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DENVER — Right when Denver's defense thought the game was over and its job was finished, back on the field it went.and Denver held after a fumble gave Washington the ball back, and the Broncos blocked two field goals on their way to a 17-10 win Sunday that stopped a four-game slide.
It looked as if the game was over when Simmons picked off a desperation Heinicke pass in the end zone — he ran it out — with around 37 seconds left. It was Simmons' second interception of the game.“What are you going to do, go out there and say, ‘We’re not supposed to be out there,'” Simmons said. “I was really proud of the way we answered the bell. No long faces, no thinking we couldn’t do it.
“Everyone was throwing the panic word out there,” Simmons said. “I don’t like the word panic. Urgency is a really good word. ... Defensively, we came out with great energy.”each blocked a field-goal attempt from Chris Blewitt. Jones got his hand on a 47-yard try in the fourth, and Harris batted down a 45-yarder from Blewitt in the second quarter.
For large chunks of time, it was almost a game of who didn’t want to win — with plenty of missed opportunities, field goals and mistakes. Washington failed to convert on a fourth down early in the game, hadVon Miller“I’m frustrated. I'm disappointed,” Washington coach Ron Rivera said. “I think we’ve missed some opportunities. I think there are some things we can be better at — I know we can be better at.”missed a 53-yard field goal for Denver with 10:57 remaining.
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