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Denver Broncos 17 - Dallas Cowboys 10 - Post Game Notes

LATE ORTON-MARSHALL TOUCHDOWN FUELS 4-0 START

The Denver Broncos scored 17 unanswered points and improved to 4-0 on the season after beating the Dallas Cowboys (2-2) by a 17-10 margin. This marks the sixth time in Broncos history the club has started a season 4-0.

4-0 STARTS IN BRONCOS HISTORY

Year

Started

Final Record

Postseason

1977

6-0

12-2

Super Bowl XII

1986

6-0

11-5

Super Bowl XXI

1997

6-0

12-4

Super Bowl XXXII (W)

1998

13-0

14-2

Super Bowl XXXIII (W)

2003

4-0

10-6

Wild Card Game

2009

4-0

?

?

 

  • WR Brandon Marshall's 51-yard touchdown reception from QB Kyle Orton with 1:46 remaining and Denver's fourth-down defensive stand with 0:01 left helped seal the win.

Star-divide

  • Orton, who completed 18 of his last 22 passes against Dallas and finished 20-of-29 for 243 yards and two touchdowns (117.5 rating), joined John Hadl (L.A. Rams, 1973) as the only two quarterbacks to throw for at least one touchdown and no interceptions in each of their first four starts with a new team. 
  • Orton has thrown at least one touchdown in each start this season for the Broncos without recording an interception, improving his career touchdown-interception ratio in the red zone to 25:2. He extended his streak of pass attempts without an interception to 155 dating back to last season.
    • Marshall led the club with 91 receiving yards on his four receptions against Dallas and now leads Denver with 16 catches for 219 yards and two touchdowns on the season.
    • Head Coach Josh McDaniels joins Red Miller (6-0 in 1977) as the only head coaches in club history to start at least 4-0 in their first season with the Broncos. McDaniels and Indianapolis' Jim Caldwell are the only 4-0 coaches this season.

    DUMERVIL RECORDS THIRD CONSECUTIVE MULTI-SACK GAME

            With his two sacks against the Cowboys, OLB/DE Elvis Dumervil moved into a tie with Cincinnati's Antwan Odom for the NFL sack lead with nine sacks on the season. Dumervil, who registered a career-high 12.5 sacks in 2007, has 10 multi-sack games in his career-including in each of Denver's last three games-a mark that ties him for second in the NFL since he entered the league in 2006. 

    MOST SACKS, NFL, 2009

    MOST GAMES WITH 2+ SACKS, NFL, 2006-PRES.

     

    Player

    Sacks

    Yds.

     

    Player

    Pos.

    2+ Sack Gms.

    1.

    Elvis Dumervil, Den.

    8.0

    35

    1.

    Jared Allen, Min./K.C.

    DE

    12

    Antwan Odom, Cin.

    8.0

    51

    2.

    Elvis Dumervil, Den.

    OLB/DE

    10

    3.

    Dwight Freeney, Ind.

    5.0

    35

    Robert Mathis, Ind.

    DE

    10

    Robert Mathis, Ind.

    5.0

    26

    4.

    Shawne Merriman, S.D.

    LB

    9

    Aaron Kampman, G.B.

    DE

    9

    DEFENSIVE IMPROVES TURNOVER RATIO

     

    • The Broncos finished with two takeaways (1 INT, 1 FUM) against just one giveaway (FUM) for a +1 turnover differential (10 takeaways, 3 giveaways). Denver is second in the NFL with a +7 turnover differential on the season.
    • Denver's first score resulted from Denver's ninth takeaway of the season-a sack and forced fumble by S Renaldo Hill that was recovered by ILB D.J. Williams. The Broncos have now scored 30 points off 10 opponent turnovers in 2009 (3 TD, 3 FG; 38.0% of Denver's total points (79)).

    CHAMP BAILEY TIES FOR SEVENTH ON BRONCOS INTERCEPTION LIST

    With his third-quarter interception of QB Tony Romo, CB Champ Bailey tied CB Louis Wright for seventh place on Denver's all-time interceptions list with 26. Bailey also moved into a tie with Baltimore S Ed Reed for the second-most interceptions (44) since he entered the league in 1999 with the Washington Redskins.

    MOST INTERCEPTIONS BY A BRONCO, CAREER

    MOST INTERCEPTIONS, NFL, 1999-PRES.

     

    Player

    INTs

    Yds.

    Avg.

    TDs

     

    Player

    INTs

    1.

    Steve Foley, 1976-86

    44

    622

    14.1

    1

    1.

