2:20 PM ET
Jeff LegwoldESPN Senior Writer
- Covered Broncos for 9 years for Denver Post and Rocky Mountain News
- Previously covered Steelers, Bills and Titans
- Member of Pro Football Hall of Fame Board
of Selectors since 1999
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- For the 2nd clip this play a Denver Broncos rookie turned his archetypal vocation reception into a touchdown erstwhile wide receiver Jalen Virgil had a 66-yard catch-and-run people to springiness the Broncos a 7-0 pb implicit the Tennessee Titans successful Nissan Stadium connected Sunday. Rookie choky extremity Greg Dulcich besides scored a touchdown connected his archetypal vocation reception earlier this season.
On a third-and-6 from the Broncos' 34-yard enactment with conscionable implicit 8 minutes remaining successful the archetypal half, Broncos backmost Russell Wilson escaped unit and recovered Virgil moving escaped up the near sideline.
The speedy Virgil easy out-raced the Titans defenders for the score. Virgil has been progressive for conscionable 1 crippled this play -- the Broncos' Oct. 30 triumph implicit the Jacksonville Jaguars successful London -- but did not play a snap.
With KJ Hamler retired with a hamstring injury, Virgil was successful the lineup from the Broncos' archetypal play. And with Jerry Jeudy suffering a left ankle injury connected the Broncos' opening play, Virgil was successful a regular rotation.
FIRST CATCH. FIRST TD. @jayvirg81 | 📺: CBSpic.twitter.com/sQlM7nt2ma
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) November 13, 2022