Kyle Orton’s 6-yard touchdown pass to Correll Buckhalter with 1:38 left gave the visiting Denver Broncos a 26-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans on Sunday.
Marc Mariani, whose 98-yard kickoff return for a touchdown gave the Titans a 17-16 lead in the third quarter, fumbled away the ensuing kickoff.
The Broncos held the Titans’ Chris Johnson to 53 yards rushing, but they only rushed for 15 yards themselves.
Orton finished 35 of 50 for 341 yards with two touchdowns and an interception, Brandon Lloyd had 11 catches for 115 yards and Eddie Royal had eight catches for 113 yards and a touchdown for Denver (2-2).
Matt Prater kicked four field goals – 36, 36, 35 and 36 yards – for the Broncos. His final one came with 33 seconds left.
Vince Young was 17 of 28 for 173 yards and a touchdown for the Titans (2-2).
Rob Bironas kicked two field goals, including a 55-yarder with 1 second left in the first half to make it 10-10. His 46-yarder gave the Titans 20-16 lead in the third quarter.
Denver | Tennessee | |
Kyle Orton | Player | Chris Johnson |
3 | Attempts | 19 |
11 | Yards | 53 |
3.7 | Avg Yards | 2.8 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
8 | Long | 8 |
Denver | Tennessee | |
Brandon Lloyd | Player | Nate Washington |
11 | Receptions | 4 |
115 | Yards | 42 |
10.5 | Avg Yards | 10.5 |
0 | Touchdowns | 0 |
23 | Long | 19 |