Denver Broncos do something they had done just once in 113 tries in shocking win over Eagles

Travis Wakeman

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For three quarters, the Denver Broncos looked stagnant and confused against the Philadelphia Eagles in Week 5. They had held their own for much of the game, but things were slipping away as they trailed 17-3 entering the fourth quarter. 

That was a bad omen for the Broncos, as they held a record of 1-112 in games in which they trailed by 14 or more points entering the fourth quarter across their entire team history. But the team turned it on in the fourth quarter and put together two scoring drives to come within one point of the defending Super Bowl champions. 

With 7:36 remaining in the game and trailing 17-16 following a touchdown, Broncos head coach Sean Payton made a surprising decision to go for a two-point conversion. That paid off as Bo Nix hit Troy Franklin to convert the two-point play and put the Broncos ahead to stay. 

The Broncos tacked on a field goal with a little over one minute to play to take a 21-17 lead and then had to hold on for the win. The Eagles were able to push the ball down the field and get into position to throw one into the end zone on the game's final play, a play that nearly connected, but Pat Surtain II knocked the ball out of the hands of Devonta Smith to preserve the shocking upset. 

 

With the win, the Broncos improve to 3-2 on the season while handing the Eagles their first defeat of the season and first loss at home since Week 2 of last season. 

READ: How many experts picked the Broncos to beat the Eagles?

The Broncos will next face the winless New York Jets in a game that will be played in London next Sunday. 

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Travis Wakeman

Travis Wakeman has been covering the NFL since 2012 when he started with Bleacher Report. After reporting about the Broncos there until 2016, he joined the FanSided network as a site expert covering the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers while simultaneously covering the Broncos at Broncos Wire when that site launched. He then took over the Broncos site at FanSided in March 2020 and covered the team there until spring of 2024. A lifelong Broncos fan and fan of the game, Travis is filled with sometimes useless NFL knowledge, but it always serves him well in any trivia contest. You can follow him on Twitter/X @traviswakeman10.