting better at so he was first for for 34 yards Roger so CJ who had been starter and then Hillman comes in because he's played well Doug late CJ's had problems he doesn't want my oh my starting role back yeah and CJ Anderson was sort of the fantasy football darling at the beginning of this season at the last eight games a season ago he ran for 767 yards and eight touchdowns and everybody thought I got to get this guy on my team and now he's come out so far this year 2.7 yards per carry second and 1 [Applause] again [Music] [Applause] they stopped if they're Nate Palmer made the tackle let's take a look at the Packer defense Julius Peppers North Carolina VJ Roger Boston College my dance Iowa Mike mill Purdue University play Matthews USC Napalm Illinois State University JC hey we found the booth Morgan Burnett Georgia - hi Glenn Dix Dean the rest of them Alabama Sam should do you get married found of Arizona State [Applause] 31 yards Manning to Thomas so think what Casey Hayward is seen there's Casey Heyward he has seen an in cut a deep route and then another in cut so they're working two routes only against Casey Heyward and it is working perfectly great protection up front this is a good pass rushing team for the Green Bay Packers as well one guy to watch Mike Daniels number 76 inside tremendous you know Sam shields the great corner goes out he won't go off for the moment damarious Randall a rookie I'm gonna believe Peyton knows that as Ronnie Hillman gets taken down to the line of scrimmage second and goal well this is an offense that so desperately needs a touchdown early this is a perfect night for football right you can't get better than this there are no excuses tonight if they don't throw the ball well but they don't move it if they don't score points no excuses they've been kicking a lot of field goals lately they cannot have do anymore and working on shields Neela the Broncos in my score the first quarter touchdown this season [Applause] Demaryius Thomas takes it to the one-yard line and that's Randall who's taking the place of shields Randall was their number one draft choice rookie out of Arizona State third and goal now they are young in the secondary nice job they're just keeping the merriest Thomas out of the end zone but this is what we've been used to seeing you know when they had Julius Thomas they were so dangerous down here a little less so later Matthew's helping the boys [Music] so it takes seven games before the Broncos store a first quarter touchdown they do it on an 83 yard drive nine plays six runs three passes you're gonna get the trap play going here and back down inside and barely stick that thing in but that was almost a fumbled exchange on that one that came very very close for rent made a good block on lodging the nose tackle right through the middle helping to pave that way Brandon McManus he was a trickle storing place just wouldn't if the confirmation McManus who was the AFC Special Teams Player of the Month for October bets good in bed if you're the Broncos it means you very efficient we could not store a lot of touchdowns you getting a lot of field goals but here is the extra point Terrell Davis great Broncos he's watched his team take a seven nothing lead at home with NBC Sports live extra you can take the game with you don't miss a moment of Sunday Night Football you can watch it live on your laptop tablet and connected TVs everybody in orange that well if it's always a little green when the Packers are on the road then the Pittsburgh Steelers travel about as well as there's any teams in the McMahon it's now to put it in the air [Music] and he gets smothered before he can get to the 20-yard [Music] then he Fowler the wide receiver picks him down 7 nothing Denver crew well first quarter points through week seven the Packers was 66 most in the league the Broncos in the first quarter in their first six games zilch nothing nada now there's a reason for it this team is tremendous pass rushers on the outside good coverage linebackers and maybe the best secondary in football three guys went to the Pro Bowl Chris Harris the key to leave three pick sixes on the year TJ Ward a hardening safety Bradley Roby a first round draft pick they play man coverage and dare you to throw the football against them lining up at the back field next to Rodgers who looks that way at three receivers and he hits Cobb on the run out to the 25-yard line Chris Harris makes attack meanwhile that touchdown by Denver was the first first quarter touchdown allowed by the Packers since last season late last season Mike McCarthy no longer the play caller he called the plays his first nine years but he handed that booty over to the offensive coordinator Tom Clements second and three Randall Cobb is now the back spark little when they exactly wrapped after the first ticket Perris then it was starch there's the play fake and Rogers almost gets it from behind and does but after he loses to Richard Rogers enough for a first down that was TJ Ward is swung around from a safety spot to put the heat on Aaron you're going to see some pressure from different parts of this defense they are not afraid when you have the ability to play man coverage the way that this team does and you take out the fact that Jordy Nelson the big play threat is no longer there for the Green Bay Packers Wade Phillips is going to be popping it to come out there wait Philips been around he was the head coach here in 93 and 94 and that's a pass for a gain of about five yards taking them by Justin Perillo second year wide out of the University of Maine second down and five now Brandon Marshall Danny Trevathan both guys inside that they're very comfortable covering backs and tight ends out of the backfield so it's really kind of hard to figure out okay they're playing me in coverage where do you want to attack there's not a glaring weakness second floor man Rogers one-handed by cop but him go nowhere shoved into his own bench by Brandon Marshall Randall Cobb he holds the distinction of being the first ever guy born in the nineties to play in the National Football you would eat break in for the flourish as a rookie and his first gaming ran a kickoff back for 108 yards for a touchdown that - his first pro bowl of delicious he move around in the slide outside and right now you seen him out of the backfield he's going to be matched up on Chris Harris who may be the best slot corner in the NF she's coming back next to Rogers dancing guarding well he's so good at this so good but the pass is incomplete at second there he's also pretty good to take that much time to cover everybody on the best play extended we've seen in a long time in the troll they're going to spy Aaron Rodgers here they're just going to make sure that he does not bounce out of there as long as he is in that pocket as magical as he is they feel like they can cover these receivers down the field and they did a nice job there a lot of practice this week on not just the initial coverage but when he starts the scramble talking about Aaron Rodgers when Dancing with the Stars he's pretty winner that one chopper day that you went to everything stays kick bounce and then feel that our hoppy flag goes down as Emmanuel Sanders waved everybody off and then hopped right into his clutch but we'll get the call from John Perry [Applause] during the return holding return team number 36 half the distance to the goal first and ten timeout spaces on the other guys to get away let me signal for a fair catch [Music] tomorrow the last round of the Ghoulies knockouts in Rihanna is back to help the artist with show-stopping performances voice tomorrow and Tuesday on NBC Denver Colorado's first night of November takes more than the hair man you better up your game you wanna claim that one from the 15-yard line Broncos begin mr. fury [Applause] Demaryius Thomas intended receiver would check in with Michelle well Packers quarterback Sam shields went to the locker room questionable with a shoulder injury we saw the trainer's looking at his right AC joint that's where the collarbone meets the shoulder blade to give you an idea of what they were looking about questionable with the shoulder I thank you Michelle that of course would be a big loss means we're gonna see more til he comes back if indeed he does that the Mario's Randall when the mourn Peck second ten Demaryius Thomas [Applause] birds Broncos have not gotten a lot out of their tight ends this season in terms of receiving green and on Daniels the Green has now got two balls in the first quarter tonight gain of 19 one of the things you have to be leery about these tackles for the Broncos have just basically reshuffled and Michael Scofield out there against one of the all-time great pass rushers and Julius Peppers will keep an eye on that matchup [Applause] [Applause] [Music] [Applause] nowhere to run for Ronnie Hillman as he gets taken down Trulia's peppers still going strong in his 14th season just so much under control guy never misses practice he's just remarkable he plays the run as well as he does the pass and sitting out there on the edge I don't know if there's been many guys like this there was an article this week talking about how he just never misses practice he never misses a game he shows up every other veteran player takes wins they often up he just keeps walking on and making plays and he still leads him in sacks it is unfortunate not to really get hurt during his career nothing really significant Owen Daniels [Applause] so the Broncos talking about we need more from our tight ends they got it to the first quarter that's a gain of 16 end of the first quarter with the score Denver 7 Green Bay nothing and Sunday night [Applause] [Music] [Music] [Music] No [Music] Oh [Music] [Music] [Music] snow day [Music] [Applause] [Music] [Music] back in Denver Al Michaels Chris Collins Rick Michele Tafoya Sunday Night Football battle of the unbeatens each squad 6a no Denver lead 7 the nothing and they start from the 48 they're on for the first down [Applause] Thomas first and dog Demaryius Thomas that's been the story of the game so far everybody wants to talk about Peyton Manning his arm is shot he can't make these throws he's been throwing deep all night long and he's been throwing to Demaryius Thomas they're back at home and they are comfortable remember this team has four road wins the Denver Broncos they've only played here twice and you can see with the perfect conditions the night Peyton Manning Gary Kubiak they've been spending a lot of time together this week and it has paid off which means of the Western game six here for away first and gold from the five makes the catch so the crowd begins to boo which means it's going to come back maybe ccall while gesturing and gary kubiak will look for another play pass endurance offense [Music] I don't think there's a whole