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Manning leads Broncos in rout of Raiders
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Peyton Manning and the high-powered Denver Broncos steamrolled another opponent in their 37-21 pasting of the Oakland Raiders on Monday.
Manning fired all three of his touchdown passes in the first half to move the Broncos to a perfect 3-0 start.
Denver’s unstoppable quarterback finished with 374 passing yards while feeding all of his key receivers as the Broncos seized a 27-7 lead by halftime.
“I think (Manning has) started up where he left off last year, improved on that,” Broncos coach John Fox said.
“We’ve added some weapons. He’s an incredible player as far as the way he prepares and communicates to his team.”
Oakland quarterback Terrelle Pryor, 24, played admirably but the Raiders (1-2) were simply no match.
Pryor finished the game 19 of 28 for 281 yards.
Since Manning tied a league record with seven touchdown passes in a season-opening win against Baltimore, Denver has not looked back.
In their latest offensive showcase, Eric Decker had 133 receiving yards, Demaryius Thomas had 10 catches while Wes Welker and Julius Thomas each added touchdown receptions.
“Any inch of mistake that (Manning) sees, he’s going to put the ball there and find that hole,” said Raiders cornerback Mike Jenkins.
Ronnie Hillman added a 1-yard touchdown run for Denver, which won their final 11 regular-season games last year before losing to the Baltimore Ravens in an AFC divisional playoff game.
The Broncos opened the game by scoring on five of their first six drives. Oakland finally caught its breath and played better in the second half.
LaMarr Houson sacked Manning to force a fumble in the third quarter and it led to a drive that ended with Marcel Reece catching a touchdown pass.
McFadden added a TD run in the last couple of minutes to close out the scoring.
It was Denver’s 14th straight regular-season win, tying the franchise record set in 1998 when the Broncos won their second Super Bowl. Denver’s 127 points this season lead the league and are 31 more than second-place Green Bay.
Manning’s game wasn’t entirely perfect — there were five incompletions, though two were flat-out drops and another two hit receivers in the hands but would have been difficult catches.
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