Peyton Manning throws 3 touchdowns, leads Broncos past Raiders

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Manning was great, completing 30 of 38 passes for 338 yards and three touchdowns. McGahee complemented the passing attack very well, racking up 112 yards on 19 carries on the ground, while also adding a touchdown.

“Straight up? Nope. Okay, what about forward? No, not there either. Alright, I know it’s to my left. No, not there either. It HAS to be behind me! WHERE THE HELL IS THE BALL! To my right? No?! Back up in the air!?”

Word is Lechler is still looking for the ball, and it getting its picture put on milk cartons as we speak.

Walton appeared to suffer the injury on a third-down play late in the first half, during which his leg was rolled up underneath an Oakland defender. He was helped off the field after the play, and the Broncos attempted a fake field goal, which they did not convert, on the following snap. Walton, a third-round pick in 2010 out of Baylor, has started 36 consecutive games to begin his NFL career.

*DOINK*

He was off to the races, and sure there was a cornerback closing in, but it would have been a huge gain. Then as Thomas chose to make the heady move to protect the ball by switching hands, he bobbled it, dropped it onto his knee, and caused the fumble that was recovered by the Oakland.

Game Date/Time: Sunday, September 30; 1:05 pm PT

Location: Sports Authority Field at Mile High, Denver, Colorado

If you had bet on Oakland the past six times they were in Denver, you would have booked six winning bets.

If you had bet on Oakland the past 12 times they were an underdog, you would have booked nine winning bets.

The game figures to feature a prominent aerial attack on both sides as the rushing yards have been hard to come by for each team. Oakland has averaged a paltry 62.3 rushing yards per game while Denver hasn’t been much better with 90.3.

The forecast for the game is 55 degrees with light rain and a threat of accompanying thunderstorms.