lot of doubt about this Caldwell right there a big-time shove seen by the official and Clay Matthews was not taken the bootleg by Peyton Manning seriously he was screaming down the line after that run play back to a first and goal now from the 15-yard line backers a team not used to playing from behind they're usually the fast starter though they've led almost every minute of the season 80% of the time [Applause] say touchdown so the interference cool they come right back they call a run and it's 15 yards for six points and just sort of made up they're gonna bring backs Garcia right then that just gets lost in the crowd but now you have seen at two hundred yard games out of Hillman out of the last three and his speed has added that missing explosive element to this offense that we haven't seen Peyton Manning throwing deep breaking off runs with Ronnie Hillman this looks like the old Broncos the Broncos that's on 85 yards six plays two runs and four passes landings on fire McManus fix the extra point at this point in the game the Denver Broncos have 203 total yards Green Bay has 30 14 nothing Bronx aerial coverage tonight brought to you by Geico look at down upon the home of the Rockies the Avalanche the Nuggets and then there are the Broncos who were here first 1960 American Football League original franchise it's all about the Broncos in this neck of the woods tonight it's all about Manning and what he has done to a 14 to nothing lead is McManus sends this one into the end zone of the Daris went down it there meanwhile Payton seems to a set a mark every time he appears most teen points were starting quarterback in the history of the league he just went past Brett Favre who in his 298 starts accumulated 7155 points and Manning now owns that mark all over the pictures on the bench the grid map as the Green Bay Packers takeover now at the 20-yard line Eddie Lacy's but flip to the outside and it's an eight-yard gain that's Avante atoms we talked about an earlier mission the last three or four games with an ankle injury but he is back and here's the guy they have to get going because much like the Denver Broncos have been predominantly two receivers catching the ball Davante Adams is a guy that has the magic he has the 42-inch vertical jump yes some of the elite quickness that you just saw trying to escape waiting to happen that has not been a part of this offense since Jordy Nelson went out second and two and lacy will get bunched up and stopped at the line of scrimmage so it will be third down and two Packers need a first and a defense has spent a lot of time on the field last two drives this is an underrated defensive got some of these big guys is just clogging everything interior one blocking of the green give an edge there two three lacy again she is going to get stopped shy of the first down so that bronco defense after the long drive on the offense with a three etat compelling that Packer defense is 5280 feet to come back on the field i tell you it has been a little bit emotional when you saw peyton manning go over and first meet Gary Kubiak on the sidelines these guys have been under siege in this town you guys destroyed our office what's happened where's it been like everybody in Denver is breathing again I've been around the country matchdays putt is thickened by sailors as he goes out of bounds at the 23 and Manning coming back we're with Peyton Manning on Friday in a meeting so we asked him to have pretty much an out-of-body experience and said all right if you were an analyst on the show and somebody said how's Peyton Manning doing this year he goes into the third person I think he's doing well considering all that's been thrown at him this year with the change and the injuries it's been an adjustment and I think he sort of expected this in some way if I know him like I think I do he's had a really good attitude about it this thing blogged on Saturday Night Live he backed up in the character it was flagged before the snap but it was great because it was our offense number ten five-yard penalty replay first down yeah you know and he covered a lot of ground to it I thought he was really honest about it and talking about himself he said are you as comfortable with new pass plays as you are with ones that you've run in for 18 years said no you're not that doesn't mean that I can't make this work we're creating that sort of hybrid mix of a new plays with old plays and I would say these working hard it is comfortable as he can on the new plays that he's determined and committed to doing it so he really he is convinced they are going to there wherever there is with this office worse than 15 and there is pretty good tonight that's another first down that's Owen Daniels it's a little bit of self therapy we only charge them what 200 for the hour or one round of golf works every day first and maybe the best news the night other than Peyton Manning throwing this ball deep to Demaryius Thomas is the involvement of these tight ends because the tight end production has been very low without Julius Thomas just 17 for 123 combined coming into this game only two teams were lower than that and that was the Jets in the Texans tonight they've got four balls already early in the second so CJ Anderson to the 43 yard line you know a lot of people think well he he doesn't look the same he's inaccurate his arm is weak and all of that he had a great line he said I think sometimes indecision can lead to inaccuracy there's been no indecision tonight well think about where he's been he's essentially run the same offense forever right it was an ende and then when it came here they just sort of said here you just put it in the offense and Adam GaSe in the back I'll figure out we'll all play along with you but now John Elway said no I won two Super Bowls at the end of my career because we started leaning on the running game I want to do that again and that's what they're trying to get to hello it's a road day this way and that pass is incomplete Sanders wants a flag covered by Heyward and there is no laundry on the field third and two well the the big issue is can somebody other than Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders make plays in this offense and Owen Daniels has given a little bit here tonight but John Elway sure would love to see a third wide out and they're hoping this Benny Fowler number 16 can evolve into that next guy they just ret yet that receiver they clock at one [Applause] dancing Springs free into Packer territory all the way against a defense that came into the league allowing the fewest points in the lead there's some of that one-step cuts that we talked about watch him putting two put in the ground right there zip inside and make that kind of big run he had not had I don't think a 21-hour 20 yard run all season and here he goes I think it was close to 20 right well actually his longest run of the season was 14 coming into the game that's 19 right there until Hillman is back in the game and Ronnie Hillman [Music] he goes for about six we go to Michelle well Green Bay rookie cornerback critten Rollins went back to the x-ray room questionable with the shoulders so along with Sam shields Green Bay now has two of their five available quarterbacks questionable out all right Thank You Michelle and there's no question that one number 18 is full fully aware of that Don capers behind the glare right now the well he was the former coach as was Kubiak of the Houston Texans before that Carolina both his expansion teams been here now since 2009 in Green Bay as the defensive coordinator [Applause] [Music] but no sir that was Michael Hyde coming up to make sure he went no farther it'll be third down in four yeah that's the good news for Dom Capers is that he has a safety and Micah Hyde that also can play that slot corner so you're gonna come in from right over here on this side jump inside the block of Sanders and break that thing up you start getting close the Dom Capers end zone you're gonna see some stuff now they bring a Demetri Goodson another defensive back number 39 third down [Music] changing it play clock again at one as he gets to sleep Justin zips off to a running clever that didn't work Ronnie Hillman gets taken down at the line of scrimmage so the line of scrimmage is the 33 you're looking at about a 51-yard field goal well well well within McManus range well clay Matthews is one of the guys he's the signal collar of this defense and when Peyton Manning starts all those check offs better believe this guy's going to have some answer for it he comes flying in there and breaks it up and really sets it up for day tone Jones to end up making the tackle but he's going to draw about three blockers with him if the order for McManus here at no point this season coming into the night [Music] [Applause] wins tonight rivalry in the NHL US on NBCSN this week the Stanley Cup champion black horse hosting the st. Louis Blues beginning at 7:00 Eastern Time and while you're away the Kings have won seven in a row so you're not mad at him anymore no after the first two games just keeping up the day what a nice so far here in Denver 17 to nothing Peyton Manning is throwing 470 yards and Rodgers has been held 23 and that kick will be a touchback when Rogers trying to get something started hard enough to block the Denver Broncos pass rushers without all the noise but watch what they have to do pretend the quarterback is that lying in the middle of your screen so they're both looking in at the ball to try and figure out exactly when the ball snapped then you have to turn and go find DeMarcus Ware and Von Miller on the outside not an easy assignment because it is so loud in this stadium they've had to add that element for the tackles and you can just imagine trying to turn quickly and find two of the best pass rushers in football the Green Bay a team that's run 14 plays for a total of 39 yards from the 20 Rogers play-action that buys a ton of time but the secondary does its work Aaron then takes often he'll do it himself for a 14 yard scamper before he steps out of bounds into the Broncos Bank I don't know why but Davante Adams was wide open in the middle of field it looked like Aaron Rodgers was looking right at him you can see right down the middle of the field and that's where that play was probably designed they have not spent a lot of time together as a group and Adams just coming back from injury but like that to get him going and to get Rogers going starts in the back Villa the full-back in there as well Aaron rutkowski and starts behind the fullback jug's to the 38 we touched on the before green bay this year rarely trailing they've led 80 percent of the time best in the league in that regard trailed only eight percent the least in the league but trailing now since Denver got on the board seven to nothing and as a look at Tom