Peyton Manning found the end zone 3 times to lead the Denver Broncos past the San Diego Chargers 35-21. This coming on a short week, after downing the San Francisco 49ers on Manning's record-breaking night Sunday. Manning finished 25/35 for 286 yards, and was helped out by wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders. Sanders caught all 9 passes that Manning threw his way, for 120 yards and 3 TD's on the night. Sanders needs just 106 yards to reach his best season he had in 4 years with Pittsburgh, and now has 4 100-yard receiving game in his career, all coming this season.
Sanders caught TD's of 2, 31, and 3 yards, with the last one being the icing on the cake after a Phillip Rivers' interception. Running back Juwan Thompson ran for 2 TD's in the 2nd half, while Ronnie Hillman ran 20 times for 109 yards for Denver. The Broncos are now 6-1 on the season and have a 1.5 game lead over the 5-3 Chargers, who lost their 2nd straight.
Rivers finished 30/41 for 252 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Antonio Gates had 2 TD receptions on the night, both in the 2nd half. Gates became the Chargers' career leader in receiving yards with 9,610, breaking Lance Alworth's record.
Manning broke another one of Brett Favre's record, as he now has 16 seasons of 20+ TD's, 1 more than Favre. With his 157th multiple TD game, Manning is now 2 shy of Favre's mark in that category. The Broncos have a big test after a long week, as they will visit the New England Patriots on November 2nd. After a red-hot streak, the Chargers look to snap a 2 game losing streak when they visit the Miami Dolphins next Sunday.
Sanders caught TD's of 2, 31, and 3 yards, with the last one being the icing on the cake after a Phillip Rivers' interception. Running back Juwan Thompson ran for 2 TD's in the 2nd half, while Ronnie Hillman ran 20 times for 109 yards for Denver. The Broncos are now 6-1 on the season and have a 1.5 game lead over the 5-3 Chargers, who lost their 2nd straight.
Rivers finished 30/41 for 252 yards, 3 touchdowns, and 2 interceptions. Antonio Gates had 2 TD receptions on the night, both in the 2nd half. Gates became the Chargers' career leader in receiving yards with 9,610, breaking Lance Alworth's record.
Manning broke another one of Brett Favre's record, as he now has 16 seasons of 20+ TD's, 1 more than Favre. With his 157th multiple TD game, Manning is now 2 shy of Favre's mark in that category. The Broncos have a big test after a long week, as they will visit the New England Patriots on November 2nd. After a red-hot streak, the Chargers look to snap a 2 game losing streak when they visit the Miami Dolphins next Sunday.
