yelling at the fans to shut up.

It was mostly a tale of two drives in the first half, until an iffy fumble review gave the Broncos another chance.

The teams swapped possessions for most of the first quarter. With less than a minute to go in the first, Emmanuel Sanders made a great leaping catch beating two defenders for 38 yards to get the Broncos into field goal range. Denver progressed to a first and goal from the Broncos 2. It took them three plays to get the touchdown. On the score, Peyton rolled to his right and found Sanders in the back of the end zone for the game’s first score a minute and a half into the second quarter. Phil Simms compared it to The Catch whichwas ridiculous for too many reasons to list in a hasty recap in a live blog.

In the several drives that went nowhere, Von Miller recorded his ninth sack of the year. The Denver defense has done a great job with the San Diego running game. Branden Oliver has five yards on seven carries at the half.

San Diego’s one sustained drive looked consigned to settling for a field goal when Marmalard hit Antonio Gates for 30 yards on an incredible touch float on a 3rd and 18 to break Lance Alworth’s team receiving yards record. San Diego tied the game on the next play with a receiver screen to Keenan Allen.

On the ensuing kick return, Andre Caldwell was initially ruled to have fumbled, but it was overturned on replay.