Peyton Manning threw for 433 yards and a season-high six touchdowns and the Denver Broncos beat the Oakland Raiders 49-17 on NFL Networks "Thursday Night Football."
Knowshon Moreno ran for a season-high 157 yards as the Broncos won their eighth straight and improved to 10-3 on the season. Demaryius Thomas had seven catches for 165 yards and three touchdowns.
The Broncos held the Raiders scoreless in the first half and scored 28 first-half points. Linebacker Von Miller had a game high of 15 tackles, eight of which were for loss including three sacks. Miller now holds the Denver Broncos's record for sacks in season with 18.
Oakland Raiders' quarterback Carson Palmer had a rough game throwing for only 176 yards with one touchdown and four interceptions. He was sacked a total of seven times.
Darren McFadden and Mike Goodson combined for only 63 yards on the ground and one touchdown.
The Raiders scored a field goal on their opening drive, but Denver answered quickly, as Moreno scored on a 19-yard catch and run to make it 7-3. Manning systematically picked apart Oakland's defense, running 38 plays on four touchdown drives in the first half.
The Raiders picked off Manning to start the third quarter and turned the turnover into seven points to make the game 28-17, but that was as close as the game got.
The Broncos scored three more touchdowns on their next three drives to make it 49-17 and effectively put the game away with nine minutes remaining. The Raiders dropped to 3-10 on the season and 1-3 in the AFC West.
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Week 1
Cowboys Vs. Giants
Week 2
Packers Vs. Bears
49ers Vs. Lions
Broncos Vs. Falcons
Week 3
Giants Vs. Panthers
Patriots Vs. Ravens
Packers Vs. Seahawks
Week 4
Browns Vs. Ravens
Giants Vs. Eagles
Bears Vs. Cowboys
Week 5
Cardinal Vs. Rams
Chargers Vs. Saints
Texans Vs. Jets
Week 6
Steelers Vs. Titans
Packers Vs. Texans
Broncos Vs. Chargers
Week 7
Seahawks Vs. 49ers
Steelers Vs. Bengals
Week 8
Buccaneers Vs. Vikings
49ers Vs. Cardinals
Week 9
Chiefs Vs. Chargers
Cowboys Vs. Falcons
Eagles Vs. Saints
Week 10
Colts Vs. Jaguars
Texans Vs Bears
Chiefs Vs Steelers
Week 11
Miami Vs. Buffalo
49ers Vs. Bears
Week 12
Redskins Vs. Cowboys
Patriots Vs. Jets
Packers Vs. Giants
Panthers Vs. Eagles
Week 13
Saints Vs. Falcons
Eagles Vs. Cowboys
Giants Vs. Redskins
Week 14
Broncos Vs. Raiders
