DENVER BRONCOS vs. ARIZONA CARDINALS Sports Authority Field at Mile High ● Sunday, Oct. 5, 2014 FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 41, CARDINALS 20 ● ATTENDANCE: 76,895
MANNING REACHES 500 CAREER TDs
Broncos QB Peyton Manning gave Denver a 7‐3 lead in the first quarter with his 500th career touchdown pass—a 7 yard toss to TE Julius Thomas. Manning joins QB Brett Favre as the only players in NFL history to reach that milestone. He reached the mark in 49 fewer games and 1,381 fewer attempts than Favre. Manning completed 31‐of‐47 passes (66.0%) for 479 yards with four touchdowns and two interceptions (110.2 rtg.) against Arizona.
PEYTON MANNING'S TOUCHDOWNS MILESTONES TD Opp. (Date) Scoring Play 1 vs. Mia. (9/6/98) Marvin Harrison (6 yds.) 100 vs. Mia. (11/11/01) Marvin Harrison (11 ydds.) 200 at Chi. (11/21/04) Reggie Wayne (35 yds.) 300 at Bal. (12/9/07) Joseph Addai (19 yds.) 400 vs. Pit. (9/9/12) Demaryius Thomas (711 yds.) 500 vs. Ari. (10/5/14) Julius Thomas (7 yds.)
FEWEST GP/ATT. TO REACH MOST TD PASSES, NFL HISTORY 500 CAREER TD PASSES Player No. Player GP Att. 1. Brett Favre 508 Manning 244 8,573 2. Peyton Manning 503 Favre 293 9,924 3. Dan Marino 420 4. Drew Breess 372 5. Tom Brady 363
WELKER PASSES ROD SMITH FOR MOST CATCHHES BY AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER
Broncos WR Wes Welker caught seven passes for 58 yards (8.3 avg.) against the Cardinals to pass Broncos Ring of Fame WR Rod Smith for the most career receptions (854) in NFL history by an undrafted player.
MOST RECEPTIONS BY AN UNDRAFTED PLAYER, NFL HISTORY Player Years Rec. Yds. Avg. TD 1. Wes Welker, S.D./Mia./N.E./Den. 2004‐pres. 854 9,476 11.1 48 Rod Smith, Den. 1996‐2006 849 11,389 13.4 68 3. Antonio Gates, S.D. 2003‐pres. 740 9,468 12.8 92 4. Gary Clark, Was./Ari./Mia. 1985‐95 699 10,856 15.5 65 5. Wayne Chrebet, NYJ 1995‐2005 580 7,365 12.7 41
DEMARYIUS THOMAS SETS FRANCHISE SINGLE‐GAME RECEPTIONS MARK
Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas set a single‐game franchise record with 226 receiving yards on eight catches (28.3 avg.) with two touchdowns against Arizona. He also reeled in an 86‐yard touchdown reception in the second quarter to represent the fourth‐longest catch in team history.
MOST REC. YARDS, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY LONGEST RECEPTION, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opp. (Date) Rec. Yds. Player Opp. (Date) LG 1. Demaryius Thomas vs. Ari. (10/5/14) 8 226 1. Eddie Royal at Cle. (11/6/08) 93t 2. Shannon Sharpe at K.C. (10/20/02) 12 214 2. Byron Chamberlain vs. G.B. (10/17/99) 88 3. Jabar Gaffney vs. K.C. (1/3/10) 14 213 3. Brandon Stokley at Cin. (9/13/09) 87t 4. Rod Smith vs. Atl. (10/31/04) 9 208 4. Demaryius Thomas vs. Ari. (10/5/14) 86t 5. Brandon Marshall at Ind. (12/13/09) 21 200 5. Rod Smith vs. Oak. (11/28/04) 85t
BRONCOS SET SINGLE‐GAME TOTAL YARDAGE RECORD
The Broncos totaled 568 yards (92 rushing, 476 passing) against the Cardinals to set a franchise single‐game record in that category.
MOST TOTAL YARDS, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY Opp. (Date) Rush Yds. Pass Yds. Total Yds. 1. vs. Ari. (10/5/14) 92 476 568 2. vs. Atl. (10/31/04) 68 499 567 3. vs. Phi. (10/30/05) 255 309 564 4. at Cle. (11/6/08) 123 441 564 5. vs. Ten. (12/8/13) 154 397 551
JULIUS SETS TEAM RECEIVING TOUCHDOWN MARK THROUGH FOUR GAMES
Broncos TE Julius Thomas, who caught Manning’s 500th career touchdown pass in the first quarter with his 7‐yard scoring grab, added a 12‐yard touchdown catch in the fourth quarter to give him seven on the season. His seven receiving scores broke WR Wes Welker’s franchise record set last year for most touchdown catches through the Broncos’ first four games of a season.
MOST RECEIVING TOUCHDOWNS THROUGH FOUR GAMES, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year No. 1. Julius Thomas 2014 7 2. Wes Welker 2013 6 3. Steve Watson 1981 5 Al Denson 1969 5 5. Eight times ‐ 4
MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES
Broncos DT Terrance Knighton made his 300th career tackle in the first half… LB Von Miller recorded a sack in his third consecutive game (longest since a six‐game sack streak in 2012)and finished with 1.5 sacks to go along with four quarterback hits... Making his first start of the season, LB Danny Trevathan led the Broncos with seven tackles (6 solo) against Arizona… CB Chris Harris Jr. totaled a career‐high four passes defensed… WR Emmanuel Sanders (7‐101) produced his third consecutive 100‐yard receiving game.