Official Site of the Broncos · Sep 28, 2015
Three Keys Unlocked: Denver 24, Detroit 12
Three keys to the Broncos victory unlocked after their 24-12 victory over the Lions in Detroit.
DETROIT -- The path might not have been the one the Broncos expected to take, but the end result was what they wanted: a 24-12 win over the Lions that improved the Broncos to 3-0 against a formidable September slate that included two of last year's playoff participants.
How did the three keys turn out?
1. FIND A RHYTHM ON OFFENSE.
Outside of the second quarter -- in which the Broncos marched to two scores, including Demaryius Thomas' 45-yard catch to cap a drive in the final 63 seconds -- the Broncos struggled to find a rhythm, and the ground game struggled to mount any consistent production.
