Minnesota Vikings 31, Denver Broncos 24
The Broncos outplayed the Vikings for the most part last night but turnovers killed them in the end. Kyle Orton made a brief appearance in this game and he completed 5 of 8 passes for 56 yards. Tim Tebow lost a fumble that was returned 35-yards for a TD by Vikings’ LB E.J. Henderson. After that happened though he settled down and played decent football. Tebow completed 12 of 16 passes for 167 yards with 1 TD pass and 1 INT. He also carried the ball 4 times for 21 yards (5.3 ypc) in this contest. Brady Quinn finished up the game and he was solid too completing 14 of 21 passes for 149 yards with 1 TD pass and 0 INTs. Bruce Hall led the way on the ground last night for the Broncos with 33 yards rushing on 15 carries (2.2 ypc). He also caught 5 passes for 34 yards (6.8 avg) last night but he also lost a fumble. LenDale White pitched in with 5 carries for 19 yards (3.8 ypc) with a TD run. WRs Matt Willis (5 rec, 122 yards, TD), Eric Decker (10 rec, 114 yards) and Alric Arnett (2 rec, 20 yards, TD) led the way for the Broncos in the air last night. The Broncos finished up with 82 yards rushing (2.7 ypc) and 355 yards passing last night as they had possession of the ball for 35:50.
CB Alphonso Smith led the way for the Broncos on D last night with 4 tackles, 1 pass defensed and a interception that he returned 51 yards. The Vikings finished up with 133 yards rushing (4.4 ypc) and 112 yards passing last night. The Broncos finished up with a 1-3 record on the pre-season.
