Can Russell Wilson and the Broncos stay hot against the Lions? (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images)
The Denver Broncos have played their way back into the playoff picture, and now get the Detroit Lions in the finale of the NFL’s Saturday tripleheader.
The 9-4 Lions enter the game leading their division, unlike the 7-6 Broncos, but the teams enter the game moving in opposite directions. The Broncos have won five of their last six, while the Lions have dropped two of the last three with their only win against the 6-7 Saints.
The Broncos are one of several teams jockeying for a wild-card in the AFC and are looking to keep pace with the Cincinnati Bengals and Indianapolis Colts, who both moved to 8-6 with wins in the earlier games Saturday.
Earlier today, backup Jake Browning led the Bengals to an overtime victory over the Minnesota Vikings. After the Vikings had an early lead, the Bengals came back for a 27-24 win. The Colts followed that up with a 30-13 win in which they scored all 30 points unanswered against a moribund Pittsburgh Steelers team.
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Jack Baer
TOUCHDOWN LIONS.
Goff hits LaPorta again to go up 28-7 in the third quarter. LaPorta now has 4 catches for 46 yards and 2 touchdowns. That’s also Goff’s fourth TD pass of the night.
The Lions are responding to the Denver TD by marching to the end zone again. A 26-yard Amon-Ra St. Brown reception, an 11-yard Jahmyr Gibbs run and now a 34-yard Jahmyr Gibbs run to put Detroit in the red zone.
Jahmyr Gibbs breaking tackle after tackle after tackle 😤
Touchdown stands. It looked a little like Humphrey lost control of the ball on the ground, but not enough to overturn the call. 21-7 Detroit.
Jack Baer
TOUCHDOWN BRONCOS.
Denver opens the second half with a 10-play, 75-yard drive to cut the lead to 21-7, ending with Lil’Jordan Humphrey’s win on a jump ball. Play is under review.
Jack Baer
Russell Wilson goes deep on 3rd and 12 and is rewarded with some pretty clear passer interference by Alex Anzalone. The Detroit defense all gets called for illegal contact. Broncos go from their own 23 to the Lions’ 33.
TOUCHDOWN LIONS. Detroit puts an exclamation point on a dominant first half with a 15-yard TD by Amon-Ra St. Brown, who leapt and flipped over a defender into the end zone. 21-0 Lions.
Jack Baer
Offensive yards so far:
Detroit: 246 Denver: 76 (and 40 on the first play)
