Ravens vs. Broncos: Denver’s Miscues Costly in Double-Overtime Thriller

January 13, 2013   ·   Christopher Hansen   ·   Jump to comments

The Baltimore Ravens came into Denver as heavy underdogs and shocked the Broncos by the score of 38-35 in the second overtime period. It was a back-and-forth battle with the Broncos scoring by way of Trindon Holliday’s punt and kick return touchdowns and Peyton Manning’s three touchdown passes.
While there was questionable officiating throughout the game, the Broncos also made a lot of uncharacteristic mistakes that the Ravens turned into points. When it comes to assigning blame for those mistakes, the biggest culprits were Denver’s three leaders: Manning, John Fox and Champ Bailey.
Bailey was beat badly and allowed Torrey Smith to catch two long touchdowns, one of which was at the end of the first half and tied the game 21-21. If the Broncos had been able to get a stop, Holliday’s kick return touchdown to start the second half would have given them a 14-point lead.
Bailey was beat several times in the first half, with Joe Flacco delivering inaccu...

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