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POSTGAME Nottes

2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 13 AFC West Titles • 20 Playoff Berths • 26 Winning Seasons

at Raiders • Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013 • 1:25 p.m. CST • O.Co Coliseum • Oakland, Calif. FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 34, RAIDERS 14 • ATTENDANCE: 51,500

BRONCOS CLINCH NO. 1 SEED IN AFC

The (13-3) wrapped up the regular season with a 34-14 win against the Oakland Raiders (4-12) to earn their second consecutive No. 1 conference seed and the seventh No. 1 seed overall in team history.

SEASONS EARNING THE AFC NO. 1 SEED, BRONCOS HISTORY Year Rec. Coach Postseason (rec.) 1977 12-2 Red Miller Suuper Bowl (2-1) 1987 10-4-1 Dan Reeves Suuper Bowl (2-1) 1989 11-5 Dan Reeves Suuper Bowl (2-1) 1996 13-3 Mike Shanahan Playoffs (0-1) 1998 14-2 Mike Shanahan Champion (3-0) 2012 13-3 John Fox Playoffs (0-1) 2013 13-3 John Fox TBD

BRONCOS BECOME HIGHEST-SCORING TEAM OF ALL-TIME

The Broncos produced 34 points against the Raiders to set the NFL single-season record for points (606) and totaled 458 yards to represent the third team in league history to surpass 7,000 net yards in a season (7,317).

MOST POINTS SCORED, MOST TOTAL NET YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Team Year Pts. Team Year Yds. 1. Denver 2013 606 1. Saints 2011 7,474 2. New England 2007 589 2. Denver Broncos 2013 7,317 3. Green Bay 2011 560 3. St. Louis Rams 2000 7,075 4. New England 2012 557 4. 1984 6,936 5. Minnesota 1998 556 5. 2011 6,848

MANNING SETS NFL PASSING RECORD

Broncos QB , who completed 25-of-28 passes (89.3%) for 266 yardds with four (145.8 rtg.) against Oakland, passed QB (2011) for the most passing yards in a single season in franchise history. He also extended his NFL record with 55 passes on the year.

MOST PASSING YARDS, MOST PASSING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player Year Yds. Player Year No. 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 5,477 1. Peyton Manning, Den. 2013 55 2. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 5,476 2. , N.E. 2007 50 3. Tom Brady, N.E. 2011 5,235 3. Peyton Manning, Ind. 2004 49 4. Drew Brees, N.O. 2012 5,177 4. , Mia. 1984 48 5. Dan Marino, Mia. 1984 5,084 5. Drew Brees, N.O. 2011 46

MANNING EFFICIENT AGAINST OAKLAND

Broncos QB Peyton Manning recorded the second-highest completion percentage (89.3) in a single game in NFL history among players who attempted as many passes (28) as he did against the Raiders.

HIGHEST COMPLETION PCT., SINGLE GAME, NFL HISTORY (min. 28 att.) Player Opp. (Date) Att. Cmp. Pct. 1. , Oak. at Den. (11/11/02) 38 34 89.5 2. Peyton Manning, Den. at Oak. (12/19/13) 28 25 89.3 3. Drew Brees, N.O. vs. Ind. (10/23/11) 35 31 88.6 4. Ken Anderson, Cin. at Hou. (1/2/83) 31 27 87.1 5. , G.B. at Hou. (9/4/83) 31 27 87.1

DEMARYIUS THOMAS TIES TEAM RECORD

Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas totaled six receptions for 113 yards (18.8 avg.) with two scores to tie WR Anthony Miller (1995) for the most receiving touchdowns (14) in a single season in franchise history.

MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year TD 1. Demaryius Thomas 2013 14 Anthony Miller 1995 14 3. Eric Decker 2012 13 Steve Watson 1981 13 5. Julius Thomas 2013 12 Rod Smith 1997 12 Lionel Taylor 1960 12

MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES

Broncos LB Nate Irving started in place of LB , who was placed on injured reserve this week, and recorded his first career sack in the first half… Head Coach John Fox passed John Ralston (1972-76) for the fourth-most wins by a head coach (35) in team history.