00:06All right, Dan. Interesting game at the half. We'll get back to you guys in a bit. First,
00:11we welcome everybody to our ESPN Halftime Report. I'm Chris Berman. Now we'll look at our halftime
00:16comparison. And as you can see, total yards definitely tell the story thus far. The Bills
00:21are winning because of it. Let's see if they can keep up their dominance in the second half.
00:26Let's get started on this one early in the first quarter. Eric Mould ran a terrific route
00:31here and was able to pull this one in. The Bills midway through the first, this time at the 42.
00:39Drew Bledsoe connected with his man on this one. A 23-yard play that set up a Bills touchdown.
00:45The Bills toward the end of the first quarter. Bills out in front by seven. Eric Mould had to
00:50work to find an opening, but he was able to haul this one in. The Bronx later in the second.
00:57Jake
00:57the snake plumber would drop back and deliver a strike on this one. Bronx back seven to nothing.
01:04Lee Evans emerged as a real weapon as he pulled one in here. That set up a 34-yard field
01:10goal. The
01:11Bills move ahead by ten. The Bronx middle of the second. Jake the snake plumber would find his target
01:19on this one. The Bills late into the second quarter. Bills ahead by ten. Eric Mould came up with a
01:26huge play here
01:27as they cover a lot of real estate on this one. The Bills have it again. Champ Bailey shows some
01:34great
01:34awareness here as he gets himself into position to pick this one off. Bills out in front ten to nothing.
01:42Troy Vincent was in the right place at the right time as his interception was a possible momentum
01:47shifter. The Bills still late in the second quarter. The Bills have the ball at the 47. John
01:55Moms Mobley would come up with the big play to kill a drive because he was able to step in
02:00front of a
02:00wayward pass for an INT. The Bronx after getting an interception. Bronx losing by ten. Kevin Thomas was in the
02:09right place at the right time as his interception was a possible momentum shifter. The Bills on
02:16defense DJ Williams is reading the quarterback's eyes all the way as he's able to get his hands
02:22on this one and pick it off. And that's where we'll leave this one. Bronx are down at the half
02:27ten to
02:28nothing. And as far as my halftime hero well there's really no contest. Eric Mould has played like a
02:39man possessed. So that does it for our halftime report. We'll send you back now to the second half
02:44of this one. Dan Stevens and Peter O'Keefe are there. Gentlemen. Thanks Boomer and welcome back to our
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02:58in surround sound technology. The Broncos get the ball first this half and they could use a score
03:05right out of the gates to get back into this one. They currently trail 10 to nothing. Let's get down
03:12to the field and the action.
03:18Susie Calder is down on the field and has some information for her. Susie?
03:23Thank you Dan. Head coach Mike Malarkey gave me a moment to speak to him at halftime. He's been thrilled
03:29with their defensive execution saying we've struck them out defensively and our offense has been taking
03:35care of business. We can't get cocky. We just have to keep after it and give them no chance to
03:41come
03:41back on us. Dan? Susie, thank you. The Broncos is on the field and they have not produced well at
03:48all.
03:49They're looking for an answer as they start this drive at their own 26 yard line. Hurst gets the call
03:56on
03:56first down and chews up about four on the play. Second and six. Ball at the Broncos, 30 yard line.
04:12Plummer floats it to the right side and it's intercepted. Crosses the field, stopped at the 36.
04:23Lawyer Malloy does a nice job picking off the pass there. He's got it and he gets a little more
04:29with
04:29that nice little run back. Boy, that was a heads-up play to come away with his first
04:33interception of the game. Yeah, you gotta love D like that.
04:40The Bills have had real problems turning the ball over. They'll need to buck the trend on this drive
04:45which starts at the 36-yard line.
04:53Henry carries it for the 20 most time and heads left.
04:58Dragged down at the 30.
05:01Travis Henry played smart and used his blockers to perfection on that last play.
05:06They move the ball and it will be second down.
05:12Second and three.
05:14Ball at the 30 yard line.
05:22Henry carries this one out of the right and barely picks up the first down.
05:28First down, Bills.
05:33First and ten.
05:35Ball at the 26 yard line.
05:37Oh!
05:40Trish!
05:41Back to great!
05:43Trish!
