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Denver (5-0) at Oakland Raiders (2-3) Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015 • 1:25 p.m. PDT • O.coo Coliseum FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 16, RAIDERS 10 BRONCOS OFF TO 5-0 START The Denver Broncos (5-0) defeated the Oakland Raiders (2-3) by a score of 16-10 to win their first five games of the season for the seventh time in team history. Denver advanced to the Super Bowl in five of the previous six times the team started a season 5-0 or better. BRONCOS SEASONS STARTING 5-0 OR BETTER Year Started Finished Postseasson (Rec.) 1977 6-0 12-2 Super Bowl (2-1) 1986 6-0 11-5 Super Bowl (2-1) 1997 6-0 12-4 S.B. (Champion (4-0) 1998 13-0 14-2 S.B. (Champion (3-0) 2009 6-0 8-8 N/A 2013 6-0 13-3 Super Bowl (2-1) 2015 5-0 TBD TBD KUBIAK EARNS 300TH NFL WIN Broncos Head Coach Gary Kubiak earned his 300th combined NFL win as a head coach, assistant coach or player. Kubiak’s 300 total wins (reg. season + postseason) rank second in the NFL among active head coaches. ACTIVE NFL HEAD COACHES WHO HAVE BEEN A PART OF THE MOST NFL TOTAL WINS (REG. SEASON + POSTSEASON) Coach Player Assistant Head Coach Total 1. Bill Belichick 0 195 237 432 2. Gary Kubiak 81 151 68 300 3. Jeff Fisher 23 92 169 284 4. Ron Rivera 94 139 37 270 5. Andy Reid 0 84 161 245 BRONCOS EXTEND NFL DIVISIONAL ROAD WIN STREAK RECORD The Broncos’ win against the Raiders represents the club’s 14th consecutive divisional road win, extending Denver’s NFL record. MOST CONSECUTIVE DIVISIONAL ROAD WINS, NFL HISTORY Team No. Yeears 1. Denver 14 2011-pres. 2. San Francisco 12 1987--90 3. Carolina 10 2004--07 Chicago 10 1983--86 Cleveland 10 1964--66 Cleveland 10 1950--52 HARRIS JR. HELPS SEAL WIN WITH DEFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN Broncos CB Chris Harris Jr. returned an interception 74 yards for a touchdown with 6:53 remaining to help seals Denver’s win and represent the seventh-longest such play in franchise history. Harris Jr., who owns the longest such play (98 yds., at Bal., 12/16/12) in team history, has three total interceptions returned for a touchdown in his career to tie for the third most in franchise history. LONGEST SCORING INTERCEPTION RETURNS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opp. (Date) Length 1. Chris Harris Jr. at Baltimore (12/16/12) 98 2. Randy Gradishar at Cleveland (10/5/80) 93 3. Darrent Williams at Oakland (11/13/05) 80 Ray Crockett at Oakland (9/20/98) 80 5. Jimmy Spencer vs. Seattle (12/10/00) 79 6. D. Rodgers-Cromartie vs. Washington (10/27/13) 75 7. Chris Harris Jr. at Oakland (10/11/15) 74 MANNING EARNS 10TH STRAIGHT WIN AGAINST OAKLAND; PASSES FAVRE FOR COMBINED YARDAGE MARK Broncos QB Peyton Manning earned his 10th consecutive win against the Raiders to tie for his longest active win streak against an NFL team (Kansas City – 10). Manning threw for 266 yards to pass QB Brett Favre (77,693) for the most total passing yards (77,725) in NFL history (reg. season + postseason). MANNING'S ACTIVE WIN STREAKS MOST PASSING YARDS ALL-TIME AGAINST NFL TEAMS (Combined Reg. Season + Postseason) Team No. Player Yards 1. Oakland 10 1. Peyton Manning 77,725 Kansas City 10 2. Brett Favre 77,693 3. Cleveland 6 3. Dan Marino 65,871 Tennessee 6 4. Tom Brady 61,990 5. Denver 5 5. Drew Brees 60,876 McMANUS COMES UP BIG AGAIN FOR BRONCOS Broncos K Brandon McManus converted all three field goal attempts (25, 20, 52) in Denver’s 16-10 win against Oakland to improve to 12-of-12 on the year. McManus’ 52-yard kick in the third quarter gives him four field goals of 50 yards or longer on the season, tying for the fifth most in a single season in Broncos history and tying for the second most in NFL history through five games. MOST 50+YARD FIELD GOALS, MOST 50+YARD FIELD GOALS THROUGH WEEK 5, NFL HISTORY SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year Md. Att. Name Year No. 1. Sebastian Janikowski, Oak. 2011 5 6 1. Matt Prater 2013 6 2. Brandon McManus, Den. 2015 4 4 2. Fred Steinfort 1980 5 Phil Dawson, Cle. 2012 4 4 Jason Elam 1995 5 Greg Zuerlein, Stl. 2012 4 4 Matt Prater 2008 5 Matt Prater, Den. 2008 4 4 5. Brandon McManus 2015 4 Tony Zendejas, LAN 1993 4 4 Jason Elam 1999 4 Kevin Butler, Chi. 1990 4 5 MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES * - Denver’s captains were G Louis Vasquez (offense), CB Chris Harris Jr. (defense) and RB Juwan Thompson (special teams). * - The Broncos’ blocked field goal (NT Sylvester Williams) in the first quarter is the first blocked field goal by Denver since Dec. 14, 2014 (DE Derek Wolfe, at S.D.). * - Williams’ blocked field goal helped Denver hold its opponent scoreless in the first quarter for the fifth time this year; the Broncos are the only team that has not allowed a score in the first quarter in 2015. * - Broncos WR Emmanuel Sanders (9-111) posted his eighth career 100-yard receiving game and his first in 2015. .