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De PO Env OST Ver TGAM R Br ME Ronc Not Denver Brronccoss POSTGAME Nottes 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 13 AFC West Titles • 20 Playoff Berths • 26 Winning Seasons at Oakland 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 Denver Broncos (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 Super Bowl 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. New Orleans 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. Miami Dolphins 1984 6,936 5. Minnesota 1998 556 5. New England Patriots 2011 6,848 MANNING SETS NFL PASSING RECORD Broncos QB Peyton Manning, who completed 25-of-28 passes (89.3%) for 266 yardds with four touchdowns (145.8 rtg.) against Oakland, passed QB Drew Brees (2011) for the most passing yards in a single season in franchise history. He also extended his NFL record with 55 touchdown 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. Tom Brady, 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. Dan Marino, 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. Rich Gannon, 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. Lynn Dickey, 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 Von Miller, 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. .
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