With the game clock ticking down and no timeouts left, the Denver Broncos ran their field goal unit onto the field to convert a game-winning field goal against the Buffalo Bills on Monday Night Football in Week 10.
That seems to be Denver’s favorite way to win in Buffalo.
The Broncos last beat the Bills on the road in Week 1 in 2007. In that game, Denver rushed Jason Elam and Co. onto the field as the game clock was ticking down to kick a game-winning field goal in a 15-14 victory.
The Broncos had about 14 seconds to pull off the feat in 2007. Check out the play:
This was the last time the Broncos beat the Bills in Buffalo.
Look familiar?
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Denver had closer to 17 seconds in Buffalo this time around:
Broncos execute the last-second field goal personnel switch perfectly.
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“One of the elements about that procedure is that eliminates a lot of thinking,” coach Sean Payton said Monday. “Just go execute. There was plenty of time for us during that final sequence to decide, ‘All right, this is what we’re going to do. We’re going to take a knee, move it over to this location, send the field goal unit out.’ Plenty of time without a lot of thinking and let them go execute.”
Denver initially did not execute as Lutz’s initial attempt missed, but the Broncos were bailed out when Buffalo was penalized for having 12 men on the field. Lutz nailed his next attempt and Denver escaped with a 24-22 victory. Just how they drew it up.
