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POSTGAME Nottes

2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 12 AFC West Titles • 19 Playoff Berths • 25 Winning Seasons

at Chargers • Sunday, Nov. 10, 2013 • 1:25 p.m. PST • Qualcomm Stadium • San Diego FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 28, CHARGERS 20 • ATTENDANCE: 68,847 EARNS WIN NO. 300 The (8-1) earned a 28-21 win over the San Diego Chargers to give Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen his 300th overall win since purchasing the team in 1984. Bowlen is the first owner in professional football history to reach 3000 wins in his first 30 years.

FEWEST YEARS TO REACH 300 WINS, FEWEST GAMES TO REACH 300 WINS, PAT BOWLEN'S ALL-TIME RANKINGS, PRO FOOTBALL HISTORY PRO FOOTBALL HISTORY PRIMARY OWNERS/CHAIRPERSONS Owner Years Owner Games Category No. Rk. 1. Pat Bowlen, Den. 30 1. , Oak. 495 Reg. Season Wins 284 9th 2. Al Davis, Oak. 31 2. Pat Bowlen, Den. 501 Winning Seasons 17 T-12th 3. , K.C. 38 3. , Chi. 536 Playoff Appearances 15 T-7th 4. , Cle./Bal. 39 4. Art Modell, Cle./Bal. 570 Playoff Wins 16 T-6th 5. , Buf. 40 5. Lamar Hunt, K.C. 574 Conf. Champ. Berths 7 T-6th App. 5 T-2nd Super Bowl Wins 2 T-7th

DEMARYIUS THOMAS SCORES THREE TIMES

Broncos WR tied a team record with three touchhdown receptions against the Chargers, equaling a mark that was last reached by TE against San Diego nearly 10 years ago today (11/16/03).

PLAYERS WITH THREE RECEIVING , SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Date Rec. Yds.Avg. TD vs. Buf. (11/27/60) 9199 22.1 3 Bob Scarpitto at Buf. (12/18/66) 5123 24.6 3 at Hou. (10/14/73) 355 18.3 3 Steve Watson vs. Bal. (9/20/81) 7143 20.4 3 Shannon Sharpe vs. K.C. (12/12/93) 10 656.5 3 Anthony Miller at Dal. (9/10/95) 6108 18.0 3 Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (10/6/96) 13 153 11.8 3 Ed McCaffrey vs. Bal. (10/20/96) 776 10.9 3 Ed McCaffrey vs. Mia. (9/13/99) 6105 17.5 3 Rod Smith vs. Cle. (10/15/00) 5111 22.2 3 Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (11/16/03) 7101 14.4 3 Demaryius Thomas at S.D. (11/10/03) 7108 15.4 3

MANNING REACHES 3,000 YARDS/30 PASSES

With his 74-yard to TE in the first quarter, Broncos QB reached 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns on the season. His 15 seasons with 3,000 passing yards and his eight campaigns with 3,000 yards and 30 touchdowns each rank second in NFL history behind QB .

MOST 3,000-YARD PASSING SEASONS, MOST SEASONS WITH 3,000 PASSING NFL HISTORY YARDS AND 30 TDs, NFL HISTORY Player No. Player No. 1. Brett Favre 18 1. Brett Favree 9 2. Peyton Manning* 15 2. Peyton Maanning* 8 3. 13 3. * 5 4. 12 4. * 4 5. Drew Brees* 10 Dan Marino 4 *active *active

MANNING KEEPS UP HISTORIC PACE

Broncos QB Peyton Manning, who completed 25-of-36 passes (69.4%) for 330 yards with four touchdowns (135.2 rtg.) against the Chargers, now owns the most passing yards (3,249) through and is tied for the most passing touchdowns (33) in NFL history through nine games.

MOST PASSING YARDS THROUGH NINE MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS THROUGH GAMES, NFL HISTORY NINE GAMES, NFL HISTORY Player Year Yds. Player Year TD 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 3,249 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 33 2. Tom Brady, N.E. 2011 3,032 Tom Brady, N.E. 2007 33 3. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 3,004 3. Peyton Manning, Ind. 2004 31 4. Drew Brees, N.O. 2008 2,985 4. , G.B. 2011 28 5. , S.D. 2010 2,944 5. Dan Marino, Mia. 1984 27

JULIUS THOMAS SCORES FROM LONG DISTANCE

Broncos TE Julius Thomas recorded a 74-yard touchdown catch on Denver’s third offensive play to represent the second- longest such play by a in team history. Thomas finished the game with three receptions for 96 yards (32.0 avg) with one score.

LONGEST TOUCHDOWN RECEPTION BY A TIGHT END, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opp. (Date) Lg 1. Shannon Sharpe vs. K.C. (10/20/02) 82t 2. Julius Thomas at S.D. (11/10/13) 74t 3. Shannon Sharpe vs. S.D. (12/21/97) 68t 4. Shannon Sharpe vs. Atl. (9/28/97) 65t 5. vs. Jac. (12/13/99) 57t

OFFENSE KEEPS UP TORRID PACE

The Broncos’ 28 points scored against San Diego give them 371 for the season to represent the highest scoring output through nine games in NFL history.

MOST POINTS THROUGH NINE GAMES, NFL HISTORY

Team Year Pts. 1. Denver 2013 371 2. L.A. Rams 1950 358 3. New England 2007 355 4. St. Louis 2000 354 5. 2009 331

MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES

Interim Head Coach/Defensive Coordinator earned his 70th career win and first with the Broncos… Denver led 7-0 after the first quarter despite the Chargers leading 14:03-0:57 in time of possession… Broncos CB , who played his first 11 seasons with the Chargers before signing with Denver this year, got the start at right cornerback despite playing in just 20 defensive snaps prior to today… LB and LB Danny Trevathan led the Broncos with 11 defensive tackles apiece.