    Darren Sharper, N.O./Min./G.B.

    55

    2.

    Goose Gonsoulin, 1960-66

    43

    542

    12.6

    2

    2.

    Champ Bailey, Den./Was.

    44

    3.

    Billy Thompson, 1969-81

    40

    784

    19.6

    3

    Ed Reed, Bal.

    44

    4.

    Tyrone Braxton, 1987-93, '95-99

    34

    614

    18.1

    4

    4.

    Dré Bly, S.F./ Den./ Det./ Stl.

    40

    5.

    Mike Harden, 1980-88

    33

    643

    19.5

    4

    5.

    Tory James, N.E./Cin./Oak./Den.

    37

    6.

    Dennis Smith, 1981-94

    30

    431

    14.4

    0

    7.

    Champ Bailey, 2004-Pres.

    26

    307

    11.8

    3

    Louis Wright, 1975-86

    26

    360

    13.8

    1

    MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES


    • OL Russ Hochstein started at left guard in place of G Ben Hamilton. It marked Hochstein's second start of the season as he opened at right guard in Week 1 at Cin. (9/13) in place of G Chris Kuper...
    • RB Correll Buckhalter led all Broncos with five receptions (55 yds.)...
    • RB Knowshon Moreno (14-65, 4.6 avg.) led the team in rushing for the first time this season...
    • ILB D.J. Williams tied for the club lead with nine tackles (all solo), a sack (1 yd.) and two passes defensed to go along with his second-quarter fumble recovery...
    • ILB Andra Davis also recorded nine tackles (7 solo) for the Broncos...
    • Denver extended its scoring streak to 265 games. The streak, which began on Nov. 30, 1992, is the longest active streak in the NFL and the third-longest all-time...
    • OLB/DE Darrell Reid lined up at fullback and blocked for Denver's fourth-down rushing attempt in the third quarter...
    • Denver's defense held Dallas to 3-of-14 on third downs, including 0-of-7 in the second half. The Broncos allowed just 21 net yards on those 14 third-down plays...
    • The Broncos' 10 points allowed was the fewest against an NFC opponent in 24 games (since 37-7 win vs. Arizona, 12/29/02)...
    • P Brett Kern finished with six punts for a 50.8 average, including four punts for a 55.3 average when kicking in Denver territory.
    Poll
    The Broncos are 4-0! Are you surprised? Be Honest!
    Yes
    1081 votes
    No
    452 votes

    1533 votes | Poll has closed

    1 recs  |  Comment 37 comments |

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    Somewhat surprised

    I had ’em at 3-1 at this point before the season started.

    I LOVE CROW!

    Richard Seymour is a girl.

    by pubkeeper on Oct 4, 2009 10:05 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    I do too...

    This defense should be named …NOLAN’S “MILE HI D”…

    by 5 x 5 on Oct 4, 2009 11:39 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Agree

    I had them 3-1 figured they’s lose to either Dallas or Cincy. I predicted 2-3 through the next 5 games. lets see how that turns out?

    ... if you have a belief, you will tend to find things that support it. But if you have a prejudice, you’ll move heaven and earth to maintain it. BroncoBear

    by 3nS on Oct 5, 2009 2:35 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Incidental observation (I don't know if anybody else mentioned it):

    One of the first players in the end zone to congratulate Marshall was Clady. Harris wasn’t far behind. Those two must have been moving, considering that they were well behind the LOS when the pass was caught.

    by Hooper on Oct 4, 2009 10:11 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    Dare I say this defense is legit?

    This is a surprisingly good team.

    by alacy9513 on Oct 4, 2009 10:24 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    Hmmm . . . now that's kind of strange . . .

    Add the “yeses” and the “noes” in the poll, and we come up with 99%. Since there are no other choices, what happened to the other 1%?

    BILLY THOMPSON GOT SHAFTED!!

    by AZDynamics on Oct 4, 2009 10:25 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    yup

    Nothing nefarious — just rounding error.

    by BroncosBassist on Oct 5, 2009 6:12 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Speaking simply of the poll....

    I think 4-0 is a lofty target for ANY team, regardless of personnel, schedule, etc. I am surprised, but I was confident they were going to be far better than the general consensus (outside of this website). They should be proud of their efforts, and as fans, we should be stoked….regardless of the predictions of failure and stuff, we are all still fans, and how great is it to have a team that is fun to watch and winning games?…this makes the NFL season so much more fun (what if you were a tRaider fan and each season was just another chapter in a saga of futility?)…enjoy the ride fans!

