DENVER (AP) \u2014 Jaylen Waddle and Jonah Coleman’s led a big second-half comeback by the Denver Broncos, who snapped the Jacksonville Jaguars’ nine-game regular-season winning streak with a 20-13 victory Sunday.<\/p>\n
After catching just one pass for 2 yards in his Denver debut, Waddle had eight catches for 138 yards and Coleman’s 3-yard touchdown run midway through the fourth quarter capped a 17-0 Broncos blitz after they’d fallen behind 13-3 early in the third quarter.<\/p>\n
After allowing a field goal to open the second half, the Broncos (1-1) responded with a field goal, a 7-yard touchdown toss from Bo Nix to Nate Adkins and Coleman’s first career TD, which came with 7:21 remaining after starter J.K. Dobbins had left with a hamstring injury.<\/p>\n
The Jaguars (1-1), who had won their past nine regular-season games and by a combined 177 points, including a 34-20 win in Denver last December, punted on their next possession and the Broncos chewed up final 4:41 of game clock with Coleman running six times for 33 yards.<\/p>\n
Trevor Lawrence led Jacksonville on three scoring drives as the Jaguars built a 13-3 lead on Bhayshul Tuten’s 1-yard touchdown run and two field goals by Cam Little, from 44 and 23 yards.<\/p>\n
Little was wide left on a 54-yard try in the fourth quarter before Denver’s go-ahead touchdown drive. <\/p>\n
The Broncos tightened up things on defense after missing a whopping 28 tackles in their season-opening loss at Kansas City six days earlier and they finally got the ball into Waddle’s hands.<\/p>\n
The Broncos got off to a slow start, failing to punch the ball into the end zone after Waddle’s 49-yard reception at the 1 in the first half, settling instead for Wil Lutz’s 20-yard field goal.<\/p>\n
And Nix was picked off in the end zone by Jourdan Lewis, which led to Little’s 44-yarder as time expired, giving Jacksonville a 10-3 halftime lead.<\/p>\n
The Jaguars stalled at the Denver 5-yard line on the opening drive of the second half and Little’s 23-yarder made it 13-3. <\/p>\n
The Jaguars caught a big break on the game’s opening drive when an illegal contact flag on cornerback Riley Moss negated a strip-sack by Nik Bonitto and recovery by Alex Singleton deep in Jacksonville territory.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tMile High comeback<\/p>\n
Tim Tebow returned to Empower Field at Mile High for the first time since throwing an 80-yard touchdown pass to the late Demaryius Thomas on the first play of overtime against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 8, 2012.<\/p>\n
The former Broncos QB and Jacksonville native served as the Broncos’ alumni flag planter and was recognized as the Broncos\u2019 \u201cLegend of the Game\u201d for their home opener.<\/p>\n
\t\t\t\t\t\t\tUp next<\/p>\n
Jaguars: host the New England Patriots on Sunday.<\/p>\n
Broncos: host the Los Angeles Rams on Sunday night.<\/p>\n
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