Clements who calls in the plays as we said never trailing Mike as much as a to possession deficit tonight right now down by three possessions at the moment second and six as they spread it out empty backfield and so that means that grade Phillip chooses he can come after Aaron Rodgers here it's Levante Adam started to look up field before he could collect it setting up a third down and six and that's the old Green Bay Packer play there the they just send their lockers wide receivers down the field his blockers and got a shark attack coming this time for Wade Phillips fins to the left 6:18 left in the half they clocked all the way at 3:00 still moving around and now they've got to burn a timeout to avoid the delay of games first 30 seconds no no you know we haven't hit on it much but the Packers are the 22nd ranked passing offense and it just sounds weird I mean Aaron Rodgers has the highest quarterback rating after played today in the NFL and they have been in the top ten passing for each of the last eleven years this year ranking 22nd and that's despite the fact that Aaron Rodgers has only two interceptions it has been brilliant they just have not been able to put it together know if you're just tuning in that was not a typo Manning having a tremendous night and Rodgers trying to get it going Aaron with a third down in 6 is 6 of 10 for 23 yards Lake Lanka tune one just do get that one on Rogers escapes for the moment and then is able to have it completed to Richard Rogers nice grab stayed inbounds Vaughn mother was chasing Aaron Rodgers first down I'll tell you this Von Miller I think this is him right here watch him come looping around here and he just misses maybe Aaron Rodgers is the only guy in the league or Mosul Wilson mayor of dodge that one as well but you should have seen them the Broncos practice this week covering four five six seven seconds Dylan Aaron Rodgers has that kind of ability from the 49 he in Ben Roethlisberger when he something about as good as extending praises anyway when a total take down there by a key to lead who spins cabrón to keep to lead one of the the best in the league and has been for some times came over from New England has run back a couple of touchdowns a couple of interceptions this season four touchdowns had one against Cleveland had one in the opener eight in his career yeah former they buck as well as Patriot stay on his feet but not for long before he is tackled at the 47 it's really strange to see Eddie Lacy struggling here's a guy that's had over 1,100 yards and thirty five catches he's the last two years and whether it was a sprained ankle he had or what now and somebody's down on Spiller yeah that's Von Miller roughly just the cramp we'll see back after this you can watch original NFL shows catch what's trending around the league with the all-new NFL now watch a medical mobile you connect the TV devices of the NFL that time / right now with 444 and the clock ticking remaining in the second bottle looked like he just cramped up she had to come out 36 Shaquille Berra takes his spot from a moment from the 47 yard line Anakin let's sing put the heat on and complete so much heat was born he had David Bruton on the safety blitz they set the house that time and you got a flag down [Applause] so he got there but illegally it's one of the toughest things if you don't rush the pass or a lot you go up and try and bat the ball down but then your hands and your arms are up around the quarterbacks head and everybody knows that rule by now once you get wrapped around there that's an easy call and that is a huge call because the Broncos defensively you've been playing great we're going to be off the field and they blow it back to the 32 yard line von Miller is back in the game after those cramps little toss goes to Randall Cobb nice little move there as opposed to a first night before he is tackled the 22 TJ Ward couldn't make the stop about after a gain of four so which turns out to be a gain of ten in the first down Randall Cobb that's what he did in college he played almost every position on the field may be other than Center and he loves that role that in any way shape or form that I can I'll make some offense happen lacy again and lacy for the first down and more and before they tackle him out of Bounce he is sent up a first and goal he to 14 it's kind of nice when you've got a sinner that can get out around the edge here and make this kind of block on Brandon Marshall that's really what set that one off and then there's a flag in the end zone there's a flag in the middle of the endzone another one on the near side as well on a pass intended for Richard Rodgers also a flag back behind the line of scrimmage first so take your pick I don't know what TJ Ward was don't like trying to I'm out defense I think Ward realized that they had too many men on the field turn to call timeout didn't get it called lucky didn't give up a touchdown as they threw it right to his guy he's gonna move it to the three [Applause] three in the half to go in the first half the strive began back at the 20s so eight plays they've gone 77 so far they get 78 first and goal lacy take it down that's DeMarcus Ware is able to stop him at about the two and a half second down a goal they go an unbalanced line and I don't like that bounce out that time by lacy here's a guy that's 240 plus they had an unbalance that in that way so they had plenty of blockers on this side watch him bounce this thing out instead of just put his head down and take on Darian Stewart a safety we outlay by about 30 pounds second and goal supposed to do it the end zone and now they're gonna see the ball came loose but not until he across the goal line the touchdown has been signaled for Eddie Lacy and that personal foul for roughing the passer on Bruton was a giant heck with that he's gonna come shooting right in there and watch him just run over everybody that was the linebacker Brandon Marshall he met at about the one-yard line and that pile went straight backwards more of that even he in his self critique of himself this week said I haven't been getting my shoulder pads down low enough it's not that I'm overweight has thought the ankle just got to get those pads down that was that only his second touchdown on the season the first came in the opener against Chicago so lacy into the end zone a much-needed Green Bay Drive and Mason Crosby adds point number seven 2:58 remaining in the opening half that will be unbeaten Denver 17 Green Bay 7 on Sunday Night Football so that I football being brought to you by mercedes-benz the best or nothing by AT&T mobilizing your world by the peanuts movie Friday only in theaters and by Nike gear up at Nike calm and get out here well Friday evening Pat Poland's monument of the Ring of Fame unveil crews wife and family last night Broncos dedication ceremony for the brand-new Pat Bowlen Fieldhouse there's Annabelle ball and you know football you know that Pat has been suffering with Alzheimer's disease for several years not here tonight Mike Shanahan who coached the team for someone two years two Super Bowls and a lot of the Broncos from that Super Bowl xxxii team introduced before the game and Shanahan got a tremendous ovation yeah he interrupts Davis were most vociferous Peyton Manning his night Mike Shanahan is gonna like this one Peyton Manning has looked aggressive throwing the ball tonight Landing that back foot driving into some of these throws but especially on these intermediate and deep routes we are seeing the arms arkhan that ball i would say is that always been there this year I'm not so sure but he has been slinging it tonight and this offense looks good his numbers right there in less than three minutes to play in the opening half blitzing the outside corner blitz coming man he gets it away but right there is paid Matthews to tell Ronnie Hillman you ain't going anywhere boss of five he's just a better athlete than so many the people they're playing on the field you know he was all-star as the pass rusher on the outside their defense was really hurting they had lost some inside linebackers they asked him to move in there and a little bit know that he was too happy about it but now they have put together this defense because he's not on the edge you can't chip him and put a tight end over him all those things so Dom Capers has inputs them from everywhere second and 15 into a lot of traffic he closed it right into the chest of Emanuel Sanders for a nice game dean of eleven and that'll make a third down and four big play coming up though it'll come up after the two-minute warning two minutes to go in the first half in Denver Broncos up by 10 [Music] so the halftime approaching Eli Manning through six touchdown passes today but Drew Brees through seven crazy game versus Bengals rally late go to seven and they'll be Pittsburgh Bob will have a salute to Pat Bowlen will be honored the Ring of Honor here at halftime it's 34 [Applause] on the run first down Owen Daniels tackled there by Micah Hyde so they came Manning right over the middle moved the chains use some of the clock now to where that some of the routes we used to see from Owen Daniels nice chip coming out and then a very clever little route the 37 yard line and that's caught and that's Benny Fowler taking it to midfield Benny Fowler at a Michigan State sign last year's a free agent I like him a very aggressive aggressive catcher of the ball he has gotten open and made plays for Peyton Manning and I think Peyton Manning is starting to lean his way is that third from the 49 reaching flag down caught that Sanders manual which around Isis come on call my facemask flag is right there there's definitely a little pushing and tugging and all sorts of things going on at the top of that route which way are they gonna call it right in front of the Green Bay bench John Perry and the white hat red you give us the pronouncement holding defense 12 yard game takes it to the 38 I think that's damarious Randall out there on a manual sander so yet another rookie gets that arm wrapped around him so there are rookies everywhere on the outside Marius Randall and Demetri Goodson who it doesn't have any defensive snaps this year number 39 and I'm starting to discover those guys that's a good tackle right there before you can get loose number 95 Jones they tone Jones makes the tackle timeout Denver [Music] a lot of the Broncos from the Super Bowl team and you might say teams you got Tom Jackson right there and Shannon Sharpe Tom felt it was so important to be here that he's skipping out on ESPN today I think his first night all that pop ever playing at ESPN so John Elway as well after the timeout now passes to the 34 yard line Clark there by Virgil green tackled immediately behide and there's a flag John Elway of course see Elway running the football operations he's really