05:43Back to great!
05:52Moulds makes the catch out to the left and is at the 20.
05:56Hunt it down at the 16.
05:59First down, Bills.
06:01Eric Mould has a guy shadowing him but still manages to make the catch.
06:05He beats his man cold.
06:07It's all about staking your turf.
06:10Peter yet another grab here in the third and he's been working hard the whole game.
06:15It's all about consistency and he's been that today.
06:18What a player!
06:20First down from the shotgun.
06:24Bledsoe uncorks this to the left sideline and it's not reeled in.
06:29They're incomplete.
06:31Kelly Herndon was with the receiver all the way back there on that deep corner route and
06:35interrupted the pass.
06:37Incomplete.
06:37That had potential for some yards, Peter, but the defense was on top of it and shut it down.
06:42Good denial there.
06:44Second down coming up.
06:48Bacon goes in motion.
06:513, 2, 2, 1.
07:06And crushes him behind the line at the 17.
07:11Gary's home.
07:12Targeted the ball carrier early and didn't even let him get back to the line of scrimmage.
07:16Peter, he's been lighting up the defensive side of the ball today and getting some nice numbers out of it.
07:21You bet.
07:22So far, he's got six tackles.
07:25Bledsoe zings it to the right side and it's incomplete.
07:29Champ Bailey did a beautiful job on that last play covering the post route.
07:34That pass never had a chance.
07:36Incomplete.
07:36Well, the knee holds tight on third and long and forces an incompletion.
07:40That was a good call by the defensive coordinator.
07:43That sure was perfect D for that situation.
07:46And it will bring out the fourth down.
07:49Lindell kicks it from 34 yards.
07:51Just makes it inside the left upright.
07:56Ryan Lindell kicks the field goal, but watch how close the ball gets to the upright.
08:02Man, a few more inches and he'd have made the highlight reel.
08:05Not the way he would have wanted to, though.
08:07It goes through, but that's his fifth attempt in a game that I'm sure he'll just as soon forget, Peter.
08:13Well, he spent a lot of time lining up those kicks today with not much to show for it.
08:18Lindell kicks it off.
08:21Drowns fields the kickoff at the three.
08:24Tackled at the 26.
08:27Ruben Drones received that nice kick and a nice little run back after the catch.
08:32Good job.
08:37The Broncos stalled early last drive and we'll have to wait and see what happens here.
08:43They'll start at their own 26-yard line.
08:46Smith goes in motion.
08:51Hurst picks up about two and that brings up second down.
08:56Garrison Hurst used the blocking, but this stingy defense didn't give up much at all on that last play.
09:01Not much there.
09:02It'll be second down.
09:04Gotta take what you can get, Dan, but they were hoping for more.
09:07Second down, tight end to the left.
09:16Climb's not right at the 36.
09:19Jake Plummer didn't see anything downfield on that last play, so he took it himself for a nice game.
09:25That's what you call thinking on your feet.
09:28This is the series.
09:28Third and in-inches.
09:29We gotta stop him.
09:30Ball at the Broncos, 36-yard line.
09:32Down, down.
09:34Down, down.
09:35Down, down.
09:38Down, down.
09:39First, he's on the block two and they will move the chains.
10:05Anderson will get the carry on first down and chews up about four on the play.
10:16Second down. Just a single receiver on the field. Williams shacks him way back at the 36.
10:37Pat Williams forced the offense back a few yards with a terrific sack in the backfield back there.
10:42They forced that one backwards, and that's going to make this third down that much harder.
10:47Yeah, they also make it easier on themselves by wiping out all of the potential short yardage plays they might
10:52face.
10:53Third and long. Weaver goes in motion.
11:01Williams gets the sack at the 35. It'll be fourth down.
11:08Pat Williams gets a sack in the backfield. The quarterback had nowhere to go on this one.
11:13Let's watch. Yep, the D shut the offense down on that play. They couldn't do anything.
11:17Peter, he has put the hurt on the quarterback in this contest.
11:21You got that right. So far, he's got four tackles and two sacks.
11:26Noor lines up for the punt.
11:36Noor takes the long snap and punts it away.
11:40Brown fields the deep punt at the 26.
11:44What down at the 26.
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