Early in the first half, while the game was still very much anybody's, Carolina Panthers wide receiver Jerricho Cotchery made what appeared to be a catch down the field for the first down.
It was ruled an incompletion and after a review, the call was upheld.
On the same possession, Panthers quarterback Cam Newton was stripped only for the Broncos to recover for a touchdown.
The Panthers would stay close for much of the rest of the evening before another strip sack set up the Broncos for a touchdown late that pushed it to a two-possession advantage.