    Hugo Norton

    by Hugo Norton on Oct 4, 2009 10:25 PM MDT reply actions   2 recs

    Yes I'm surprised!

    And I’ll be even more surprised when they’re 5-0!

    by CoastalBronco on Oct 4, 2009 10:35 PM MDT via mobile reply actions   0 recs

    no

    they look pretty good all peseason guy. defence. just offence need to get better yesdont be corny and make mistake. too many penalty. too many mistake. should have win by more so grandfather not have hard time watch secon half. the clady move with speed of giant guy. when he turn corner you is all done better make way cause some body gon get pan caked so badly.

    I is fan of the Denver

    by Horvil Tiki on Oct 4, 2009 10:54 PM MDT reply actions   3 recs

    HORVIL IS HERE!!!!!!!!!!

    woooooooooooo, we so happy to see you in MHR guy. go broncos!!!!

    Bringing Bronco love from 1,112 miles away

    by kentuckybronco on Oct 5, 2009 7:35 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Not Surprised

    My figuring on 13-3 had them starting 6-0

    by McgarnagleDB on Oct 4, 2009 11:00 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    hard fought game

    thought orton was way off kilter for most of it, but made the passes when it mattered most.

    "I want this team to be tough, smart and prepared to play well under pressure...Everybody here in this organization is going to be held accountable to do their job — their piece of the puzzle to make this team a competitor for a championship every season." J-Mac

    by denver_diaspora on Oct 4, 2009 11:10 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    Any doubts about the defense should be gone

    They stood up to the biggest OL in the league and shut them down. Terrific game.

    I have visions of 2000 Ravens. Fantastic defense and a conservative, efficient offense are ingredients for a Super Bowl run.

    by BuckarooBanzai on Oct 4, 2009 11:42 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    Great picture

    I love the fact that the picture in this post has a very blurry Wade Philips in the background. Really completed my night and you could probably put a lot of captions on that pic!

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    by Zach B on Oct 4, 2009 11:44 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    You know

    Last week I started wondering this so i will ask now…

    Is it possible this is the “Remember the Titans” type of situation?

    two guys clearly qualified to be head coaches working together (You worry about your defense I will worry about my offense) to produce a quality team.

    Nolan looks 100% in charge of Defense and McDaniels looks 100% in charge of offense. these two look like the dream team of coaching together

    http://www.davusx.net/assets/db/la_la_land.gif

    "We should have kept Seattle and dumped San Diego from the Division"

    Davis and Sharpe to the Hall!

    by Jon Tollerud on Oct 4, 2009 11:46 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    I just hope they don't split up in the next few years.

    I’d like a dynasty in Denver too, know what I’m sayin?

    TAKE IT!!!

    by Joe Medina on Oct 5, 2009 2:01 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Nolan likes winning

    More then he likes control over an entire team. Bowlen will hand over extra money if that’s what it takes to keep Nolan.

    by BroncoFanInLakewood on Oct 5, 2009 10:40 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    McD hires

    coaches that can teach. He will always be surrounded by good coaches.

    ... if you have a belief, you will tend to find things that support it. But if you have a prejudice, you’ll move heaven and earth to maintain it. BroncoBear

    by 3nS on Oct 5, 2009 2:38 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Watched the game on NFL Rewind tonight

    after hearing the score earlier but was unable to watch it. Was so excited to actually see the game, and knowing they won not freak out a bunch of times as I’m sure you guys were when their offense was struggling. Props to both team’s defenses for playing a terrific game. And both QBs were off their game for awhile, and both picked it up late. Besides Marshall’s amazing catch and run, it’s the new Orange Crush D that was the highlight (for the whole game just about). It was great to feel vindicated. I’ve been telling people since before the season started that their D would be a lot better this season. I didn’t expect it to be THIS good this soon, but I knew they had the personnel this time to get the job done. But they’ve just been amazing.

    Game ball to the Defense.

    The commenter formerly known as "Dashiell".

    by underdog on Oct 5, 2009 12:17 AM MDT reply actions   2 recs

    Same here

    It’s hard not to look like Nostradamus claiming big improvements on Defense from last year, but I knew they’d be better. Who could have guessed this much better, though? Yikes.

    by BroncosBassist on Oct 5, 2009 6:15 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    4 games in

    before the season started i predicted wade would be fired after 4 games and shanny would take over the cowboys. i also predicted the broncos would finish 4-12. almost ready to eat crow on the latter. love the defense and running game, passing game still very suspect and lucky, in my opinion.

    by golfdoc on Oct 5, 2009 12:56 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    passing game needs work no doubt

    but maybe they get it together midway through the season and set up for a playoff run? I’m not saying anything, I’m just saying.

