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POSTGAME Nottes

2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 11 AFC West Titles • 18 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons

at Cincinnati Bengals • Sunday, Nov. 4, 2012 • 1 p.m. EST • Stadium • Cincinnati FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 31, BENGALS 23 BRONCOS WIN THIRD STRAIGHT

The (5‐3) earned a 31‐23 road win against the Cincinnati Bengals (3‐5) on Sunday led by QB , who directed his NFL‐record 48th game‐winning drive in the fourth quarter or overtime. Manning, who completed 27‐of‐35 passes (77.1%) for 291 yards with three and two (105.8 rtg.), narrowly missed joining QB (1998) as the only players in NFL history with 300 yards passing and three scores in five consecutive games. The 15th‐year player improved his career record against Cincinnati to 8‐0 to represent the fourth‐most career wins against an opponent without a loss among players who entered the NFL after the 1970 NFL merger.

MOST GAME‐WINNING DRIVES IN THE 4TH QTR. MOST WINS AS A STARTING QB AGAINST AN OPPONENT OR OVERTIME, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER WITHOUT A LOSS, SINCE 1970 NFL MERGER Player No. Player Opponent Rec. 1. Peyton Manning, Ind./Den. 48 1. , Den. New England 10‐0 2. , Mia. 47 , Bal. Cleveland 10‐0 3. , Atl./G.B./NYJ/Min. 43 3. , Min. Detroit 9‐0 4. John Elway, Den. 40 4. Peyton Manning, Ind./Den. Cincinnati 8‐0 5. , Hou./Min./Sea./K.C. 35 5. John Elway, Den. Cincinnati 7‐0 , Was. Detroit 7‐0 Wade Wilson, Min./Atl. Tampa Bay 7‐0

HOLLIDAY RECORDS LONGEST PLAY IN TEAM HISTORY

Broncos WR Trindon Holliday, who was claimed off waivers by Denver on Oct. 11, took the opening second‐half kickoff and returned it 105 yards for a score to represent the longest play in team history.

LONGEST KICKOFF RETURNS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opp. (Date) Length 1. Trindon Holliday at Cin. (11/4/12) 105t 2. Nemiah Wilson at K.C. (10/8/66) 100t Goldie Sellers vs. Hou. (100/2/66) 100t 4. Cassius Vaughn vs. S.D. (1//2/11) 97t 5. Eddie Royal vs. Mia. (11/2/08) 95 at Mia. (12/21/98) 95t

BRONCOS LEAD BENGALS AT THE HALF

Broncos WR Eric Decker caught a game‐high passes for 99 yards (12.4 avg.) with two touchdowns and extended his streak of games with at least one score to five. Decker’s five‐game streak is tied for fifth in team history and his 16 career receiving touchdowns are tied for the most in team history during a player’s first three professional seasons.

MOST CONSECUTIVE GAMES WITH A MOST RECEIVING TDs IN FIRST THREE TD RECEPTION, BRONCOS HISTORY SEASONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year(s) No. Player Years No. 1. Anthony Miller 1995 6 1. Eric Decker 2010‐12 16 Vance Johnson 1987 6 * 11960‐61 16 Al Denson 1969 6 3. Brandon Marshall 2006‐08 15 Lionel Taylor 1960‐61 6 Rod Smith 11995‐97 15 5. Eric Decker 2012 5 5. 11972‐74 14 Steve Watson 1981 5 *Spent his 1959 rookie season with Chicago

MILLER RECORDS A HAT TRICK

With his three takedowns of Bengals QB Andy Dalton today, Broncos LB set a career high for sacks in a single game. He became the first player since LB Mario Haggan (vs. K.C., 11/14/10) to record at least three sacks in a game. His performance also brought his career total to 20.5 sacks to represent the second‐most takedowns by a player in his first two seasons in team history.

MOST SACK IN FIRST TWO SEASONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Years Sacks 1. Elvis Dumervil 2006‐07 21.0 2. Von Miller 2011‐12 20.5 3. 1991‐92 15.0 4. Shane Dronett 1992‐93 13.5 5. 1997‐98 10.5

MILLER RECORDS A HAT TRICK

Broncos CB made his 33rd as a Bronco to tie Mike Harden for the fifth‐most in team history. The pick also marked the 51st of his career as he passed S (G.B.) for the third‐most among NFL players sicne his rookie season in 1999.

MOST INTERCEPTIONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player INTs Yds. 1. Steve Foley 44 622 2. 43 542 3. Billy Thompson 40 784 4. 34 614 5. Champ Bailey 33 322 Mike Harden 33 643

MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES

Broncos LB Wesley Woodyard set a career high with 14 tackles in his first game since earning AFC Defensive Player of the Week honors… CB Tony Carter led the team with two passes defensed… LB Danny Trevathan earned his first career sack in the first half.