Vernon Davis: No Hold On Game Winning Run Against Patriots

DENVER (CBS4) - New Broncos tight end Vernon Davis, who has played football nearly his whole life, said on Xfinity Monday Live that Sunday night's game against the New England Patriots was the first time he's ever played a game in the snow.

That's kind of strange since Davis has been in the NFL since 2006 and there are plenty of NFL teams that play outdoors in the winter.

"It was the first time in my life that I ever had an opportunity to play in the snow, and it was freezing," Davis told CBS4's Vic Lombardi.

Lombardi, looking dumbfounded, wondered how Davis, who played for the University of Maryland, didn't have any road games against teams when it snowed.

"It didn't stick back in Maryland," Davis said.

The next obvious question -- was it fun?

"It was fun, it was a lot of fun; it was extremely cold I must say," Davis replied. "It was a great environment, the fans -- they were amazing as always. My teammates, we played hard, we played strong. Despite the weather and the distractions from the weather, we were still able to go out and execute and make plays."

The snow didn't affect Davis' footing when he landed a perfect block to help spring C.J. Anderson through a hole on his 48-yard touchdown run in overtime to win the game. The Broncos won 30-24 for quarterback Brock Osweiler's first career NFL comeback win.

"What's that feeling like when you make your block and you watch your running back run scot-free to the end zone?" Lombardi asked Davis.

"It just feels like you saved the world," Davis replied.

After the game a lot of Patriots fans claimed Davis was holding on the game winning run.

"(Holding) is a fine line, I think they were just upset," Davis said.

Even though blocking is a large part of a tight end's job, Davis has always been a great receiver as well. But so far Davis hasn't really played a big part in the Broncos' passing game. Two weeks ago he hauled in six catches for 68 yards against the Chicago Bears. But against the Pats he only had two receptions for 10 yards.

Lombardi wondered if that's frustrating for Davis.

"I learned in my 10 years of playing in the NFL, I learned that every game is not meant for you. You're not going to go out every game and have that monster game," Davis said. "You have to be patient, you have to just wait your turn. This week wasn't my week. Maybe next week or the week after next it's my time."

Lombardi closed out the show asking if Davis would rather throw a great block for a touchdown, or catch a touchdown.

"I'd rather go deep," Davis said with a smile.

By Matthew J. Buettner, CBSDenver.com