The individual plays, though, shouldn't be overshadowed by the collective stat line. Bridgewater was incredibly patient on a fourth-down throw to Courtland Sutton; he baited a defender in the backfield before tossing a touchdown to Albert Okwuegbunam; and he evaded pressure and launched a pass back across the field to an open KJ Hamler.
"It's one of those deals where I'll tell my son, 'Hey, don't ever do this. Don't ever scramble to the right and throw it back across the field,'" Bridgewater said of the Hamler play. "But when it works, you're a hero. But that's not something that I advise young quarterbacks or any quarterback to do. But we made a play. We got the first down. Tomorrow when we talk about it, we'll coach it up. Hopefully we don't have to make a living doing that."
The Okwuegbunam touchdown was nearly as impressive, as he avoided a free pass-rusher and still made the play.
"I was joking with the guys the other day and, I was like 'Man, I don't think I got it anymore,'" Bridgewater said. "'My moves don't work anymore, and they're a little outdated.'"
They worked just fine on Sunday.
He missed on a couple of throws — a deep ball to Sutton was too far inside, and he under threw Noah Fant — but his performance was largely above critique. For those who questioned Bridgewater's ability to make big-time throws and lead the offense to points, Sunday's game should serve as convincing evidence to the contrary.
Bridgewater also showed the leadership and emotion that helped him be elected a team captain.
For his performance, Bridgewater was one of three Broncos players to get a game ball. In typical Bridgewater fashion, he spoke for just a moment about the honor of receiving the ball before turning, unprompted, into a compliment of Melvin Gordon III's running style.
His presence certainly had an impact on the outcome of the game. After an Okwuegbunam fumble, Bridgewater spoke with the young player and then targeted him again on the first series of the second half. And after the Broncos' opening touchdown to earn the halftime lead, Bridgewater jumped into a celebration in the style of his "super strut" dance from several years ago.
"That energy is contagious when guys are out there having fun, smiling," Bridgewater said of their dancing. "Hopefully we can just keep this thing going."
As long as Bridgewater continues to play the way he did Sunday, plenty of people will want to dance right along with him.
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