Week 8 Continued

Broncos and Chargers Game

The Denver Broncos and the San Diego Chargers faced each other again for the second time this year. The Broncos went into this game wanting a different outcome than what happened last time these two teams met a couple of weeks ago. This game came down to which team had the better defense because honestly neither offense really had a good showing in this game. This game was a perfect example of the saying that defenses win games/championships because it came down to a few key plays that Denver's defense made that made the difference in the game. Denver's defense intercepted Philip Rivers three times, and one of those interceptions was returned for a touchdown. It was this defensive touchdown by Bradley Roby that gave the Broncos' struggling offense some -momentum to rush for two touchdowns. The final score was Denver winning the game 27-19.

Here is a picture of Bradley Roby's interception in the game.



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Week 8

Chiefs and Raiders Games

In Week 8 of the season the Chiefs went to Indianapolis where they played the Colts. This was a hard fought game for the Chiefs because in the middle of the second quarter their quarterback, Alex Smith, was injured and Nick Foles had to come out on to the field to finish the game at the position. This was a game that every Chiefs player wanted to win seeing how they all came out to play. First, the Chiefs defense did a great job intercepting Andrew Luck and forcing a fumble. Those two turnovers that the Chiefs got helped to secure a victory for the game. It also helped that Nick Foles came out and threw for 223 yards and two touchdowns. This was a phenomenal game and it shows that a well rounded team in a game can win. The final score was Chiefs up 30-14.

Here is a picture of the fumble that the Chiefs defense forced.



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The Raiders played the Tampa Bay Buccaneers these week. This was another one of those close game this year, and it was yet another game this year to go into overtime. The main factor in this game was Derek Carr. He was on fire this week. He completed 40 of 59 passes and he threw for 513 passing yards. He also threw 4 touchdown passes. These are the numbers of an elite quarterback, and that is the factor that carried the Raiders away with win. The Raiders vetern quarterback managed to have more ease moving the ball compared to the Bucs second-year quarterback. The final score in overtime was the Raiders coming away with a 30-24 win in Tampa Bay.

Here is a link to the video of the game winning touchdown in overtime.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UM7BtcdVvXg

SlideShow

Here is a Slideshow that is showing the different logos that each of the teams in the AFC West have had in the past.

Places in Topeka to get NFL Gear

There are many places in Topeka Kansas that sell NFL gear for the teams in the AFC West. A few of these places are Westridge Mall, Kmart, and Academy Sports. In Westridge Mall there are shops like Lids and Fans that sell nothing except for fan gear for many different sports. Kmart has some good deals on some NFL jerseys and shirts. And Academy Sports is a sports store that always has sporting equipment and fan gear. The stars on the map are the locations of these three stores.

Week 7 Continued

Chiefs and Broncos Games

The Chiefs won a close game this week against the New Orleans Saints. This win was due to the Chiefs quarterback, Alex Smith, having a good game with no turnovers. Smith threw the ball for 214 yards and two touchdown passes. The Chiefs offense did a good job not turning over the ball at all this week. The Chiefs defense also had a large hand in this win because of Daniel Sorensen's interception and return for a touchdown. Anytime a defense scores a touchdown it becomes even harder to beat that team because if both the offense and defense are scoring touchdowns then the score is going to get out of control for the other team. The Chief's defense also managed to get two interceptions and recover one fumble. These turnovers helped to keep the Saints' offense off of the field. I would say that the play of the game was the interception return for a touchdown by Sorensen. The final score of the game was the Chief's winning 27-21.

This is a picture of Daniel Sorensen's interception.



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The Broncos did a good job snapping a two game losing this week against the Houston Texans. This game was full of drama due to the fact that the Texans quarterback, Brock Osweiler, was the Broncos quarterback last season and everybody thought that he would be back in Denver this season. So in a way this was a bit of a grudge match for the Broncos to show Osweiler that he made a bad decision leaving Denver. The Broncos played all round good football. Trevor Siemian passed the football for 157 yards and one touchdown, and C. J. Anderson ran the football for 107 yards and one touchdown. Then there was also the Broncos' defense that managed to recover two fumbles and sack Osweiler several times. The defense made it hard on Osweiler to do anything. They did a good job at keeping the Texans from scoring any touchdown the whole game. Overall, I would say that the rushing that came from C.J. Anderson is why the Broncos were able to win because he was able to find holes in the Texans defense and run the football up the field. The final score was 9-27 with the Broncos on top.

Here is a picture of C.J. Anderson running the football against the Texans.



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Week 7

Chargers and Raiders Games

In week 7 the Raiders played the Jacksonville Jaguars, and they did a good job bouncing back from their loss to the Chiefs last week. The Raiders were having success in every single area of play. They were rushing the ball well has a team they rushed/ran the ball for a total of 144 yards and 2 touchdowns. The Raiders also had success throwing the ball has well. Derek Carr completed 23 of 37 passes for 200 yards and one touchdown pass. However, it was not just the offense that had a good game because the defense came out to play this week. The Raiders defense did a great job stopping the Jaguars offense by getting two interceptions and one fumble. These three turnovers kept the Raiders offense on the field gaining momentum to get to the end zone. I would say that the player of the game would have to be Latavious Murray because he ran the ball for 59 yards and two touchdowns. The final score showed that the Raiders came to play and control the game. The final score was Raiders winning by 33-16.

Here is a picture of the two teams from the week.



