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Originally Posted by TEX
That's exactly the case. Denver was NEVER in control of the game. Took everything they had, and help from the refs, just to barely squeak by a rebuilding team, in their home opener. That's IMPRESSIVE DAMMIT!!!!!  |
Well, they weren't getting hammered either... it was close the entire game. That happens with two teams rebuilding across a number of positions.
It was 17-10 Denver at the half.
Denver controlled the flow of the first half by every measure, the INT that led to the first TD for SEA was such a short field.
Overall, SEA had 11 drives that ended in a punt, turnover, missed FG or end of half. Leaving the 4 scoring drives. DEN had 9 drives that ended in a punt, turnover. And, they had 5 scoring drives.
Fairly equal from a "what they did with their drives" perspective.
Denver killed them with 1st downs - I think SEA converted once, a TD. And, Denver won the sack battle, 6-1.
That TD to DT that is in question was on 1st and goal at the 4... I'm pretty confident that had they called that a non-TD, Denver would have found the endzone on the next 2-3 plays with the way they were moving the ball. So, I wouldn't lose too much sleep screaming foul there.
It wasn't a glorious display overall by any means, but it's what you might expect from two teams looking to find their way as they redefine themselves at a few spots.