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vs. OAKLAND RAIDERS Sports Authority Field at Mile High ● Sunday, Dec. 28, 2014 FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 47, RAIDERS 14 ● ATTENDANCE: 76,,929

BRONCOS EARN AFC’s NO. 2 SEED, FIRST‐ROUND BYE

The Denver Broncos (12‐4) defeated the Oakland Raiders (3‐13) by a score of 47‐14 in their regular‐season finale to earn the AFC’s No. 2 seed and a first‐round bye in the postseason. With the win, the Broncos finished the year with their third‐ever perfect divisional record and their sixth‐ever unblemished home record. They join the 1998 squad as the only Broncos team to finish perfect at home and in the division in the same year.

DENVER BRONCOS SEASONS HIGHEST WIN PERCENTAGE AGAINST WITH A PERFECT HOME RECORD AFC WEST, BRONCOS HISTORY Year W L T Postseason (Rec.) Year W L T Pct. Postseason (Rec.) 1981 10 6 0 N/A 1. 2014 6 0 0 1.000 TBD 1996 13 3 0 Playoffs (0‐1) 1998 8 0 0 1.000 S.B. Champs (3‐0) 1997 12 4 0 S.B. Champs (4‐0) 2012 6 0 0 1.000 Playoffs (0‐1) 1998 14 2 0 S.B. Champs (3‐0) 4. 1987 7 1 0 .875 S.B. (2‐1) 2005 13 3 0 AFC Champ. (1‐1) 1978 7 1 0 .875 Playoffs (0‐1) 2014 12 4 0 TBD

DEMARYIUS THOMAS SETS SINGLE‐SEASON RECEIVING MARK

Broncos WR caught eight passes for 115 yards (14.4 avg.) against Oakland to give him 1,619 receiving yards on the year—a new Broncos single‐season record. He finished the year with 111 receptions—two shy of tying WR Rod Smith (113, 2000) for the team single‐season mark. He also posted his 10th 100‐yard receiving game of the year, representing one of just seven players in pro football history to accomplish that feat.

MOST RECEIVING YARDS, SINGLE SEASON, MOST 100‐YARD RECEIVING GAMES, BRONCOS HISTORY SINGLE SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player Year Yds. PPlayer Year No. 1. Demaryius Thomas 2014 1,619 1. , Dal. 1995 11 2. Rod Smith 2000 1,602 CCalvin Johnson, Det. 2012 11 3. 2010 1,448 3. DDemaryius Thomas, Den. 2014 10 4. Demaryius Thomas 2012 1,434 , Ind. 2002 10 5. Demaryius Thomas 2013 1,430 CCharley Hennigan, Hou. 1961 10 , Stl. 2003 10 Herman Moore, Det. 1995 10

ANDERSON SETS BRONCOS MARK FOR UNDRAFTED RUNNING BACKS

Denver RB C.J. Anderson rushed for 87 yards and three on 13 carries (6.7 avg.) against the Raiders. He joins RB (3 ‐ 1998) as the only players in team history with multiple games in a season totaling at least three rushing scores. Anderson’s 10 total touchdowns (8 rush, 2 rec.) are the most by an undrafted Broncos running back in a single season.

MOST TOUCHDOWNS BY AN UNDRAFTED MOST GAMES WITH AT LEAST THREE RUNNING BACK, BRONCOS HISTORY RUSHING TDs, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year No. Player No. 1. C.J. Anderson 2014 10 1. Terrell Davis 4 2. Mike Bell 2006 8 2. C.J. Anderson 2 3. Larry Canada 1981 4 Mike Anderson 2 Reggie Rivers 1992 4 Clinton Portis 2 5. Larry Canada 1978 3 5. Six players 1 Derrick Clark 1994 3 Cecil Sapp 2007 3

MILLER NETS 14th SACK

Broncos LB recorded his 14th sack of the season in the first quarter to move into fourth place on the club’s single‐season sack chart. The sack was the 49th of his career, tying him with for the sixth most in NFL history (since 1982) through a player’s first four seasons.

MOST SACKS, SINGE SEASON, MOST SACKS THROUGH A PLAYER'S FIRST BRONCOS HISTORY FOUR SEASONS, NFL HISTORY (Since 1984) Player Year No. Player GP Sk. 1. Von Miller 2012 18.5 1. , Phi. 57 70.0 2. Elvis Dumervil 2009 17.0 2. , K.C. 63 58.0 3. Simon Fletcher 1992 16.0 3. J.J. Watt, Hou. 64 57.0 4. Von Miller 2014 14.0 4. DeMarcus Ware, Dal. 64 53.5 5. Simon Fletcher 1993 13.5 5. Dwight Freeney, Ind. 63 51.0 Simon Fletcher 1991 13.5 6. Von Miller, Den. 55 49.0 Rulon Jones 1986 13.5 Richard Dent, Chi. 63 49.0

SANDERS REACHES THE CENTURY MARK

Broncos WR posted six catches for 73 yards (12.2. avg.) against Oakland to give him 101 receptions for 1,404 yards on the season. His reception and receiving yardage totals rank fifth and fourth, respectively, in NFL history for players in their first year with a new team.

MOST RECEPTIONS BY AN NFL MOST RECEIVING YARDS BY AN NFL PLAYER WITH A NEW TEAM PLAYER WITH A NEW TEAM Player Year No. Player Year No. 1. Brandon Marshall, Chi. 2012 118 1. Brandon Marshall, Chi. 2012 1,508 2. , N.E. 2007 112 2. , N.E. 2007 1,493 3. Terance Mathis, Atl. 1994 111 3. , Was. 2005 1,483 4. Eric Metcalf, Atl. 1995 104 4. Emmanuel Sanders, Den. 2014 1,404 5. Emmanuel Sanders, Den. 2014 101 5. , Was. 1994 1,397

MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES

WR Demaryius Thomas (111 rec.) and WR Emmanuel Sanders (101 rec.) join WR Rod Smith and WR Ed McCaffrey (2000 season) as the only duos in team history to post 100 receptions each in a season… CB recorded his first career sack in the first half… QB and TE connected on a 1‐yard scoring pass and catch in the fourth quarter to represent the first touchdown of either player’s career… Rookie LB Todd Davis led Denver with six tackles (5 solo) and was one of four Broncos with multiple passes defensed.