*Congrats to QB Jake Plummer for winning AFC Offensive Player of the Week!!!!*
*Congrats to K Todd Sauerbrun for winning AFC Special Teams Player of the Month!!!!*
*Congrats to WR Rod Smith for his 100th consecutive game with a reception and his 65th career TD to tie Terrell Davis's record for the most in Broncos history!!!!*
*Congrats to the whole team as the Broncos became the 1ST EVER NFL team to have two 100 yd rushers and a 300 yd passer in a single game!!!!*
      
Game Recap
1st Quarter:
7 - 0 Broncos lead
 Broncos RB Mike Anderson opened up the scoring with a 2 yd rush after a 10 play, 74 yd drive. Key plays: WR Ashley Lelie 32 yd reception, WR Charlie Adams 8 yd reception on 3rd and 6.
14 - 0 Broncos lead
 Broncos FB Kyle Johnson scored his 5th TD of the season and Denver's 2nd of the game on a 6 yd reception from QB Jake Plummer. Key plays: RB Mike Anderson 39 yds on 4 plays.
2nd Quarter:
21 - 0 Broncos lead
 Broncos WR Rod Smith scored Denver's 3rd TD of the day on a 2 yd toss from QB Jake Plummer. Key plays: WR Ashley Lelie 37 yd reception, originally ruled incomplete but was challenged and overturned for the catch.
28 - 0 Broncos lead
 Broncos TE Stephen Alexander became the 4th Bronco to score on a one-handed TD catch from 3 yds out. Key plays: S John Lynch interception at the Eagles' 49 yd line (marking Philly QB Donovan McNabb's 1st completed pass of the day, albeit to the wrong team), QB Jake Plummer 22 yd scramble.
28 - 7 Broncos lead
 The Eagles put up their 1st score of the game with a 1 yd pass to TE L.J. Smith to cap a 6 play, 80 yd drive. Key plays: WR Reggie Brown 35 yd reception, RB Brian Westbrook 34 yd reception.
3rd Quarter:
28 - 14 Broncos lead
 Eagles WR Terrell Owens scored the second Philly TD on a 91 yd catch and run 5 minutes into the 3rd quarter. The play marked the longest passing play allowed by the Broncos in 43 years.
28 - 21 Broncos lead
 Eagles RB Brian Westbrook narrowed the score to 7 with a 14 yd reception on a 5 play, 69 yd drive. Key play: WR Terrell Owens 46 yd reception.
4th Quarter:
35 - 21 Broncos lead
 Broncos WR Todd Devoe scored his 1st regular season career TD with a grab and a 44 yd run to put up another 6 pts. Key plays: CB Domonique Foxworth interception in the end zone to regain possesion, TE Jeb Putzier 28 yd reception, RB Mike Anderson 28 yd rush.
42 - 21 Broncos lead
 Broncos RB Tatum Bell became the 6th Bronco to score a TD in the game with a 67 yd run with 6 and a half minutes left in the game. The play capped a 4 play, 87 yd drive.
49 - 21 Broncos win
 Broncos RB Tatum Bell scored again to seal the win with a 6 yd rush with less than a minute remaining. He is tied with FB Kyle Johnson as the leading scorer with 5 TDS on the season. Key play: Mike Anderson 18 yd rush.
      
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