done a a great job here no question about it course he was responsible for bringing in Peyton Manning they won four division titles I've been to the Super Bowl where they lost to Seattle a couple of years ago but he just felt you know we've had a lot of success and John Fox was here and he did very very well but John felt we we just had to get farther farther along any thought Kubiak would back them up for so many years would be the guy that the mr. B pin on their bowling the ring of fame years [Music] [Applause] you own down hard tipped away incomplete but another flag there Sanders hurt his shoulder in that last Cleveland game and he took a big hit at the tail end of that one illegal used two hands hands to the face offense from the 73 it's back to back on Garcia the rookie from Florida yeah max Garcia is a guy that played very well against the run run blocking but now back to back and pass protection he has struggled and he looked like he struggled in the game against Cleveland as well as long as he's run blocking they're fine Evan Mathis has a pulled hamstring and they have tried to pace him a little bit and so Garcia's getting some chances but he's much better run blocking than pass block he was trying to do that time is blocked Matthews I think it matches back in the game and that's another good tackle there up at the 41 yard line by Joe Thomas so that's going to make it third down and 31 check this out Peyton Manning if you're gonna carry out a play fake perfectly legal that is very much allowed you can turn around and argue all you want you carry out that play fake and that is allowed and now what Denver is really doing is running out the clock and Green Bay is going to help them do that but I'm not taking the time out to third and 31 it's one of those things where either team whatever wasn't gonna take a time here the Green Bay could manage he's spotted away so they have six seconds so what Denver is done with effectiveness is not let the boy get back into Rogers hands yeah and that was a big first down that they picked up to Owen Daniels because basically you had Aaron Rodgers who had just taken his team down the field and scored the touchdown and you can see he's frustrated he thought he was going to get another shot at it they let him run it down so he's not even gonna get a shot at a field goal here so it looked like Denver was going to get a shot at it at worse the field goal and then Green Bay not even afforded the opportunity and a timeout here so it was 17 nothing and Denver would have gotten the ball back this was the third down play all that blitz fruited knocks Rodgers to the ground that beats the Lacy's touchdown and instead of a larger lead in all likelihood it's going to be a ten-point advantage at the half and Green Bay will get the ball to start the second man now this is one of those situations I never paid too much attention to until the Michigan game came around and I'll stay and watch I'll give you 600 the one I'll give you 700 [Music] [Applause] fair catch Mayport at the 14 yard line but that sees the clock expire Packers get the second half kickoff 10-point game at halftime 17 7 so I have to cut my backer in these words [Music] tonight's first-half highlights are brought to you by the Chevy Silverado [Applause] [Music] [Applause] [Music] shitty Silverado high-strength steel for high-strength dependability good first half in Denver Broncos on top by a score of 17 to 7 buzz in the first half Aaron Rodgers got it going late in the half and one touchdown drive thanks to the personal foul penalty 8 of 12 Peyton Manning great 14 of 18 to 12 most in the half this season Eddie Lacy as his first touchdown since opening day Ronnie Coleman with two touchdowns tonight in Demaryius Thomas with a total of 4 catches there was the unveiling on the ring of Fame but Pat Bono bought the team in 1984 really super franchises in the National Football League Packers get the ball to start the half second half McManus to kick off this von Miller back to receive touch that well there's no question the difference in this first half has been the play of the cornerbacks and the defensive secondary for the denver broncos they had been in the face of these packer receivers all night and they have won the battle it keep to leave Chris Harris Bradley Roby winning those one-on-one matchups down the field and giving that pass rush time to unsettle Aaron Rodgers we will see if Aaron Rodgers as an answer here in the second half maybe some pick plays maybe some things that get these guys a little space away from these corner backs Rodgers who normally averages about eight and a half yards of managing three in the first half in the beginning in Eddie Lacy run that goes nowhere Derek Wolf's the one that came down there and ended up making that play he came back from suspension and he now is sort of solidified maybe the one last piece of the puzzle is ok how good of run players are these guys and I mean it really is barges somebody said how do you beat the Broncos on defense and I kind of just the defense has bailed them out in almost every game this season and scored yeah four defensive touchdowns Rodgers has to get it away so quickly and pass incomplete let's go to Michelle well I talked to Gary Kubiak moments ago and he likes the way his defense is getting pressure on Aaron Rodgers but he told me we're not finishing we haven't been able to bring him down and he's able to keep those plays alive so his emphasis to his team at halftime was finish the plays and let's knock off the penalties I Thank You Michelle unfortunately the one play they did finish was when Bruton came in and knocked him to the turf of the personal foul third down and 11 now from the 19 yard line or a third and long [Music] pick up a first down against this defense Rogers that pass is incomplete and again here comes another flag so Rogers was jostled again TJ Ward arms out so one me pass interference defense number 43 [Applause] in the middle of field here's ward right here and just gonna hit him and there's no question there's nothing wrong with being physical within five yards but that one's going to get called this heresit honest the deejay ward they call him the Tasmanian Devil they have to literally settle him down he's such a great player and such a force against the run quite that against the pass he saw that graphic nine penalties for Denver and one for Green Bay at Denver up by ten Rodgers has slip it over to lacy lacy was some tough running after the 42 the ball looks like it may have come loose got Sylvester Williams in there but play was over I get second down in one gain and nine I'm really interested to see this one Chris Harris gonna strip that thing out it is outs coming out recovers it you have a clear recovery right it's no good to challenge something if you don't know you're gonna win it on the other side I think that's going to be the issue they see it's out right they know it's out he could have challenged but the probably would not have won it because there's no clear view as to whether Denver recovered or not meanwhile Starks proceeds to pick up the first down how good was James Starks and their last outing against San Diego ended up with 112 yards rushing a beautiful 65-yard touchdown could we see it here there he has it pinned against that ball no way that could have been overturned [Applause] your stocks again he's going to cut it back there's gonna be tackle to the line of scrimmage wolf and Barrett are there second down meanwhile James Jones who was picked up after the Giants let him go in training camp and he's been a star so far this season the once and present Packer he was with Green Bay for many years before there's no catches tonight about that a guy over 30 years of age that's averaging 20 yards a catch three seven catches a 25 or more he has been the deep threat without joining Nelson they lost Nelson in preseason gone for the year they clock at three second and ten let's again pass incomplete than if we Richard Rodgers throw down Aaron Rodgers is rarely uncomfortable but this pass rush has been at least this close all night long Aaron Rodgers for all his skills of being able to throw off that back foot not having to step into his throws mentally for a while it starts to wear on especially when your guys are all covered down the field 30:10 they come again compress the pocket but Rodgers is going to escape and run for a first down and slides to a stop at the 38 so if you want to bring the house as they do that time with most of the pressure coming up the middle if he gets through the outside forget about it James Starks just saved his quarterback watch the Blitz coming right here and right at the last second with Dancing with the Stars guy you talked about Aaron Rodgers able to see that dance out of the way and then pick up a big big first down zombies his way for a 16 yard game to the 39 yard line opening drive of the second half [Applause] starch again bikes for gain of about five to the 36 yard line and you really have no choice when you play against this Broncos defense you really have to try and stay with that running game now they bring back in James starts and talking Aaron Rodgers about him he said hey he's earned his extra playing time came out with a bit of a sore hip after that last game but they rotate these backs in about every three plays and then whoever has the hot hand they let them play into the fourth quarter that was the three yard pickup Lacey is in there now as the running back second down and seven lacy it stood up as he takes the ball inside the 35 and it will be third down and four for the Packers now we've seen Eddie Lacy he's so great I've seen him for a guy his size little like Jerome Bettis you know the ability to those spin moves and all that sprained ankle in the second game then the same a little better here tonight after struggling in his last two but third and four five minutes into the period [Applause] against the offense and that will be the case John Perry looking over and asking Kubiak he wants to decline it which would make it fourth down in for old ad offense number 75 10-yard penalty replay they're done so he Gary has chosen to back them up otherwise they would have been able to attempt about a 50-yard field goal something Crosby has done a lot one of the problems when you're blocking for Aaron Rodgers is you never know where the heck he is and block it really did a good job on von Miller there had him pinned in and then as tried to escape on Miller did it's so easy to just grab them and outside so Kubiak figuring if he takes the penalty pick a 50 or field don't speak fluent game he's been a game Bowl that the defense can hold him here on a thirty fourteen play clock at one and Rogers with Duncan office starts man starts in a 38 even if we wanted to kick a field goal it's now about 