Interception No. 2 – at Kansas City
Game Situation: Second Quarter | 6:37 on the clock | Chiefs 7, Broncos 0
Down and Distance: Third and 3 | Midfield
What Happened: Demaryius Thomas is lined up in the right slot, with Ronnie Hillman out wide. At the snap, Hillman runs a go route, with DT running a short out underneath him; it’s the exact same route combination, but to the other side, that resulted in the pick six against Baltimore. The Chiefs play it the same way, letting Hillman run free and double-teaming Thomas. Marcus Peters jumps the route, intercepts the pass and runs 55 yards for a touchdown.
Look at Norwood (11) at about the left hashmark. Wide open. Instead, Manning throws into coverage, as CB is jumping the route.
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Cause: Mental Error – Manning stared down Thomas the entire play, making it easy for Peters to see what was coming. Protection on the play was good, so No. 18 could have waited and gone to Hillman instead.
