Broncos secure thrilling OT victory over Commanders behind clutch performances

The Denver Broncos and Washington Commanders’ matchup connected Sunday featured respective large plays, but the astir impactful came successful overtime.

It didn’t instrumentality agelong for the Broncos to score. Bo Nix made 4 completions, including a 41-yard walk to Evan Engram, and past handed the shot disconnected to moving backmost RJ Harvey, who scored from 5 yards retired to instrumentality a 27-20 lead.

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Denver Broncos moving backmost RJ Harvey celebrates aft scoring during the 2nd fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Washington Commanders Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Washington Commanders backmost Marcus Mariota (8) throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Commanders backmost Marcus Mariota created immoderate late-game heroics. He recovered Deebo Samuel connected 3rd-and-14 for a 38-yard gain. He connected with Terry McLaurin to bring the crippled to wrong 1 point. With thing to lose, the Commanders decided to spell for 2 and the win. Mariota dropped backmost to walk and his effort to Jeremy McNichols was blocked by Broncos walk rusher Nik Bonitto.

The Broncos won the game, 27-26.

Nix finished 29-of-45 for 321 yards and a touchdown pass. Harvey had 35 rushing yards and 2 rushing touchdowns.

Harvey and Bonito’s overtime heroics were conscionable 2 of a fistful of large plays made during the game.

Nix did his champion to propulsion retired each the stops. He helped enactment Denver up earlier halftime erstwhile helium threw a touchdown walk to Courtland Sutton arsenic helium was falling to the ground. He avoided the unreserved and his calf was astir to deed the crushed earlier helium fired the shot to Sutton successful the extremity zone.

Denver Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton (49) breaks up a walk intended for Washington Commanders choky extremity Zach Ertz (86) successful the 4th fourth of the crippled astatine Northwest Stadium connected Nov. 30, 2025. (Geoff Burke/Imagn Images)

BRONCOS' BO NIX THROWS TD PASS WHILE FALLING TO GROUND IN STUNNING PLAY

Commanders wide receiver Treylon Burks apt said, "Watch this," earlier helium made his sensation play. Burks received a walk from Mariota successful the extremity zone. He, somehow, made a one-handed drawback for a important go-ahead touchdown.

It was Burks’ 2nd vocation touchdown drawback and it was 1 that the Commanders truly needed.

Mariota was trying to support the thrust live with nether 4 minutes to spell successful the game. He recovered choky extremity Zach Ertz unfastened successful the mediate of the field. The shot was thrown precocious and Ertz was capable to drawback the walk and bring it down.

Denver Broncos backmost Bo Nix throws during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Washington Commanders Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

Washington Commanders moving backmost Chris Rodriguez Jr. (36) celebrates aft scoring during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Denver Broncos Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Nick Wass)

Denver Broncos wide receiver Courtland Sutton (14) celebrates aft catching a touchdown walk from backmost Bo Nix, right, during the archetypal fractional of an NFL shot crippled against the Washington Commanders Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025, successful Landover, Maryland. (AP Photo/Stephanie Scarbrough)

But conscionable arsenic helium was going to unafraid the catch, Broncos linebacker Alex Singleton knocked the shot escaped and the walk was incomplete. Washington punted the shot away.

Singleton was playing successful his archetypal crippled since helium underwent testicular crab country 3 weeks ago. It was a large play, but it came conscionable a fewer minutes excessively aboriginal arsenic Mariota would pb the Commanders down the tract to necktie the game.

Mariota played arsenic good arsenic 1 could play successful a hard-fought game. He was 28-of-50 with 294 passing yards and 2 touchdown passes. He besides had 55 yards connected the ground.

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Ertz finished with 10 catches for 106 yards. McLaurin had 7 catches for 96 yards.

Denver improved to 10-2 with the triumph and person won 9 consecutive games. Washington fell to 3-9.

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