55 and they will indeed being bring Crosby out to attempt it at altitude and a couple of things got confidence in your defense if you're Gary Kubiak to make that call and you have confidence in your field goal kicker and his ability to kick from long range to call a screen pass right there so we'll see if what pays off we're here 56 yard attempt is career high is 58 and again kicking at 5,280 feet is a distinct advantage mast day to put it down in the form of Colorado Buffalo played his college football off the road and Boulder bangs it through with 907 to play in the third back to a seven-point game Broncos up 17 [Music] synthetic football being brought to you by Southwest transparency low fares nothing to hide by Microsoft Surface the official tablet of the NFL by the Kia Sorento built for football families and by the peanuts movie Friday only in theaters Lexie high school beat Fairview first of the City good game played up the road and Boulder love it alright so a 17 method lead is now become 1710 as mana goes back to work when we come back [Music] updates they're rushing yards about even passing yards significant difference time to possession about even as well but Denver has seen a 17 nothing lead go down a 17 to tens we take the ball at the 20 yard line Ronnie Hillman running back Manning in the pistol [Applause] incomplete and Sanders and the crowd looks around no flag medical update here's Michelle while green bay corners Sam shields and Quinten Rollins have both been ruled out for the remainder of the game shoulder injuries to both Mike McCarthy told me at halftime he thinks his defense was starting to settle down after those injuries in the secondary but he wants to see his defense tackle better and stop the Broncos running game out and I think that's gonna be a Michelle a big storyline going down the stretch here to Jameson so very few guys who can exploit a couple of injuries in the secondary better than Peyton Manning Mike Daniels is there to make the stop third down and eight there's Mike Daniels here gonna come all the way down this guy is one tremendous player if I had to pick one along with Clay Matthews that would be my guy I think he plays the run equally well is the pass it's great pressure plays with intensity all the time Manny goes empty now on 3rd and 8th [Applause] over the middle the variance Thomas you had a hot start but part of the rest of the first half back in action here first down gain of 20 yards there he is here and we're right back to it what's the run tonight al he's run deep and he's run crossing routes and it is given the defensive backs a tough time but Natan Manning when he sees rookies on the outside against his veteran guy he's going to take his shot in the halfway mark of the third quarter [Applause] whereas Clay Matthews mirrors him takes him down for loss of a couple I just think it's so remarkable to see a guy who to the best of my knowledge never played inside linebacker and when he first made that switch we did the game last year in Green Bay the instincts weren't really there now you watch him on tape and he looks like a junior seau kind of guy Ray Lewis kind of guy flying across the line of scrimmage and making plays like that seconds go open over the middle this time it is Andre Caldwell to the 36 of Green Bay randal makes the tackle so he exploits the middle again does mending this time again 224 yeah I think these crossing routes are working for a reason the more and experience you have on the field maybe you call a few more zones if you're Dom Capers and so if you get the pass protection which is not easy against the Packers then you can exploit that part of the field meanwhile there's an injury timeout then you see why Matthews goes down and it's about the last sight anybody in Green Bay ever wants to see Clay Matthews limping off the field and it's deeper than that because he's the signal caller as well and it's rolled up by his own guy damarious Randall at the end of that where that is not a good sign and they are relatively thin we have young guys backing him up Jake Ryan Joe Thomas there's Joe Thomas in there is a guy that was cut by the Packers went to the Dallas practice squad and then they brought him back because the injury to Sam Barrington so [Applause] the peels in the 28 yard line Demaryius Thomas another grab at six catches for Thomas tonight for 129 yards as Matthews gets checked out on the sidelines and I want to give some credit to this remade offensive line they are down to their fourth tackle playing in this game the protection the last two games has been terrific as well as the run blocker second down and 2 Pillman went out of the game they were looking at him the other back is Anderson looking at Hillman on the sidelines so Thompson second year back out of Duke gets his first grab of the night there's Ronnie walking it off and it will be third down and two Mike Neal is one of those guys that gets a few sacks here and there but I think his real skill set is playing the run he can set that edge for it out there plate that one perfectly good CJ Anderson back in the backfield with Manning on a third and two time is going to be taken here [Music] so five and a half to play in the third quarter now Clay Matthews looking at him on the sidelines but through the first six games this guy is simply all over the place it really doesn't matter and I think that may play Matthews a little crazy in the beginning but then he started to figure out even though he's only going to be rushing the passer on 50% of the draw that he actually is going to benefit from that and they are allowing him to rush from almost every position so anytime you get a superstar lying on his back on the table it's not good friendly fire there from Randall as he went down the Green Bay took a defensive timeout at third and two [Applause] 28 yards [Applause] and fix him a little less than four minutes to do it right we're Clay Matthews is go over here watch this you get the block by Mathis down and then up against Joe Thomas perfectly done veteran guard great play huge hole taking advantage of Clay Matthews being on the bench so Anderson picked by a lot of fantasy players finally scores his first touchdown of the season McManus for the extra point [Applause] [Applause] [Music] this week on The Tonight Show Jimmy was somewhere the good guest Bill O'Reilly will be among them in the prophecy Harry Connick Jr's will collect show Jimmy Fallon this week right here on NBC [Applause] in Chile all right mr. Odgers back to work his team down by two touchdowns [Music] what if the asteroid that destroyed the dinosaurs missed this is Sunday night [Applause] so 525 remaining in the third quarter looking down into a ballpark it opened on September the 10th 2001 the Giants against the Denver Broncos in the normal took place the next day 5:25 look in the third quarter from the 20-yard line this drive begins with Rogers surveying and any friends huh it's a low throw and it's incomplete for lazy boy that secondary of Denver's money phenomenal job tonight Rogers has been able to extend plays but nothing happening out there Rogers 17th passes with 49 yards nobody goes through reads faster than Aaron Rodgers but he has been looking for somebody all night long I mean when you look at the leading receiver has 16 yards are you go what happened Aaron Rodgers do you get hurt yeah at five has four catches for seven yards second and ten they're in the house again these dances away and then completes it but right there to make sure he goes no further is one Chris Harris taking down Randall Cobb and they have consistently brought pressure right up the middle against Aaron Rodgers so even though it doesn't always get there you can see he just has nowhere to step up and of course he's great moving backwards and sideways but what you want to do is a quarterback is step up in that pocket and make a throw because Wade Phillips has applied consistent pressure inside he hasn't been able to do it third and seven from the 23 and Rogers to that time he had an open man that was calm he had a flag up at the 36 yard line some 10 yards beyond the line of strength through the pass holding defense number 21 five-yard penalty that area you know what it is it's a keep the lead with another flag and another gift for the Packers boy that was a big miss though right there cuz to leap falls down trying to hold cough and they miss this and this one might have gone the distance I mean Randall Cobbs is good in the open field pom returner kick returner would have been a very difficult tackle for TJ Ward and he was all that was left first out of the 28 yard line ten penalties 88 yards against the team that has a 14-point lead [Applause] that is God somehow someway able to hold on to it Trevathan was there first down and handle cops getting a little fired up he just gestured over the bench like come on give me the ball some more I'm gonna go beat this guy one on one if you give me a chance that is one heck of a catch sauce too lazy started inside goes back outside nothing doing second down and long this team is just so disciplined with how they control those gaps and there's a guy knows a little something about discipline I tell you it is hard to go through a meeting with him without laughing out loud you'll see every one of these gaps filled in here by the Broncos and you think like okay we can get a double team here and we can get a double team there but these guys very athletic along that if you don't pick up a good play on first down and you get to second of law second and nine o'clock all the way down again and does it get the time out before the delay the flag was thrown yeah he tried to call the timeout me [Applause] prior to and they take it so in other words he has to use another time out and in a game in which they're trailing by 14 points they've done a one time out with the 18 minutes left in the game well it's part of playing against Wade Phillips they have so much going on at the line of scrimmage they'll have a guy coming in looking like he's gonna blitz and Aaron wants to communicate and he wants to change something with a hand signal something like that the Wade Phillips he didn't forget you know Wade Phillips was the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys and he went to Green Bay with the Cowboys and they they laid it on him pretty good and he was fired on the plane ride home and he brought it up to me this week he said you know they got me fired that year 2010 midseason got killed on a Sunday night at Lambeau second and nine - Rogers Antonio Smith the first guy in there Rogers is being forced time after time after time he looks at his first target and then has to look away I don't think he's thrown the ball to his first look all night and that is a credit to Chris Harris Bradley Roby a key to lead down the field he