Duds No. 2 – Omar Bolden
Omar Bolden breathed air into the Broncos with a punt return touchdown against Indianapolis to end the first half and keep their hopes in that game on life support, but beyond that one play this season he’s been about as flat as a Patriots football.
The same held true against New England where he was actually yanked from punt return duties after muffing a punt and nearly losing possession in the fourth quarter. His other return went for just 8 yards.
Bolden was also pressed into fill-in duty on defense when T.J. Ward went down with an ankle injury in the first half. His efforts there were equally marginal, and highlighted by his inability to get Brandon Bolden out of bounds after the running back beat Danny Trevathan on a wheel route. Instead, their Bolden went for 63 yards and a score that put New England up by two touchdowns.
To his credit though, Bolden owned his poor play. After the game he tweeted, “I made some costly mistakes last night that could’ve hurt the team….. So happy we were able to overcome those mistakes & get that W!”