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In week 7 the Chargers were looking at continuing their winning streak from last week. They managed to do this in a tight game that went into overtime against the Atlanta Falcons. In this game the Chargers did a good job moving the football despite their offense turning the ball over two times. Philip Rivers threw the football for 371 yards, one touchdown pass, and one interception. The Chargers also managed to run the ball for only 78 yards and two touchdowns. The Chargers defense was mediocre, only getting one interception to help their offense out. It again came down to the Chargers' kicker, Josh Lambo because he kicked the winning field goal in overtime, which was a 42 yard field goal. This was a hard fought win for the Chargers, that continues their winning streak from last week. The final score was the Chargers winning 33-30.

This is a close-up picture of Josh Lambo kicking the game winning field goal.



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Week 6 Continued

Broncos vs. Chargers

The other rivalry game this week in the division was the Broncos and Chargers game in San Diego. This was a hard game for the Broncos to play because they did not have their head coach, Gary Kubiak, calling the plays and the shots. Gary Kubiak was not coaching at this game because he was in the process of recuperating from surgery. With that being said this is one of the factors to why the Broncos lost this game.

The Broncos did have their starting quarterback, Trevor Siemian, back this week, and he had a okay performance. He threw for 230 yards and had a touchdown pass, which was better that Philip Rivers 178 yards and one touchdown pass, but it was not enough to get the job done. The player that really made a difference in this game was the Chargers' kicker, Josh Lambo. Lambo was able to kick four field goals to secure his team a win against this Broncos team. The Chargers' defense also came out to play in the second half where they were able get a safety in the fourth quarter, and this also helped the team make sure that they stayed ahead at the end of the game. This is a good way for the Chargers to try and come back and have a decent season with a winning record because the team has had a rocky start, and this is a good confidence booster. However, for the Broncos this was a disappointing loss, which continued a 2 game losing streak that hopefully the Broncos can get out of soon. The final score of the game was the Chargers winning by 13-21.

Here is a picture that shows a pass to Bennie Fowler from Trevor Siemian in this game.



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Week 6

Chiefs vs. Raiders

Week 6 was a AFC West matchup week. Meaning that the Chiefs played the Raiders and the Broncos played the Chargers. This was an intense week of football because the AFC West Division is full of nothing but rivalries since all four teams are always fighting and close in their standings.

The Chiefs and the Raiders game was a perfect example of an intense rivalry game. The game was close in the first half with the score being 13-10 with the Chiefs on top, but the second half was where everything changed for one team. This game came down to which team had the ball longer, and which team converted more first downs. The Chiefs possessed the ball for a little more than 36 minutes while the Raiders only had the ball for a total of 23 minutes. This is a huge difference, and because the Chiefs had the ball on offense longer, they were able to convert more first downs which put their team in a better position to win. However, the Raiders did have more success passing the ball with their quarterback, Derek Carr, who threw for 225 passing yards and one touchdown, but this is the only success the Raiders had because the Chiefs beat them by running the ball for 183 yards and 3 touchdowns. This is huge when a team is able to get clos to 200 yards rushing and  rushing touchdowns. The rushing in this game is why the Chiefs were able to win the game 26-10.

Here is a picture of the Chiefs scoring a touchdown off of a running play.


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Week 5 Continued

The Broncos and Chiefs games

In week five the Denver Broncos were matched up against the Atlanta Falcons in Denver, Colorado. This was a monumental game for the Broncos because since their starting quarterback, Trevor Siemian, was injured they had to start their rookie quarterback, Paxton Lynch, for the first time. Paxton Lynch had an okay performance at is first NFL start, but it was not the best performance that he could have hoped for. Lynch threw for 223 passing yards and one touchdown; however, he also did throw an interception as well. This was a rough game for the Broncos, they were not able to find any rhythm on offense until the fourth quarter, which by that time it was too late. The Falcons played an altogether more well-rounded game against Denver. Atlanta was able to have success on offense and defense. Their offense found success throwing the football for 267 yards and a touchdown, and they found success by rushing the football for 122 yards and another touchdown. Atlanta's defense also looked really impressive this week by keeping the Denver at only three points at halftime, and by also getting an interception. Overall I think that the real credit for this win goes to the Falcon's kicker, Matt Bryant. He three field goals adding to his team's growing lead. Overall, this was a great game for the Falcons, and a rough start to a long career for Paxton Lynch. The final score was Atlanta winning 23-16, and giving Denver their first loss of the season.


This was also the week that the Kansas City Chiefs had their bye week, so they did not play a game this week.

Week 5

Chargers vs. Raiders

This game between the two rivals was a back and forth game. It was a close game all the way to the end. The team that walked away with the win was the team that was able to take advantage of turnovers and mistakes.

In this game neither team had much success running the football. Both teams combined only rushed the ball for 161 yards total. The game was back and forth with scoring. Every time one team scored the other team managed to move the ball down the field to score as well. The Chargers' quarterback, Philip Rivers, completed 21 passes out of 30 for a total of 359 passing yards. Rivers also threw four touchdown passes, and unfortunately he also threw two interceptions as well. One the Raiders side of the field their quarterback, Derek Carr, completed 25 passes out of 40 for a total of 317 passing yards. Carr also threw two touchdown passes and one interception. The main factor that was in this game was the defenses. The Raiders' defense came to win because not only were they able to get two interceptions but they also recovered one fumble as well. It is because the Raiders took advantage of these three turnovers that they won the game. The Raiders won the game 34-31.