Current：Home > StocksBroncos score wild Hail Mary TD but still come up short on failed 2-point conversion -TradeGrid
Broncos score wild Hail Mary TD but still come up short on failed 2-point conversion
View
Date：2025-04-12 06:35:11
The Denver Broncos' last-second magic could only take them so far.
After watching the Washington Commanders erase an 18-point first-half lead and pull ahead in the fourth quarter, the Broncos engineered one of the most unlikely plays of the young NFL season with a twice-tipped, 50-yard Hail Mary as time expired. But Denver's ensuing two-point conversion attempt to force overtime fell incomplete, sealing the Commanders' 35-33 win.
The loss dropped the Broncos to 0-2 under first-year coach Sean Payton.
Trailing 35-27 with just three seconds left, Russell Wilson retreated and then heaved a pass deep downfield. His throw came down just inside the 5-yard line and was deflected twice before Broncos receiver Brandon Johnson snagged it out of mid-air at the goal line.
Yet on the two-point conversion attempt, Wilson was unable to connect with Courtland Sutton. The Broncos receiver pleaded for a penalty on Commanders cornerback Benjamin St-Juste, but officials did not throw a flag.
NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more.
The Commanders moved to 2-0 for the first time since 2011.
For a recap of all of the Sunday afternoon games, click here.
veryGood！ (668)
Related
- Justice Department, Louisville reach deal after probe prompted by Breonna Taylor killing
- Planning for a Climate Crisis Helped a Small Indonesian Island Battle Covid-19
- Blake Shelton Finally Congratulates The Voice's Niall Horan in the Most Classic Blake Shelton Way
- Activists sue Harvard over legacy admissions after affirmative action ruling
- A Mississippi company is sentenced for mislabeling cheap seafood as premium local fish
- Natalee Holloway Suspect Joran Van Der Sloot Pleads Not Guilty in U.S. Fraud Case
- The Paris Agreement Was a First Step, Not an End Goal. Still, the World’s Nations Are Far Behind
- Best Friend Day Gifts Under $100: Here's What To Buy the Bestie That Has It All
- Woman dies after Singapore family of 3 gets into accident in Taiwan
- Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent Slams Narcissist Tom Sandoval For Ruining Raquel Leviss' Life
Ranking
- Arkansas State Police probe death of woman found after officer
- Indiana police officer Heather Glenn and man killed as confrontation at hospital leads to gunfire
- Chelsea Handler Has a NSFW Threesome Confession That Once Led to a Breakup
- Top Oil Industry Group Disputes African-American Health Study, Cites Genetics
- Where will Elmo go? HBO moves away from 'Sesame Street'
- California Farmers Work to Create a Climate Change Buffer for Migratory Water Birds
- BelVita Breakfast Sandwich biscuits recalled after reports of allergic reactions
- A New Book Feeds Climate Doubters, but Scientists Say the Conclusions are Misleading and Out of Date
Recommendation
B.A. Parker is learning the banjo
Shop the Best 2023 Father's Day Sales: Get the Best Deals on Gifts From Wayfair, Omaha Steaks & More
Vanderpump Rules' Lala Kent Slams Narcissist Tom Sandoval For Ruining Raquel Leviss' Life
United Airlines passengers affected by flight havoc to receive travel vouchers
Intellectuals vs. The Internet
Devastated Puerto Rico Tests Fairness of Response to Climate Disasters
Why Vanderpump Rules' Tom Schwartz Feels Angst Toward Tom Sandoval After Affair
Desperation Grows in Puerto Rico’s Poor Communities Without Water or Power