The Broncos couldn’t have pulled off their pretend punt any higher.
Sadly for them, it was all for naught.
Coach Sean Payton pulled the trick play out of his again pocket early within the second quarter of Sunday’s wild-card conflict towards the Payments because the Broncos, trailing by three, confronted a fourth-and-8 from their very own 43-yard line.
Punter Riley Dixon, a former Big, then took a step ahead as if he had been about to punt, solely to throw it to a wide-open Marvin Mims Jr. for a 15-yard acquire and a primary down.
The Broncos, nonetheless, couldn’t take benefit with a contemporary set of downs on the Buffalo 42-yard line and Dixon punted 4 performs later, with none aside from Mims Jr. downing the ball on the 1-yard line.
Denver bought off to a flying begin, as rookie quarterback Bo Nix threw a 43-yard landing go to Troy Franklin on the primary drive of the sport to offer the guests a 7-0 lead.
The Payments, although, took a 10-7 lead into halftime in Orchard Park after dominating possession and largely stifling the Broncos offense.
Broncos kicker Wil Lutz had an opportunity to tie the sport proper earlier than halftime with a 50-yard area aim try, however he doinked it off the correct upright and it fell in need of the crossbar.
A Tyler Bass 26-yard area aim on the Payments’ first drive bought them to inside 7-3, and working again James Cook dinner completed a 13-play, 81-yard drive with a 5-yard landing run to offer the Payments the lead.
