National Football League
St. Louis 36, Denver 33
When: 4:15 PM ET, Sunday, November 28, 2010
Where: Invesco Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado
Temperature: 45°
Head Official: Bill Leavy
Attendance: 72736

Sam Bradford threw three first-half touchdown passes, including a pair to tight end Billy Bajema, and the St. Louis Rams held off the Denver Broncos 36-33 on Sunday to move into a first-place tie in the NFC West.

The Rams (5-6) erased an early 10-0 deficit and scored 26 straight points to take a 33-13 lead in the third quarter.

Denver’s Kyle Orton threw three touchdown passes in the fourth quarter, including a pair to Brandon Lloyd. The second made it 36-33 with 2:40 left.

The Broncos got the ball back at their own 34 with 1:06 remaining, but turned it over on downs.

Bradford threw for 216 yards in the first half, including a 36-yard score to tight end Michael Hoomanawanui. He finished 22 of 37 for 308 yards.

Knowshon Moreno had a 4-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and 118 yards from scrimmage for the Broncos (3-8), who have lost 16 of their last 21 games after starting the 2009 season 6-0.

Orton was 24 of 41 for 347 yards. Lloyd finished with 76 yards and leads the NFL with 1,122. Eddie Royal had a touchdown catch.

Kenneth Darby had a 1-yard touchdown run and Josh Brown kicked three field goals, including two in the final minute of the first half, for the Rams.

Top Game Performances
Rushing
St. Louis   Denver
Steven Jackson Player Knowshon Moreno
29 Attempts 12
72 Yards 56
2.5 Avg Yards 4.7
0 Touchdowns 1
20 Long 16
Receiving
St. Louis   Denver
Danario Alexander Player Brandon Lloyd
4 Receptions 4
95 Yards 76
23.8 Avg Yards 19.0
0 Touchdowns 2
45 Long 41
Team Stats Summary
 
  Yards Scoring Defense
Team Tot Rus Pas TD FG INT Sck FF
St. Louis 431 123 308 4 3 0 3.0 2
Denver 449 119 330 4 2 0 2.0 0