People are blaming it all on the defense?
The defense botched the last touchdown big time but Peyton's 3 turnovers led to 17 points. The one interception was returned for a touchdown, not the defenses fault. The other interception that led to the game winning field goal, the Ravens only picked up 16 yards before kicking. And the fumble, the Raven's only needed 37 yards for a touchdown. That's 17 points on 53 yards of offense. Yeah, blame the defense... it's not as if the Bronco's offense was anything to write home about. On top of the 3 turnovers, they scored 21 points. Scoring 21 points is solid but it's nothing spectacular. When you add the 3 turnovers, it's below average.
As long as some people are blaming the loss on the Bronco's defense because they're upset Peyton lost, I guess you should be reminded that the Colts defense won him a championship the first time around. In his run to the title, these were his stats in the playoffs... 1td 3int 71.9rating, 0td 2int 39.6rating, 1td 1int 79.1rating, 1td 1int 81.rating. Total 3td 7int 81.8rating. I like Peyton but come on... he's lucky to even have a championship. Now some of you are blaming the Broncos defense when it's far from all their fault. People see 38-35 and think the offense did their job while the defense let them down. Seeing as the offense really only scored 21 and their 3 turnovers led to 17 points on 53 yards, the offense and Peyton are as much to blame as the defense.
And if you think of it like this, the Bronco's defense allowed 21 points without the offense's 3 turnovers. The Bronco's offense scored 21 points without the special teams 14 points. So...
