2013 Week 16 - Broncos @ Texans

won the toss they've deferred to the second half so the broncos will kick it off peyton manning will have to wait for the denver offense to take the field denver at 11-3 houston at 2 and 12. a franchise record 12-game losing streak matt froeder kicks it off dennis johnson is deep and that one goes through the back of the end zone booming kick by prater and houston will have it at the 20-yard line matt schaab his first start dan in 10 weeks it was october the 13th a 38-13 loss to saint louis yeah he knows that in order to beat the broncos today the texans have to start and stay aggressive in the passing game much as they did last year shot through four touchdown passes two of them bombs one to andre johnson of 60 and 52 kevin walter and a quick snap hand off dennis johnson running on first down picks up four yards on the play von miller there to bring him down take a look at the starting offense for houston chris myers a former denver bronco spent the first three years of his career in a broncos uniform starts in the middle and backs and receivers dennis johnson the rookie out of arkansas johnson getting an opportunity of a lifetime starting in the nfl he was actually released after the preseason because of a fumbling problem hooked on with cleveland now back with houston but a pass to the outside greg jones is angled towards the sideline and picks up three yards in the passing game chris harris with the tackle defensively for denver sylvester williams the rookie out of north carolina and his first career sack last week in that loss to san diego linebackers paris lenin starting in the middle in the base defense you'll also see wesley woodyard and duke ianacho back in the starting lineup after losing the job last week to omar bolden right now john fox still mixing and matching trying to find the right group to get ready for the playoffs chop high throw incomplete the rookie deandre hopkins the intended receiver dominique rogers grimardi there defensively and houston goes three and out to open things up boy that is not the way that matt shaw and the texans wanted to start with a three and out but this coverage by rogers cromartie is absolutely perfect hopkins with no threat going down the field and cromartie rogers gromarty all over him shane leckler the nfl's all-time leader in the gross punting average 47.6 yards per kick trend in holiday the former texan four return touchdowns in his career a flag is down holiday turns the corner holiday slowed down and brought down at the 35-yard line lechler got over there 57-yard punt a 49-yard return but as mentioned penalty marker thrown back in denver territory yeah a couple of illegal blocks in the back here by the broncos negate that fine return by holiday against his former team by the receiving team number 32 10-yard penalty enforcing the spot of the foul denver keeps the ball after enforcement first down ad hocule 22nd year as an nfl referee with that call and the denver broncos will start out deep in their own territory peyton manning 16-3 in his career against houston and this could turn out to be a memorable day for manning well he told us yesterday that with wes welker out with a concussion that the slot receiver position will be a combination of jacob tammy and eric deckard the thought here is that both of these are bigger receivers they will have an advantage going against the smaller safeties of the texans 47 touchdowns passing this season for manning nfl record is 50 held by tom brady in 2007. they'll open up empty out of the gun manning to throw it and a dart over the middle called in by julius thomas and a modest gain out across the 10 near the 15 for six starting offense for denver these guys have done a tremendous job protecting manning 16 sacks for manning this season backs and receivers no wes welker once again out with a concussion speculation as to whether or not they'll shut him down until the postseason john fox would not confirm that in fact said that is yet to be determined by the coaching staff and the medical staff second and four for denver manny gets rid of it quickly and a floater to the outside jacob tammy the veteran tight end played with manning in indianapolis gets out of bounds it's a first down bryce mcdane with the chase defensively for houston j.j watt nine and a half sacks he's gone three games without a sack linebacker sharpton has accumulated a lot of tackles 113 of them and in the secondary those guys will be tested including the veteran jonathan joseph against this denver offense ranked number one manning in stride eric decker first down across the 30-yard line and he pleasant with a stop 16 yards on the hookup and a penalty marker thrown at the 20. the illegal formation offense number 74 is not up in the line of spinach five yards from the previous spot with two first down it's the right tackle orlando franklin called on the penalty for denver 104 penalties against the broncos this year and this one negates a huge play actually 105 counting the penalty on the count return [Applause] so that is now third in the nfl in that category seattle actually leads the league with the most penalties and the texans have 103. but the broncos and the seahawks have been able to overcome them the texans have not first in 15. here's manning to throw it incomplete looking low for decker mccain over there and it's second and long now for the broncos and that's what you want to see if you're a texan on the defensive side is is to have manning hold the ball a little bit and double clutch as he did that time but what a weapon that he is missing today with welker on the sidelines doesn't have his safety valve the 10-year veteran welker five-time pro bowler out with a concussion manning on second and 15. throws a strike to demaryius thomas having a huge season now 79 catches for thomas and over 1200 yards that one covers 13. and right to the line of scrimmage