2021 · Week 8
Washington Commanders at Denver Broncos
Oct 31, 2021 · Invesco Field at Mile High · outdoors · grass
Recap
Denver Broncos defeated Washington Commanders 17–10. The result matched ScoutIndex's lean toward Broncos (61%). Broncos improve to 4-4; Commanders fall to 2-6. Teddy Bridgewater paced the offense with 213 passing yards and 1 TD; 1 rushing yard.
Team stats
| WAS | DEN | |
|---|---|---|
| 20 | First downs | 16 |
| 382 | Total yards | 296 |
| 270 | Passing yards | 213 |
| 112 | Rushing yards | 83 |
| 24/39 | Comp / Att | 19/26 |
| 2 | Turnovers | 1 |
| 5 | Sacks taken | 4 |
Scoring & key plays
- Q2(13:51) 12-C.Blewitt 45 yard field goal is BLOCKED (96-S.Harris), Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(10:31) 8-B.McManus 45 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q2(5:30) 12-C.Blewitt 52 yard field goal is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q2(1:18) (Shotgun) 5-T.Bridgewater pass short right to 25-M.Gordon for 15 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q28-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q3(:44) (Shotgun) 4-T.Heinicke pass deep right to 1-D.Carter for 20 yards, TOUCHDOWN.
- Q312-C.Blewitt extra point is GOOD, Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(11:02) 8-B.McManus 53 yard field goal is No Good, Wide Right, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin.
- Q4(9:00) 12-C.Blewitt 47 yard field goal is BLOCKED (93-D.Jones), Center-54-C.Cheeseman, Holder-5-T.Way.
- Q4(4:31) (Shotgun) 25-M.Gordon up the middle for 7 yards, TOUCHDOWN. DEN-72-G.Bolles was injured during the play.
- Q48-B.McManus extra point is GOOD, Center-46-J.Bobenmoyer, Holder-6-S.Martin. DEN-93-D.Jones was injured during the play.
Box score
WAS
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 24/39 | 270 | 1 | 2 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Heinicke | 1 | 10 | 0 |
| J.D. McKissic | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| Jaret Patterson | 11 | 46 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 8 | 34 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 1 | 12 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J.D. McKissic | 8 | 8 | 83 | 0 |
| DeAndre Carter | 3 | 6 | 51 | 1 |
| Jaret Patterson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Humphries | 2 | 3 | 35 | 0 |
| Antonio Gibson | 3 | 3 | 20 | 0 |
| Terry McLaurin | 3 | 7 | 23 | 0 |
| Dax Milne | 1 | 2 | 22 | 0 |
| Cam Sims | 1 | 2 | 20 | 0 |
| Ricky Seals-Jones | 2 | 4 | 12 | 0 |
| John Bates | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 |
DEN
Passing
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | INT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 19/26 | 213 | 1 | 0 |
Rushing
| Player | Car | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teddy Bridgewater | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 10 | 47 | 1 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 9 | 35 | 0 |
Receiving
| Player | Rec | Tgt | Yds | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Patrick | 3 | 3 | 64 | 0 |
| Melvin Gordon | 3 | 3 | 15 | 1 |
| Courtland Sutton | 2 | 4 | 40 | 0 |
| Jerry Jeudy | 4 | 4 | 39 | 0 |
| Javonte Williams | 2 | 4 | 13 | 0 |
| Albert Okwuegbunam | 3 | 3 | 34 | 0 |
| Noah Fant | 2 | 4 | 8 | 0 |