The Broncos defeated the Cowboys in convincing fashion 42-17 on Sunday in Dener to improve to 2-0 on the season. Trevor Siemian was really, really good and threw for four touchdowns and C.J. Anderson ran for over 100 yards as the Broncos dominated on both sides of the ball. This was about as convincing of a win that the Broncos have had in the past two seasons. They shut down Zeke Elliot, pressured and harassed Dak Prescott, and carved up the Cowboys secondary. Here are my "Five Points" on the Broncos victory over the Cowboys.....
1) Trevor Siemian was on fire for most of the game. I know the Cowboys secondary was injury riddled, but Siemian took advantage and played well. He finished 22-32 for 231 yards with 4 TDs and 1 INT. He ran the offense smooth and was very accurate and threw some great balls in traffic. He got Emmanuel Sanders and Demaryius Thomas involved early and often (Sanders had 6 receptions for 62 yards and 2 TDs and Thomas had 6 receptions for 71 yards). This was just a superb job by Siemian.
2) C.J. Anderson ran like a man possessed. He finished 118 yards on 25 carries and 1 rushing TD and 1 receiving TD. He looked really good in the game and if we can run the ball like this, then this offense is going to be in good shape. Even, Jamaal Charles added 46 yards on 9 carries and he showed some flash too.
3) This game had a 2012-2014 Peyton Manning-type Broncos win to it. The Broncos jumped out early 7-0 on their first drive, and 21-7 in the second quarter and then finished it off with a pick-six by Aqib Talib to finish it off 42-17. The crowd has been amazing so far the first two weeks, and once again yesterday they were loud, into the game, and they definitely had an impact on the game. You could tell that the Cowboys felt rattled.
4) I thought the key point in the game was when after Denver had a 7-0 lead, and Siemian missed a wide open Demaryius Thomas in the endzone for a sure TD and he didn't see him. The Broncos settled for a field goal attempt by Brandon McManus and he missed the 49 yard attempt. The Cowboys forced a fumble on Siemian on the next drive and took over at the Denver 3 yard line. They capitalized on a Dak Prescott to Dez Bryant 3 yard TD hookup to tie it at 7. After that, there was a 60 minute lightning delay and I was worried that the Broncos would lose momentum and that the game would turn in the Cowboys favor. What did the Broncos do? They go right down the field and on an 81 yard drive and it was capped off by a Siemian to C.J. Anderson 16 yard TD play to make it 14-7. From that point, the Broncos rolled from there and the game was never in doubt.
5) The Broncos defense limited Zeke Elliot to 8 yards on 9 carries. He was a complete non-factor. They forced Prescott to throw 50 times, picked him off twice (Chris Harris and Aqib Talib), sacked him twice (Von Miller) and he was pressured throughout the game. He didn't get help from some of his receivers dropping some key third down throws, but he had a rough game anyway. The Broncos defense made a statement and they are going to be really tough to deal with when they are at home. With the win over Dallas, Denver improves to 2-0 for the fifth consecutive season. Now, they head to Buffalo for a Week 3 matchup next week.
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