POSTGAME Notes

2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 10 AFC West Titles • 17 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons

at • Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010 • 12 p.m. CDT • LP Field • Nashville, Tenn. FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 26, TITANS 20

BRONCOS BEAT TITANS TO EVEN SEASON RECORD

The Denver Broncos (2‐2) beat the Tennessee Titans (2‐2) 26‐20 on Sunday to even their season record at 2‐2. With the win, the Broncos improved to 14‐20‐1 (.414) against Tennessee (6‐13 / .316 on the road). ORTON PUTS UP RECORD NUMBERS

Broncos QB Kyle Orton, who completed 35‐of‐50 passes (70.0%) for 341 yards with two touchdowns and one (93.8 rtg.) against Tennessee, has accounted for the second‐most passing yards through the first four games of the regular season in NFL history with 1,419. Orton recorded more than 300 yards passing for the third consecutive week, marking the fourth time in franchise history a player has accomplished that feat and the first time since QB totaled four consecutive games with 300+ yards in 2002.

MOST PASSING YARDS THROUGH FIRST FOUR GAMES OF THE REGULAR SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player Year Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int Rtg. 1. Kurt Warner 2000 95 135 70.4 1557 10 7 111.9 2. Kyle Orton 2010 118 175 67.4 1419 6 3 96.3 3. Drew Bledsoe 1994 109 176 61.9 1417 9 6 90.1 4. 1998 98 155 63.2 1382 12 3 109.7 5. Dan Marino 1994 92 152 60.5 1370 12 5 102.7

LLOYD/ROYAL FORM TOP RECEIVING DUO

Broncos WR Brandon Lloyd (11 rec., 115 yds., 10.5 avg.) and WR Eddie Royal (8 rec., 113 yds., 14.1 avg., 1 TD) gave Denver its second consecutive game with two 100‐yard receivers—the third such occurrence in franchise history and the first since WR Ed McCaffrey and WR Rod Smith accomplished the feat in 2000.

CONSECUTIVE WEEKS WITH TWO 100‐YARD RECEIVERS, BRONCOS HISTORY Opponent (Date) Player Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Brandon Lloyd 11 115 10.5 0 at Ten. (10/3/10) Eddie Royal 8 113 14.1 1 Brandon Lloyd 6 169 28.2 1 vs. Ind. (9/26/10) Jabar Gaffney 12 140 11.7 0 Ed McCaffrey 10 136 13.6 0 at Cin. (10/22/00) Rod Smith 7 110 15.7 1 Ed McCaffrey 5 129 25.8 0 vs. Cle. (10/15/00) Rod Smith 5 111 22.2 3 Jerry Tarr 4 152 38.0 2 at Bos. (9/21/62) Lionel Taylor 12 119 9.9 0 Lionel Taylor 9 133 14.8 0 at Buf. (9/15/62) Al Frazier 4 125 31.3 1

DAWKINS RECORDS 22nd CAREER SACK

Broncos S Brian Dawkins recorded his 22nd career sack in the third quarter, taking down Titans QB Vince Young on third down and helping force a Tennessee field goal. Dawkins, who is one of four players in league history to record at least 33 career and 20 career sacks, ranks fourth in NFL history in sacks by a defensive back.

MOST CAREER SACKS BY A DEFENSIVE BACK, NFL HISTORY Player Pos. Sacks Years 1. Rodney Harrison, N.E./S.D. S 30.5 1994‐2008 2. Carnell Lake, Bal./Jac./Pit. S 25.0 1989‐2001 Ronde Barber, T.B. CB 25.0 1997‐Pres. 4. Brian Dawkins, Den./Phi. S 22.0 1996‐Pres. 5. LeRoy Butler, G.B. S 20.5 1990‐2001

MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES

Broncos DL Kevin Vickerson, who spent the past three seasons with Tennessee, made his third career start against the Titans... WR took over kickoff return duties against Tennessee and finished with four returns for 144 yards (36.0 avg.) with a long of 65... LB D.J. Williams led Denver with 10 tackles (8 solo) and added a (1 yd.)... LB Joe Mays and CB Syd’Quan Thompson led the team with two special‐teams tackles apiece.