*Congrats to LB Al Wilson for winning AFC Defensive Player of the Week!!!!*
*Congrats to CB Domonique Foxworth for winning Diet Pepsi NFL Rookie of the Week!!!!*
      
Game Recap
1st Quarter:
No score
 Broncos K Jason Elam missed his 1st FG attempt of the game, a 41 yarder with 5:21 left in the 1st quarter.
 Broncos LB Al Wilson stripped the ball from Jags QB Byron Leftwich, recovered by Broncos DE Ebanezer Ekuban at the Jags 31 yd line.
 Broncos K Jason Elam attempted another FG, a 46 yarder, but was blocked by Jags CB Rashean Mathis.
 Jags DEs Paul Spicer and Reggie Hayward (a former Bronco) combined to sack Broncos QB Jake Plummer for an 8 yd loss.
2nd Quarter:
7-0 Broncos lead
 Broncos T Dwayne Carswell scored the 1st TD of the game on a faked handoff and a 2 yard pitch from QB Jake Plummer. The scoring drive lasted 17 plays and 80 yds. Key plays: RB Mike Anderson 3 yd rush on 4th and 1, TE Stephen Alexander 23 yds on 2 receptions.
14-0 Broncos lead
 Broncos T Dwayne Carswell scored again on a 1 yd reception with 48 seconds left in the half. Key plays: RB Mike Anderson 33 yds on 3 plays, a pass interference call on Jags CB Kenny Wright set up a 1st and goal for Denver at the 1 yd line.
 Broncos DT Gerard Warren sacked Jags QB Byron Leftwich for a loss of 9 yds to force another Jacksonville punt.
3rd Quarter:
14-7 Broncos lead
 Jacksonville WR Jimmy Smith scored the 1st and only points for the Jaguars on a 45 yard TD reception after breaking 3 Denver tackles.
4th Quarter:
14-7 Broncos lead
 Broncos rookie CB Domonique Foxworth intercepted Jags Qb Byron Leftwich's pass intended for WR Ernest Wilford and returned it 23 yds to the 50 yd line.
17-7 Broncos lead
 Broncos K Jason Elam extended the lead to 10 pts with a 33 yd FG. Key plays: WR Charlie Adams 13 yds on a reverse, roughing the passer penalty on Jags LB Mike Peterson for 15 yds and a 1st down.
 Broncos S Nick Ferguson picked off QB Byron Leftwich and returned the ball 30 yds for the 2nd Denver INT of the game, the pass intended for Jags WR Matt Jones.
20-7 Broncos win
 Broncos K Jason Elam kicked his 2nd successful FG from 42 yds out to put up the final points of the game. Key plays: RB Mike Anderson 39 yds on 3 plays.
 To add insult to injury, Broncos LB Al Wilson forced a fumble by Jacksonville RB Alvin Pearman on the Jags final possesion of the game. The ball was recovered by Broncos rookie CB Domonique Foxworth who ran it back 9 yds to midfield. Denver then ran out the clock.
      
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