At first, it looked like Sunday's game against the Jacksonville Jaguars would be another chapter in a season full of struggles for Russell Wilson and the Denver Broncos.
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Then Broncos fans finally got a glimpse of what the offense could look like in Wilson's hands.
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Wilson and the Broncos overcame a slow start to lead Denver to their third win of the season, as the Broncos held on for a 21–17 victory over the Jaguars.
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Returning from a hamstring injury that kept him out of last week's loss to the New York Jets, the quarterback spent the moments before kickoff trying to lock in at midfield.
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It did not provide the expected effect.Denver went three-and-out on its opening drive, and
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after the Broncos defense forced a Jacksonville punt on the Jaguars' opening possession, Denver took over, only to see Wilson commit two plays later:
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Wilson tries to squeeze a vertical route on wide receiver Cortland Sutton in the soft spot of two-deep coverage, but
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cornerback Tyson Campbell does a great job of diving under the vertical route, putting him in position for the interception.
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Jacksonville would capitalize almost immediately,
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as tight end Trevor Lawrence connected with tight end Evan Ingram on this perfectly thrown ball to give Jacksonville an early 7-0 lead.