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cuse227
Registered: Dec 2012
Posts: 210
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thanks Duby!
Here's a little more fuel for the fire, Denver is much more likely to defer to receive 2nd half if they win the coin toss....see below:
the Broncos won the toss in each of their first three games and took the ball all three times. They had two punts and an interception on those three game-opening possessions and surrendered just one field goal (against Pittsburgh), to go with two punts, on their opponents' opening possessions of the second half of those three games.
They also won the toss in New England and took the ball immediately, only to fumble on the drive.
They lost the toss in San Diego (Nov. 18), and the Chargers took the ball. The Broncos, trailing 24-0 at halftime, then took the opening possession of the second half 85 yards in eight plays for a touchdown.
Almost to a player, they said that drive to open the second half, and Manning's efficiency on it, was the key moment in the improbable comeback.
So, Fox a huge believer in the idea that you don't mess with a streak, has since deferred each time they have won the toss since — against Cincinnati, Carolina and the Chargers in Denver — to give his team the ball to open the second half.
The Broncos have kicked off, three times because they deferred and three times because they lost the toss, in each of the games during the current six-game winning streak. So, they'll likely keep doing it if the wins keep coming.
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12-06-12 10:12 PM |
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