    TAKE IT!!!

    by Joe Medina on Oct 5, 2009 2:02 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    I still say...

    …as I’ve said all season to my work buddies, that this will be Wade’s last year in Dallas. To be replaced, if irony is playing along, by Mike Shanahan.

    Feel free to mark my words – I also enjoy crow, so if I’m wrong, I’m wrong. But I like the way that situation feels in my head.

    At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
    "If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan

    by Duncan1800 on Oct 6, 2009 7:57 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Fullback

    Could we please get Hillis in at FB when we go to a 2-back set? He hasn’t been getting much if any reps at tailback, so it seems natural. I know Hochstein was a fill-in last week and seemed to do okay in a goal line situation, but Darrell Reid flat out fell on his ass today trying to block on one of the short situations (can’t remember if it was the 3rd or 4th). We gotta convert that situation, and having someone who actually knows how to run and block would be ideal.

    by appleshampoo on Oct 5, 2009 2:55 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    Larsen's injury is the big culprit there I'd say

    With Larsen out and Hillis as the only true FB, we can’t afford to lose him.

    TAKE IT!!!

    by Joe Medina on Oct 5, 2009 3:44 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Reid fell down in the hole on that critical 4th and 1

    by DE_BroncoFan on Oct 5, 2009 5:45 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    He may be in the doghouse....

    if the special teams penalties don’t cease. I’m kinda bummed for him actually. He’s much better than that.

    A proud prognostication of 10-6 in 2009!!!

    "Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence."
    John Adams

    by Broncotodd on Oct 5, 2009 9:10 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    Congrats

    Big win for the Broncos. Neither team looked to be on top of its game, and it’s the really good teams that win in spite of that.

    Good luck with these next few weeks. Having briefly lived in Denver, I have a bit of a soft spot for the Broncos, and wish you all the best.

    by Diws on Oct 5, 2009 7:44 AM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    Thanks for the sportsmanlike attitude :-)

    wish the Cowboys luck too. They’re still very much in the hunt. I still have my doubts about Wade as head coach but we’ll see. They just need Felix back.

    The commenter formerly known as "Dashiell".

    by underdog on Oct 5, 2009 10:53 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    The Broncos Are Awesome

    Fellow Denizens of Bronco Country,

    I’m so impressed with what has happened thus far this season and while Coach McDaniels did not give a glowing assessment to the media concerning our performance against the Cowgirls, overall I can tell he’s pleased with what has happened. Of course, we all know that the longer you have Wade the Clueless as your head coach, the worse you get. I can’t understand how Wade still has a job. I guess Jerry really doesn’t want to win all the time like Mr. Bowlen does. John Clayton is a tard. GO BRONCOS!!!

    by Brad James Bronco Fan on Oct 5, 2009 12:59 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    Poll results

    As of this posting there appear to be 310 damn liars. There is no way anyone saw a 4-0 start comming.

    by Fangthang on Oct 5, 2009 2:19 PM MDT reply actions   0 recs

    honestly, I really did

    these first four were ones I was kind of counting in our W at the beginning of the season.

    Now, to be perfectly honestly, inspite of that feeling, I am still amazed and impressed with the D’s performance. I knew they would be improved, but I honestly didn’t think they would be this good! I hope our O catches up to them, soon.

    Now, if we go 5-0, THAT will surprise me. I love our team, but unless our ‘O’ really starts to click, I don’t see us getting past next week better than 4-1.

    "Take what you can. Give nothing back!"

    by Colorado_Kitten on Oct 5, 2009 5:53 PM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    The good news is

    we can’t be any worse than 4-1 if we lose next week. Still 2 games ahead in the division and I’d accept that.

    TAKE IT!!!

    by Joe Medina on Oct 6, 2009 2:53 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    On the division:

    Nice to see that the Chiefs and Raiders have been willing to lay down so quickly. As usual, the Chargers will take a little more persuading, but they’ll fall in line.

    At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
    "If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan

    by Duncan1800 on Oct 6, 2009 7:59 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

    "Lies, damned lies, and statistics."

    Take your pick.

    At this point in the season, all the Rockies' numbers are magic.
    "If you do it right 51 percent of the time, you will end up a hero." - Alfred P. Sloan

    by Duncan1800 on Oct 6, 2009 7:58 AM MDT up reply actions   0 recs

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