Denver Broncos vs Miami Dolphins Drive Stats and Recap

For what felt like the first time in ages, the Broncos played a complete game.  It started rocky as Drew Lock once again forced a pass that got picked off, but he settled in from then on, completing 75% of his passes for the rest of the game.  He looked sharp and attacked the defense across levels.  It helped him a lot that the running game got going, averaging 5.7 yards per attempt.  It should be no surprise as this was the first time since week 6 that Phillip Lindsay got double digit carries.  The defense got in on the play as well, giving Tua the worst game of his young career.  Miami gained only 33% of their potential yards, and Denver sacked Tua six times.  Only four drives gained more than 50% of their total yards, and one was the ultra short field on the Drew Lock interception. 

Things weren't perfect for Denver and Lock.  But this game could be that building stone.  It was interesting that the offense looked much more like the one last year that had Drew Lock looking comfortable and giving the glimpse of  him becoming the guy in Denver.  It gives some hope that Pat Shurmur is adapting his offense to fit the pieces Denver has better.

Offense	Defense	Start Line	Quarter	Result	Yards Gained	Potential Gained	Play Count
MIA	DEN	75	1	Punt	4	5.3	3
DEN	MIA	80	1	Turnover	0	0.0	4
MIA	DEN	22	1	Touchdown	22	100.0	6
DEN	MIA	75	1	Punt	1	1.3	3
MIA	DEN	74	1	Punt	4	5.4	3
DEN	MIA	73	1	Touchdown	73	100.0	13
MIA	DEN	75	1	Punt	5	6.7	3
DEN	MIA	72	1	Punt	9	12.5	3
MIA	DEN	83	2	Punt	0	0.0	3
DEN	MIA	59	2	Field goal	48	81.4	4
MIA	DEN	75	2	Field goal	52	69.3	13
DEN	MIA	89	2	Field goal	60	67.4	10
DEN	MIA	75	3	Turnover on downs	61	81.3	10
MIA	DEN	86	3	Punt	3	3.5	3
DEN	MIA	81	3	Touchdown	81	100.0	10
MIA	DEN	75	3	Punt	15	20.0	11
DEN	MIA	82	4	Punt	5	6.1	3
MIA	DEN	79	4	Field goal	44	55.7	7
DEN	MIA	75	4	Turnover	74	98.7	7
MIA	DEN	99	4	Turnover	84	84.8	14
DEN	MIA	80	4	End of half	57	71.3	8