Von Miller (58) of the Denver Broncos celebrates recovering a fumble by Teddy Bridgewater (5) of the Minnesota Vikings to end the game. The Denver Broncos played the Minnesota Vikings at Sports Authority Field at Mile High in Denver on Oct. 4, 2015. (AAron Ontiveroz, The Denver Post)
The best and worst from the Broncos’ 23-20 win over Minnesota in their Week 4 game on Sunday…
BESTS
Tackle Schofield did right by his performance. Right tackle Michael Schofield played his first snap Sunday. Schofield didn’t give up any egregious sacks and looked like a competent starting right tackle.
Mission accomplished. Objective No. 1 for the Broncos’ defense this week was to stop Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. Mission acccomplished. Peterson came into Week 4 as the NFL’s leading rusher. He had a big run in the fourth quarter, but finished with less than 100 yards. That’s a win for Denver.
Opportunistic D. For the fourth straight week, a defensive play saves the day. On Sunday, it was a T.J. Ward’s strip sack, and Von Miller recovered the ball.
WORSTS
Coverage, penalties haunt secondary. We’ve learned to develop high standards for the Broncos secondary. But Aqib Talib and Bradley Roby struggled with penalties and missed assignments especially in the first half.
It only takes one. Sly Williams was pushed aside on Adrian Peterson’s fourth-quarter 48-yard touchdown run. The run defense played well, but that one rush brought life to a the Minnesota offense.
Missed opportunity. Cody Latimer didn’t play any offensive snaps in Week 3 and his only meaningful play Sunday was a first-quarter hold on a run call.
