Broncos receiver says being denied a touchdown by Chiefs’ Tyrann Mathieu haunted him
Late in the second quarter of the Chiefs’ 23-3 win over the Broncos last December at Arrowhead Stadium, Tyrann Mathieu made a huge defensive play.
With the Chiefs leading 12-0 and a little over 2 minutes before halftime, Denver quarterback Drew Lock lofted a pass to Courtland Sutton at the edge of the end zone.
Sutton leaped and had the ball in his hands. But before landing, Mathieu knocked the ball free turning a touchdown into an incompletion. The Broncos had to settle for a field goal, which the Chiefs matched right before halftime for a 15-3 lead.
That was the only game the Broncos lost with Lock as a starter, a fact Sutton mentioned Thursday during a video conference with reporters.
Sutton also talked about the dropped touchdown when asked about losing time to work with Lock during the offseason because of the coronavirus.
“He went out there and played very well, 4-1 (record). The only game he lost was to the Super Bowl winners in a snow game,” Sutton said. “We missed some opportunities. I know that y’all have seen the play with Tyrann Mathieu. That play is something that did haunt me for a while. I moved on from it.”
While no longer troubled by the touchdown that wasn’t, Sutton mentioned another missed opportunity in the game. But that’s in the past. He’s looking forward and is excited with Lock as QB1.
“I also had another drop, a slant in that game,” Sutton said. “That bothers me thinking about it, but Drew didn’t play bad in that game at all. He was giving us chances to win. For him to go 4-1 as a rookie, it brings so much promise to this upcoming season.
“I know everyone in our building is excited to see his second year of what he’s going to do because, like I said, there’s so much promise. He has so much swag and so much heart and so much (desire) to learn.”
