The Denver Broncos defeated the San Diego Chargers in dramatic fashion as they came back from a 24-point deficit at the half.
The Broncos intercepted Philip Rivers four times and Harris brought back the last interception to seal the deal with a 45-yard pick-six.
It all started in the second half for the Broncos when Peyton Manning quickly got the Broncos down field and scored a touchdown in less than five minutes as they received the ball in the second half. He completed a 29-yard pass to Demaryius Thomas for the TD.
Following this score, Tony Carter picked up a fumble and ran it back 65 yards for the score making it a 24-14 score.
It went from a four possession game to a two possession game in a snap.
Manning then followed in the ensuing Broncos possession with a 7-yard touchdown pass to Eric Decker. He then followed and hooked up with Brandon Stokley for a 21-yard touchdown.
This is Manning's biggest comeback of his career and only the second time a team returned to win from a 24-point hole. The Lions came back on the Dallas Cowboys after being down 24 and won the game 34-30.
Manning finished the game 24-30 with 309 passing yards, 3 TDs and 1 INT.
The Broncos specials team put the Broncos in a hole early as the Broncos had turned over back-to-back returns.
The Chargers did not take complete advantage of their field positioning.
The Broncos and Chargers are now tied for first place in the AFC West and both have a Week 7 Bye.
This was the biggest comeback by a road team in the history of Monday Night Football.
Here are the stats from the game.
(Source: NFL.com)
Denver Broncos |
Passing | CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
P. Manning | 24/30 | 309 | 3 | 1 |
Rushing | ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
W. McGahee | 17 | 56 | 0 | 9 |
R. Hillman | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
P. Manning | 3 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
Receiving |
REC | YDS | TD | LG |
E. Decker | 6 | 98 | 1 | 55 |
J. Dreessen | 6 | 57 | 0 | 19 |
B. Stokley | 4 | 48 | 1 | 21T |
W. McGahee | 4 | 42 | 0 | 31 |
D. Thomas | 2 | 37 | 1 | 29T |
J. Tamme | 2 | 27 | 0 | 25 |
Fumbles |
FUM | LOST | REC | YDS |
O. Bolden | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
T. Holliday | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
M. Adams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
T. Carter | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 |
E. Dumervil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Kicking |
FG | LG | XP | PTS |
M. Prater | 0/0 | 0 | 5/5 | 5 |
San Diego Chargers
Passing |
CP/AT | YDS | TD | INT |
P. Rivers | 25/41 | 242 | 2 | 4 |
Rushing |
ATT | YDS | TD | LG |
R. Mathews | 22 | 74 | 0 | 13 |
R. Brown | 3 | 13 | 0 | 6 |
J. Battle | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
Receiving |
REC | YDS | TD | LG |
A. Gates | 6 | 81 | 2 | 23 |
M. Floyd | 5 | 60 | 0 | 25 |
R. Meachem | 3 | 30 | 0 | 12 |
R. Brown | 3 | 23 | 0 | 12 |
E. Royal | 2 | 22 | 0 | 12 |
R. Mathews | 4 | 19 | 0 | 9 |
R. McMichael | 2 | 7 | 0 | 5 |
Fumbles |
FUM | LOST | REC | YDS |
P. Rivers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
R. McMichael | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
E. Weddle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
R. Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
C. Lynch | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
D. Rosario | 0 | 0 | 1 |