On a cool night at Sports Authority Field in Denver, Colorado, the biggest game of this young NFL season was played between two undefeated titans with designs on representing its respective conferences in the Super Bowl. The host Denver Broncos and visitors the Green Bay Packers both entered the game at 6-0, knowing one team would leave with its first loss of the season.
By the time the gun sounded signaling the end of the game, the Broncos were ahead on the scoreboard 29-10 and sitting at 7-0 on the season as the Packers dropped to 6-1. However, the game's real story had more to do with the way the Broncos totally dominated one of the very best teams in the NFL on both sides of the ball, but especially on defense. …show more content…
In what was clearly the worst game of his career, Rodgers completed 14 of 22 passes for 77 yards, yes 77 yards (net 50), and no touchdowns. All night long, the Broncos defense was up in his grill, forcing him out of the pocket while the secondary kept his receivers covered like snow on the mountains of Aspen, Colorado. While he was only sacked three times, the number of hurries, knocked down and wayward passes were too many to