Broncos: Top Five Peyton Manning Moments In Denver
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Peyton Manning records seven touchdown passes in win over Ravens (2013).
Peyton Manning and the Broncos were out for revenge against the Ravens to open the 2013 season after Baltimore sent Denver packing in the 2012 divisional round of the playoffs.
Most Broncos fans remember the heartbreaking last second loss to the Ravens in which Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco found a wide open Jacoby Jones for the monster touchdown. If you don’t remember it, that is because it’s to painful, and you have repressed it deep within you. I don’t blame you for that, my friend.
Still, the fact the Ravens ended the Broncos season a year prior made this Manning performance all that more enjoyable, as the Sheriff put the beat down on Baltimore.
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His first two touchdown passes were to tight end Julius Thomas, first finding him down the seam for a 23-yard completion before selling a fake hand off then hitting Thomas again for a 24-yard touchdown a few minutes later.
Manning then found Wes Welker twice in succession, the first of which, gave Welker his first touchdown as a member of the Denver Broncos.
Manning threw a gem of a pass to Demaryius Thomas for a 26-yard score in the third quarter to give him six for the game before, once again, finding Demaryius Thomas for 78-yards after running a short screen pass.
At the young age of 37, Manning became just the sixth quarterback of all time and first in 44 years to record seven touchdowns in a game.