Denver Brronccoss POSTGAME Nottes 2 World Championships • 6 Super Bowls • 8 AFC Title Games • 12 AFC West Titles • 19 Playoff Berths • 25 Winning Seasons at Oakland Raiders • Thursday, Dec. 6, 2012 • 5:29 p.m. PST • O.co Coliseum • Oakland, Calif. FINAL SCORE: BRONCOS 26, RAIDERS 13 BRONCOS EARN SEASON SWEEP OF RAIDERS The Denver Broncos (10‐3) earned a season sweep of the Oaklandd Raiders (3‐10) with a 26‐13 win over their AFC West Division rival. The win marked Denver’s eighth consecutive victory to represent the longest such streak since 1998. LONGEST WINNING STREAKS, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY Year No. 1. 1998 13 2. 1984 10 3. 1996 9 4. 2012 8 5. Seven times 6 MANNING EXTENDS NFL RECORDS Broncos QB Peyton Manning extended a few personal records with his performance against Oakland in which he completed 26‐of‐36 passes (72.2%) for 310 yards with one touchdown and one interception (95.8 rtg.). The win marked Manning’s 12th career 10‐win season, extending his NFL record. He also extended his league mark in 300‐ yard passing games, notching the 70th such performance of his career. MOST 10‐WIN SEASONS BY A QB, MOST 300‐YAARD PASSING GAMES, NFL, SUPER BOWL ERA REG. SEASON, NFL HISTORY Player No. Player No. 1. Peyton Manning* 12 1.. Peyton Manning* 70 2. Brett Favre 10 2. Drew Brees* 63 3. Tom Brady* 9 Dan Marino 63 4. John Elway 8 4. Brett Favre 62 *active *active MILLER CONTINUES MAKING CASE FOR DEFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE YEAR Broncos LB Von Miller, who totaled four tackles (3 solo), one sack (10 yds.) and a forced fumble against the Raiders, tied Simon Fletcher (1992) for the second‐most sacks (16) in a single season in Broncos history. He also tied DE Elvis Dumervil (2012) and S Dennis Smith for the most forced fumbles (6) in a single season since at least 1984. The second‐year player has a current personal‐best six‐game sack streak and has recorded five forced fumbles in his last five games. MOST SACKS, SINGLE SEASON, MOST FORCED FUMBLES, SINGLE SEASON, BRONCOS HISTORY SINCE 1984 Player Year No. Player Year No. 1. Elvis Dumervil 2009 17.0 1. Von Miller 2012 6 2. Von Miller 2012 16.0 Elvis Dumervil 2012 6 Simon Fletcher 1992 16.0 Dennis Smith 1989 6 4. Simon Fletcher 1993 13.5 4. Simon Fletcher 1992 5 Simon Fletcher 1991 13.5 Karl Mecklenburg 1985 5 Rulon Jones 1986 13.5 BAILEY NOTCHES ANOTHER INTERCEPTION Broncos CB Champ Bailey picked off a pass from Carson Palmer in the first quarter to tie DB Tyrone Braxton for the fourth‐ most interceptions (34) in team history. The interception was the 52nd of Bailey’s career, marking the most by a cornerback (third‐most overall) since his rookie season in 1999. MOST INTERCEPTIONS, BRONCOS HISTORY Player INTs Yds. Avg. TDs 1. Steve Foley, 1976‐86 44 622 14.1 1 2. Goose Gonsoulin, 1960‐66 43 542 12.6 2 3. Billy Thompson, 1969‐81 40 784 19.6 3 4. Champ Bailey, 2004‐Pres. 34 340 10.0 3 Tyrone Braxton, 1987‐93, '95‐99 34 614 18.1 4 MISCELLANEOUS GAME NOTES RB Knowshon Moreno posted his third career 100‐yard rushing game, finishing with a career‐high 32 carries for 119 yards (3.7 avg.) with one touchdown… QB Peyton Manning became just the second player in NFL history (Brett Favre) to reach 5,000 completions for his career… Manning is the fastest player in history to 5,000 completions, reaching mark in his 221st career game (18 fewer than Favre)… WR Andre Caldwell caught his first pass as a Bronco—an 18‐yarder in the second quarter… Denver’s 12 first downs in the first quarter represent the most in a single quarter for Denver this season… LB D.J. Williams made his first start of the season and led the Broncos with five tackles (4 solo) in the first half… K Matt Prater matched a career high with four field goals made. .