Denver Broncos POSTGAME Notes

Denver Broncos POSTGAME Notes 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 10 AFC West Titles • 17 Playoff Berths • 24 Winning Seasons vs. Indianapolis Colts • Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010 • 2:15 p.m. MDT • INVESCO Field at Mile High FINAL SCORE: COLTS 27, BRONCOS 13 OFFENSE PUTS UP BIG NUMBERS IN LOSS TO COLTS Broncos QB Kyle Orton posted the second‐most passing yards (476) in a single game in franchise history in Denver’s 27‐13 loss to the Colts on Sunday. Orton completed 37‐of‐57 passes (64.9%) for a career‐high 476 yards with one touchdown and one interception (89.5 rtg.) against Indianapolis and has now also posted the second‐most passing yards through the team’s first three regular‐season games in franchise history and the fifth‐most in NFL history (since 1960) during a club’s first three games. Orton, who came into the game with an NFL‐high eight completions of 25+ yards, completed five more passes against Indianapolis to raise his season total to 13. MOST PASSING YARDS, SINGLE GAME, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Opponent Att. Cmp. Pct. Yds. TD Int. Rtg. 1. Jake Plummer vs. Atl., 10/31/04 55 31 56.4% 499 4 3 88.4 2. Kyle Orton vs. Ind., 9/26/10 57 37 64.9% 476 1 1 89.5 3. Gus Frerotte vs. S.D., 11/19/00 58 36 62.1% 462 5 4 87.0 4. Jay Cutler at Cle., 11/6/08 42 24 57.1% 447 3 1 107.9 Frank Tripucka at Buf., 9/1/62 56 29 51.8% 447 2 3 68.1 MOST PASSING YARDS THROUGH THE CLUB’S FIRST THREE REGULAR‐SEASON GAMES, BRONCOS HISTORY Player Year Cmp. Att. Pct. Yds. TD Int Rtg. 1. Frank Tripucka 1962 79 150 52.7% 1,098 5 7 68.1 2. Kyle Orton 2010 83 125 66.4% 1,078 4 2 97.4 3. Jay Cutler 2008 73 108 67.6% 914 8 2 110.6 4. John Elway 1985 65 119 54.6% 873 9 4 89.4 5. John Elway 1993 72 108 66.7% 863 5 2 98.6 BRONCOS WIDE RECEIVERS ACCOMPLISH RARE FEAT Denver WR Brandon Lloyd (6‐169) and WR Jabar Gaffney (12‐140) became the second pair of Broncos teammates in the past 10 seasons to each post 100 receiving yards in a game. The accomplishment marked the 22nd time in franchise history two players recorded at least 100 receiving yards in a game. Lloyd’s receiving yardage total (169) was the highest of his career and marked his fifth 100‐yard receiving game. Gaffney’s 140 receiving yards were the second most he has recorded in a game during his career. Gaffney now owns six career 100‐yard receiving games (4 regular season, 2 postseason). BRONCOS TEAMMATES WITH 100 RECEIVING YARDS EACH, SINGLE GAME, SINCE 2000 Players Opponent Rec. Yds. Avg. TD Jabar Gaffney 12 140 11.7 0 vs. Ind., 9/26/10 Brandon Lloyd 6 169 28.2 1 Brandon Marshall 11 107 9.7 0 at Hou., 12/13/07 Tony Scheffler 7 100 14.3 1 MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES Broncos RB Laurence Maroney made his first start since Dec. 6, 2009, at Miami as a member of the New England Patriots and led the club with 12 rushes for 24 yards to go along with two receptions for 40 yards... CB Perrish Cox, who became the fourth Broncos rookie since 2005 to start at outside cornerback, led the team with four passes defensed. .

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