For the first half of Sunday’s game against Seattle, the Denver Broncos’ defense and special teams proved the offseason hype was for real.
The defense had two sacks, held Geno Smith to 8 of 12 completions for just 59 yards, allowed just one (out of five) third-down conversion, and most importantly, kept the running game in check at 56 yards — 34 of which were from a long QB scramble, meaning the two running backs had just 22 combined rushing yards over two quarters.
But then the defense unraveled.
In the third quarter, the Seattle Seahawks’ run game broke open.