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Broncos 26, Panthers 21: Denver Sets NFL Mark With 16th Straight Regular-Season One-Score Win

Nik Bonitto's late strip-sack of Bryce Young ended Carolina's last drive, and the Broncos head into their bye week at 7-2.

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CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA — The Denver Broncos beat the Carolina Panthers 26-21 Sunday, and Nik Bonitto's strip-sack of Bryce Young in the final minutes sealed Denver's 16th straight regular-season win in one-score games, an NFL record.

Denver trailed by a point late in the third quarter when safety Devon Key caught a deflected pass in the end zone, a play first ruled incomplete and overturned on a Denver challenge. The Broncos then drove 80 yards for the go-ahead touchdown, and Bo Nix later found Pat Bryant for a 26-yard score. Carolina got within five and got the ball back with less than two minutes to play before Bonitto took the ball away.

The streak passed the 2008-09 Indianapolis Colts' run. Denver has won five straight overall.

Source: Denver Broncos

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