is stealing Aaron Rodgers first look and the minute he goes to number two or three it's too late first a pretender tonight they lead the league of 27 and out Roger says and that's batted down well if you haven't seen Denver play this year you've heard all about the defense they're on full display tonight I don't think people have talked much about the defense because all they can talk about is Peyton Manning and what's wrong with the offense and what you've missed is that championships are won with defense and this team has probably been the most consistent defense all season long [Applause] stayed a punt [Applause] fair quarters the 20 yard line by Emmanuel saviors to chant left in the third on Sunday night 24:10 Morocco's Peyton Manning somebody great here's that Indianapolis and the year off to get his neck taken care of into Denver so he has averaged over two touchdowns a game so has Aaron Rodgers and when you look at these two guys together they are the only quarterbacks in the history of the league average more than two touchdown passes per game Drew Brees will be next the only through seven today to get them up to one point nine seven Tom Brady for that one point on one play Matthew's back out [Applause] to the 22 filmin so we talked about John Fox who had a lot of success here John Elway wanted to get to them as they say the next level meaning win a Super Bowl so he brings in Kubiak ur but he said dad that won't blend that won't blend with Peyton meanwhile Gary was ready to stay in Baltimore last year with the John Harbaugh yeah they had made a decision he and his wife that they weren't going to pursue another head coaching job that they were happy in Baltimore and he'd had a couple health issues and such and then all of a sudden John Elway called and he said that changed everything getting a first down Ronnie Hillman and Matthews makes the tackle that's amazing you take about four plays off and Peyton Manning has him in the end zone like that hey Matthews comes back in and he makes two tackles so he's hurting but he is the ringleader - it was taken over the assignment now calling the plays and Sam Shields was telling us it's like he really don't want to do it now he's running around like some kind of general out this is my team final minute of the quarter [Music] [Applause] various Thomas on the outside stop Randall was behind him first down Randall JC Hayward it is not mattered this is the Demaryius Thomas peyton manning combination that we have been watching over the last several years it has been sort of non-existent especially the big plays down the field but it is working tonight and I'd say there has been so much time spent this week between Gary Kubiak and Peyton Manning they understood there was a problem they didn't want to give in to the fact that everybody was saying that Peyton Manning skill sets wouldn't match Eric Kubiak plays beautiful by week 24 10 something that football forth [Music] looking at downtown at Denver Colorado on the Sunday night aerial coverage being brought to you by Geico now Michaels Chris Collinsworth Michele Tafoya battle of the unbeatens in Denver leading 24 to 10 they've never trailed and start the final quarter CJ Anderson about a yard let's go to Michelle well you alluded to Clay Matthews playing a little bit hurt on that left foot it is spat it up in some black tape he had come off the field and the previous Drive they looked at it looked at they thought the ankle the knee here he is working on it in that last timeout so playing hurt but stick it in there all right Thank You Michelle so valuable obviously over the middle again they are living over the middle tonight this time it's birds will green the tight-end first down at the 11 yard line so what happens you get the running game going now your linebackers step up now there's space in behind there all of this tonight in my opinion has been the result of a couple of things one the fact that they've been able to get their running game going for the first time all year - the play-action is starting to work and early in this game hit them Payton who proved that he could still throw the ball deep it stretched this defense and it's all started [Applause] Daniel's have both been instrumental tonight Hillman to the 11 you know Chris peyton manning is too classy a guy to say shut up but you know what he's saying with his play tonight shut up yeah he's about ready to drop the microphone is it he said we said it in Detroit I mean he every pass he throws issues dissected like a laboratory rat there's the deep balls that have been missing he did hit a manual Sanders in that last game against Cleveland for before package is working tonight second and now at the 11th [Applause] Bateman has to take a timeout here [Applause] that's all coming together we talked about the hybrid offense at the beginning of the game and this is all Gary Kubiak in Mike Shanahan and all that you know the stretch play and then you have the bootleg off of it when you start chasing from the back side edge and make plays like that but he still has the Peyton Manning stuff in there to change the plays the line of scrimmage drop back get it out of your hand quickly and so if this grows into both of those offenses by come playoff time and they're already knocking off the undefeated Green Bay Packers what could it be and that's what I can't get out of my head and I think the amount of time that Kubiak and Peyton Manning spent getting to discuss this offense this week has really paid off well you got two very intelligent guys and you know they know it's for the betterment of the team get together let's work it out don't be stubborn the Maddox won 15 21 runs tonight [Applause] [Music] oh is it picked no clothes Palmer almost had the deflection hit the ground 39 I think it was BJ Roger coming back from the groin injury showed a little vertical I wasn't a bad vertical for a guy his size Manning and force that at the six is CJ Anderson so they'll have to settle for a field goal but a field goal if successful will make it a three-possession lead you know the other part of this offense out we really haven't talked about is Demaryius Thomas came in averaging 11 yards per catch tonight 22 yards to catch five of his seven catches 18 3147 18 and 24 yards so that helps a bit too he want his quarterback his throne for 326 yards and his opposite number is thrown for 69 shot field goal for McManus 24 yards is good dead and by 17 [Music] Sunday night football being brought to you by BMW we make only one thing the ultimate driving machine by DIRECTV call one eight hundred DirecTV by Walmart support our veterans visit greenlight of bed comm nationwide nationwide is on your side Mike McCarthy presented his great school Saint Rosalia Academy in Pittsburgh with a Wilson golden football like a Pittsburgh guy spent a number of years on the kansas city staff on to Marty Schottenheimer was in San Francisco as the quarterbacks coach offensive coordinator to the year before he got the Green Bay job inherited Brett Favre had him for a couple of years and then it was on to number 12 meanwhile from deep in the end zone [Applause] Piketty judicious groom Jared Abbrederis tackled by Omar Bolden that's it only after the 13 yard line well Aaron Rodgers tonight he hasn't been sacked but once but we have seen throughout the course of the evening in a pounding it has just been relentless pressure that a penalty I'm after time and watch how many different times that it's Aaron Rodgers looking one way and then turning trying to find a second receiver and despite a really really good offensive line they just have been unable to hold up and truly protect Aaron Rodgers from taking those kinds of hits and on the back end benders done a magnificent job on the secondary and start this drive and looked at he loses the ball it's loose in the endzone Green Bay comes up with it but this is going to be a safety as Rodgers comes up with it in the end zone but he was hit at first by DeMarcus Ware creating the fumble the ball was loose it was up for grabs and two points for Denver [Applause] that makes it 29 to 10 [Music] so the markets where we accredit for a sack and a forced fumble and that leads to a safety and denver will get the ball as they've extended their lead to 19 points and a free kick now coming before the packers from the 20-yard line was sanders back at about his own 25 ready to accept the kick well Aaron Rodgers was so confident when we talked to him yesterday and they really felt like they had some good answers for this defense but the one thing you can never anticipate is that you have to get it out of your hand at the first one that is too much to ask of any same reason through the 36 and back we go to the safety DeMarcus Ware is going to be lined up on the outside and I get the feeling because everybody was blocking down inside that Richard Rodgers right there thought he had to block the inside guy who really was not that big a threat he should have just stayed on the guy that you knew was going to come and that's DeMarcus Ware and that led to that entire mess clearly his coverage on Richard Rodgers and not somebody in a position to blitz so with 12 minutes to play tacos begin this drive from the 37 yard line spin around Ronnie Hillman tackled by Casey Heyward after a gain of four second and six and Ronnie Hillman has been one of those guys so much better at home than he has been on the road when he gets in this building we can do some magical things but it has really been since he has gotten the running game going to out of last three games for over a hundred yards and as a team now over a hundred yards again another grab for him another first time for him got inside Heyward again in the North Green Bay six and um you want Minnesota won today beat Chicago so they would only be a game back bears and lions follow and Oakland with a big win today over the Jets so they would remain three games behind Denver but looking maybe at a wild card out alive good job out there we saw him in pre-season and you just felt like it was a little more of a professionally run organization yes [Applause] forced out of bounds in the last two defensive coordinators of the Denver Broncos have gotten head coaching jobs both in Oakland Dennis Allen went there was not much success and got fired last year in the middle of the season and they brought Del Rio and this year of course Oakland is love to go after Denver coaches remember Mike Shanahan goes all the way back to being a very young coach somewhere around the age of like 36 or 37 with the LA Raiders here's your subpoena seven [Applause] and into traffic an incomplete 70,000 want to see a flag where they won't get it attended for Sanders certainly 7:00 now Casey Hayward's had a few good a few bad moments and pretty sharp here he really is much more of a slot kind of a