The Denver Broncos introduced their defense to open up the season against the Tennessee Titans. After winning the opening coin toss, the Broncos deferred to bring their defensive out to face Cam Ward and the Titans offense.
On the very first play, Nik Bonitto exploded off the edge for a tackle for loss and the defense converged on an outside toss on second down for no gain too to force a third and long right out of the gates. Ward was on the cusp of being sacked with a last second flick outside to Tony Pollard for a huge 29-yard gain into Broncos territory.
That would give Ward some confidence and he would fire another 17-yard strike to begin threatening the red zone in his NFL debut drive. The play looked like an outstanding catch, but Sean Payton challenged it and it came back an overt