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Home , Aeneas Williams, Aqib Talib, Charles Woodson, Darren Sharper, Derek Wolfe, Ed Reed

(2‐0) vs. Cowboys (1‐1) Sunday, Sept. 17, 2017 • 2:25 p.m. MDT • Sports Authority Field at Mile High FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 42, COWBOYS 17 • ATTENDANCE: 76,919

TALIB NOTCHES 10TH CAREER PICK‐SIX

Broncos CB recorded a 103‐yard return in the fourth quarter to tie for the third‐longest such play in NFL history. The play also represented his 10th career interception returned for a to move into sole possession of fourth place in league history.

LONGEST INTERCEPTION RETURNS, NFL HISTORY MOST INT‐TDs, NFL HISTORY Player Opp. (Date) Length Player No. 1. , Bal. vs. Phi. (11/23/08) 107t 1. 12 2. Ed Reed, Bal. vs. Cle. (11/7/04) 106t 2. 11 3. Aqib Talib, Den. vs. Dal. (09/17/17) 103t 11 Louis Oliver, Mia. vs. Buf. (10/4/92) 103t 4. Aqib Talib 10 5. Six players ‐ 102t 5. 9 9 9

SIEMIAN TIES CAREER HIGH IN

Broncos QB completed 22‐of‐32 passes (68.8%) for 231 yards with four touchdowns and one interception (116.0 rtg.) to help Denver defeat Dallas 42‐17. Siemian, who tied a career high with his four touchdown passes, has multiple touchdown throws in three consecutive games dating to last season. That ties for the longest active streak in the NFL and the longest by a Bronco since ’s NFL‐ record streak of 15 games from 2013‐14.

TREVOR SIEMIAN’S PASSING LOGS FROM LAST THREE GAMES Opp. (Date) Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD INT Rtg. vs. Oak. (1/1/17) 27 17 63.0 206 2 1 95.6 vs. LAC (9/11/17) 28 17 60.7 219 2 1 94.2 vs. Dal. (9/17/17)* 32 22 68.8 231 4 1 116.0

MILLER MOVES TO THIRD ON BRONCOS’ ALL‐TIME SACK LIST

Broncos OLB posted two sacks to bring his career total to 75.5 and pass Barney Chavous (75.0) and Rulon Jones (73.5) into third place on the team’s all‐time list.

BRONCOS CAREER SACK LEADERS Player Years No. 1. Simon Fletcher 1985‐95 97.5 2. Karl Mecklenburg 1983‐94 79.0 3. Von Miller 2011‐pres. 75.5 4. Barney Chavous 1973‐85 75.0 5. Rulon Jones 1980‐88 73.5

ANDERSON TALLIES SIXTH CAREER 100‐YARD GAME

Denver RB C.J. Anderson recorded his sixth career 100‐yard rushing game with 118 yards and one touchdown on 25 attempts (4.7 avg.) Anderson, who also caught three passes for 36 yards (12.0 avg.) with one touchdown, accomplished the feat against a Cowboys defense that had not allowed a 100‐yard rusher since the 2015 season.

C.J. ANDERSON’S CAREER 100‐YARD RUSHING GAMES Date Opponent No. Yds. Avg. LG TD 11/23/14 vs. Miami 27 167 6.2 26 1 11/30/14 at Kansas City 32 168 5.3 20 0 11/1/15 vs. Green Bay 14 105 7.2 28t 1 11/29/15 vs. New England 15 113 7.5 48t 2 10/24/16 vs. Houston 16 107 6.7 19 1 9/17/17 vs. Dallas 25 118 4.7 28 1

MISCELLANEOUS HALFTIME NOTES

* ‐ Denver’s game captain was DE . * ‐ The game was delayed 62 minutes due to severe weather and the end of the first quarter. * ‐ WR had six receptions for 62 yards (10.1 avg.) with two touchdowns to represent his sixth career multi‐ touchdown game. * ‐ The Broncos, who allowed just 40 rushing yards on 14 attempts (2.9 avg.), yielded just one rushing first down—the fewest by the Cowboys in five seasons.