corner that's where he's made a name for himself but because of the injuries on the outside especially to Sam shields he's had to shift out there and they've just been sort of recirculating in that secondary all night long got Morgan Burnett back they were excited about getting him back at safety and they lost two others [Applause] that is rainbow who picks it off and he was contacted when he was on the ground so that'll end the play right there but a turnover and Green Bay will get the ball back with a little less intend to play and the Broncos up by 19 the chase for the NASCAR playoffs is on NBC next weekend Texas is the site 1:30 Martin's wasn't he is in the final Truex Harvick will try to the rest of the standings are right there so NASCAR next weekend from Texas leave all of our equipment down there he's here Sunday Night Football from AT&T Stadium next Sunday is the Eagles visit the Cowboys now Rodgers battered and bruised knocked down at the 18 yard line Ron Miller Dantonio Smith converge did not come down oh that wasn't even man-to-man coverage this time now they just dropped back into his own and they still can't find anybody this has been one of the really great coverage nights I've seen from a football team they have been all over these guys in man coverage they shifted up and it doesn't matter because once Aaron Rodgers has to pull it down from that first look the pass rush has been there almost every time tonight Pro Bowlers back there yeah little gets credit for the sack 9 yard sack that's three sacks of Rogers tonight 29 on the year for Denver we get a flag here and it's Davante Adams has been fairly silent meanwhile you've got offside coming up against Denver can you imagine how many sacks side defense number 94 five yards second Oh an ordinary quarterback would have had the night and if you didn't have Aaron Rodgers dancing around back there and escaping yeah they might have given up ten sacks in this game well they've got three for the night that reaction remember Seattle got to him one night for to eat the first half but that doesn't happen very often Neil Manning tonight has not been sacked second and 14 and they got to run the play to avoid the delay and then it slips screwing their to number 44 Starks short gain Barrett makes the tackle it'll be third down and nine time is of the essence Rogers which gets them up there without a home 39 Vertex's of the essence besides yeah four-man rush and that will be a first now before we practice in the ball is lost as James Jones fine to catch they're not going to give him the progress I think they did I thought I saw well let's see what they're going to give Matt sure and Rogers are going to say wait a second I saw one of the officials move in with four workers was stopped and that's a call I disagree with this one I thought even though he lost the ball I thought at some point here James Jones kind of gave up on that one yeah well you saw one of the officials along the sideline move up there as if to indicate that was where forward progress was Wow big no call there yeah they don't give it to him it'd have been a first right instead it's fourth down and I had to bring in master what rogers was arguing that originally they were going to pull forward progress and he first down so Jones's first cash is for naught and mass days party elected into 21 and Sam who sees nothing with white shirts with pants around the fourth quarter twenty nine to ten member on Sunday Night Football [Music] [Laughter] well James Jones who said such a stellar season makes his first catch of the night and then instead of getting forward progress holds on to the ball winds up with the two yard gain well shortly first down forcing a punt and Denver has it at its own 27 yard line [Applause] so what do you think here Chris subjective call you know I mean I get it I would have blown the whistle here picked up the first down it's gonna get hit once I wouldn't have blown it there but now at that point there are two guys on him he's gone back eight yards you know who's right who's wrong I don't know I would have blown the whistle [Applause] she's never blow the whistle on me see I think my name got cut off the bottom of that didn't have enough room because the graphic there and then you know users on the other side second and far backside over the right side and all the way to midfield the CJ Anderson well Manning's been great the run games been great that's a gain of 18 yards say this Michael Scofield I think has found himself a job right here they've been rotating the left tackle position bringing in Tyler Columbus some the right tackle Michael Scofield has been doing a nice job member Ryan Clady out there all-star left tackle ty Sam Bry low didn't press in this game because of the shoulder injury Ryan Harris move from right tackle left tackle these guys have done a really nice job up front and it looks like Gary Kubiak offense in my mind for the first time this year well Gary Kubiak offense has been a had 500 yards here in another minute of tube because right now with that 3 yard pick up the Denver Broncos have been 496 yards tonight you know the other thing I think has been impressive is the fact that Peyton Manning didn't give up on it you know he really stayed committed to believing in something that he didn't have ownership of I mean this could have been the last year of his career and having that decided on an offense that he was unfamiliar with and that would have been a hard thing for a veteran player to take very second and seven we can note the clock which he does here [Applause] and offense tonight you know the it's an old cliche about bending and not breaking but it really applies to the Packers because every defensive category 22nd against the rush 12 against the pass but first in points allowed coming into the game you have Ben Matheson hair who's playing with a really rough boy look at that block he is once he locks on the people he does not come off I watched him in the game against Cleveland and I followed him I've seen him forever by the way happy birthday he start before he was old today right and here's a guy that when he's in there and when he's healthy he can make a huge difference for this day it's Ronnie Hillman so he innocent the numbers with him he is 104 yards tonight Denver has rushed for a hundred 63 yards tonight over five yards a carry Manning is sawn for 340 this is a bit of a shocker though right I mean we're here we're doing all the interviews we had a little feel for how this was going to go some injuries early for the Green Bay Packers but I think people who didn't watch this game will wake up tomorrow morning go really no this was a beatdown there's no question about that so I just wants to stay in basket the clock moving down the 17 nothing and then personal foul penalty on brooby enable the drive to be extended by Green Bay they got 10 points off that but then Denver came back I think I will they get 7 off that plus another field goal to make it a seven-point game but then Denver took a two-touchdown advantage again got a field goal got a safety and then they can run the clock out CJ Anderson's had a nice night tonight his three longest runs of the year of all coming this one so they haven't had to totally rely on Ronnie Hillman either [Applause] ball on this came loose Manning is something I mean everything he's like perfect here he is at a tile and he just wants to take all the time off the clock and every snap was with one on the play clock now and pizza sales are good in town too especially after midnight yeah they think changed a few laws around here is that it [Applause] [Music] [Applause] Sunday night Volkswagen postgame report Michelle on the field stars of the game Bob Tony and Mike breaking it down and a look ahead to next week's game in Arlington Texas left the booth first of two minutes and that's you went down you went down there didn't he baby it's been all good he threw his 11th interception tonight right and he's had six full seasons where he hasn't thrown 11 interceptions but the one tonight pretty meaningless fourth down you can snap [Applause] [Music] and pundit you know you look at Manning for the season he hasn't thrown a touchdown pass tonight it's a huge hand as he comes off the field he sought the Quran of 40 yards I mean if somebody told you Peyton Manning after the first night of November would have on the season seven touchdown passes and 11 interceptions he would go Hoover and his team would be seven and oh there we go he probably just practices this part of the show as well you know yeah the juice of my omaha you'd throw him off you should have pondered it himself he's doing everything else [Applause] Britton Colquitt we'll send it into the the night air so the Packers will fly home after the game it's always a fun flight when you have you hitch [Applause] back east and then the fake on Carolina next week and will not be the Battle of Dien things November to remember Peyton Manning would returns to Indianapolis next week it'll face his former coach John Fox when we go to Chicago and remember 22nd and also it's projected he'll break Brett Favre's passing yards record that night or that day and then well what do you know Brady Manning New England Denver Sunday November 29th and that game will be on take a look here hold on a sec he's got that game we do some tonight Football on NBC good for Aaron Rodgers about for the Green Bay Packers offense 22nd ranked passing team coming in here are we a bit concerned they change play callers they got Davante Adams back and they could not hold up in protection and they couldn't get open downfield if 76 yards 22 passes scott told zena's reported anders Lonzo harris with the carry so we go back to the beginning of the game we're talking about perceptions around the country or Green Bay's the best team in the end of seen and the Carolinas also unbeaten Denver's lucky it's been the defense and now and now your perception sir I think that it's possible now that this hybrid offense that they stuck to it would been very easy for Peyton Manning to say I'm not doing that anymore it's not working Gary get me out of that offense let's go back to what I know he didn't do it he stuck with it in what John Elway was preaching he believed in what Gary Kubiak was preaching and after half a season it finally showed up well you know sometimes careers would have messed the endings and people were worried about that happening for Peyton Manning I think at least for tonight you put you put that worry aside maybe he'll like Elway will ride off into the sunset great night for mani great night for Denver they wind up with 500 yards to Green Bay's 140 and they just stopped [Applause] [Music] and win it by a final score of twenty nine to ten stick around next up Volkswagen postgame report after these messages [Music]

