The Broncos seemed to be running everywhere in Atlanta. Except forward.
Tailback Phillip Lindsay only touched the ball eight times. Running mate Melvin Gordon saw the rock just seven times. The longest rush of Week 9 was by quarterback Drew Lock on a 16-yard scramble.
“I just thought our whole offense, not just Drew, was out of sorts,” Denver coach Vic Fangio said after his Broncos dipped to 3-5 with a 34-27 loss in Atlanta on Sunday afternoon. “(And) in the first half, in particular.”
Sunday’s game followed much the same script as the Broncos’ breathless Week 8 home comeback against the Chargers — slow start, listless first half, furious rally late.