The Broncos defense was very good in the first half. The Broncos defense was pretty bad in the second half.
While the Vikings’ offense converted just one third down in the first half (1 of 6), it did not punt one time in the second half.
The Broncos’ defense did stop the Vikings twice on third-and-short, but the Vikings went for it on fourth-and-short both times and converted both times. Both were on their side of the field (the 45 and the 34 yard lines) and both were risky decisions that could have blown up in Mike Zimmer’s face had they failed.