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Reddit Comments

[u/BRAX7ON]

This was our Defenses’ signature game. We were prepared for Rodgers in a way that he had never seen.

It was much less about how poorly he played, and much more about how amazing our defense played. The patience of the pass rushers to not get outside of the lanes, the tenacity of the defensive backs to stick with the receivers, and the hustle to finish the play by every member of the defense was absolutely outstanding.

[u/pfrizzle]

This is the only Broncos game I have ever been to and it was fantastic!

[u/Donkey_Hodie]

Peyton was on point and the Defense was scary good all night.

Great watch, thanks op.

[u/Scorcherer]

This game was glorious, really took the expectations to the next level that year.

[u/mustardman]

This was really the last time we ever saw Peyton be Peyton: 21/29 for 340 with no TDs and 1 INT in a not-spectacular-but-still-great performance. It was his last career 300-yard passing game; the next week he was picked off twice in a loss at Indy, and the week after that he was pulled against the Chiefs and sat on the bench until week 17.

I have this game saved on my hard drive, along with the 2015 playoffs - this post just reminded me to make a backup!!

[u/TooShortIsMyFather]

Possibly his worst game? Lol no. Definitely.

[u/hunterAS]

Best part of this game. My GFs family is die hard pack fans. I live in GB. Her father had to wear an elway jersey. And i got bragging rights :D

[u/Ass-Packer]

and rodgers hasn't been the same since

[u/tortugablanco]

Live in wisconsin. The frequency in which i remind ANYONE wearing packer gear of this game is increasing as we get closer to this seasons rematch. I got alot on the line here. Ive talked ALOT of shit. Hope we stomp the dogshit outta these turds.