after a positive play on this third and short now not allowing the texans to substitute denver was held to a season-low 295 yards of offense last week in that 27-20 loss to san diego and a season low in points as well third and two for the broncos first possession and a flag comes down [Applause] full start offense number 68 five-year-old penalty the umpire chad brown made the call on zane beatles [Applause] so back it up instead of the third and two third and seven three penalties already against this bronco squad [Applause] denver comes in number one in total offense 453 yards per game number one in scoring over 38 points per game this is a third and seven for the broncos manning drops it in the bucket andre caldwell seeing extended action because of the injury to wes welker caldwell had two touchdowns and the loss to san diego holds on to the football they'll move the chains just a beautiful pass by manning at a good sharp route by caldwell and you can see the zone defense being played by the texans they're taking a page out of that charger defensive playbook chargers played a lot of zone coverage to frustrate manning make him go the long way not give up the big play against the man-to-man 13 yards and a first down for denver fake the running play manning deep ball caldwell it's over his head incomplete andre caldwell former cincinnati bengal he's just been waiting his turn after signing as a free agent last year it'll be second and ten now for denver wade phillips interim head coach of the texans after gary kubiak was let go kubiak went 61 and 64 in eight years as the head coach of the texans did a terrific job with this team moreno breaking through no sean moreno big gain forced out of bounds at the 35 of houston eddie pleasant makes the play but moreno picked up extra yards a total of 31 on the run by moreno a little power play here watch vasquez come over here and block swearinger that opens up the hole first running play for the broncos is a beauty here manning quick snap and a quick hitter eric decker kareem jackson there in coverage and that pace that denver brings very tough to handle for defense's 14-yard gain for the broncos through the air well the broncos have been able to overcome the penalties that they've committed on this opening drive and are real close to the red zone thanks to that fine run by moreno kareem jackson the starting corner for houston now on the texan sideline and an even bigger advantage for peyton manning and look how far off brandon harris is playing manning will operate out of the gun first possession of the day for denver manning throws incomplete a stab there by thomas he couldn't haul it in jonathan joseph the two-time pro bowler in coverage for houston yeah i think peyton manning got a little greedy on that play because joseph really has good coverage here he is right behind thomas and if that ball had been a little bit lower he might have been able to strip it out before the catch 10th play of the drive coming up for john fox's squad line of scrimmage just short of the 20-yard line we've got 9 38 to play in the first quarter montane ball is in they'll pitch it to him ball with a cut and the rookie is brought down not quite enough for a first down but an impressive run as jackson was over there to make the play for houston seven yard game four ball yeah kareem jackson back in the game and uh after one play on the sideline manning goes right after not with a pass play but a running play and it picks up good solid seven yards denver number one in the nfl opening drive touchdown seven of them houston's defense last in the league they've given up seven third and three now for the broncos thomas the motion man manning flips it bunched up defensively ko there to make the play for houston moreno the intended target and that's a win for the houston d as denver will have to settle for a field goal attempt yeah it could have been better but kyo he has a chance to pick this one off watch number 31 break on this route here and if he undercuts mourinho he makes that catch and he goes the distance denver came in number one in the nfl and red zone touchdown percentage 78.3 percent but it's a 32-yard field goal attempt for matt trader you could make those in his sleep denver with a 3 1 seed in the afc chance to clinch the division and a first round bye with a win in a kansas city loss and still a chance to clinch home field advantage throughout denver if they win their final two games they will have home field advantage in the playoffs peyton manning on that drive five of nine for 50 yards spread the ball around to five different receivers not a three nothing lead for denver matt prater will kick it off dennis johnson is deep and this one will take a bounce at the 11 and johnson's still gonna take a knee not take it out he did have some room to work with three nothing denver in front houston will have the football when we come back barbara bush in attendance as they usually are here at reliance stadium first down for the texans at the 20 champ bailey is in he is back for the broncos playing nickel zhao incomplete it was offline keyshawn martin's second year wad out from michigan state unable to bring it in that last drive for denver dan 12 play 78 yards but didn't get what they were looking for no they didn't get the touchdown pass and uh houston playing a lot of dime defense that time go to their base defense until the bunkers got to the 20. three receivers set here for houston job out of the gun give it to johnson and he is stacked up johnson driven backwards knight in the first man there nfl today update busy day let's head to new york jb and boomer chiefs are looking for more you know if they win this game and denver loses then all of a sudden kansas city is the number one seed in the afc how about jamal charles off to a great start 31 touchdown 31 yards touchdown 19 on the year they leave the call to seven nothing iron eagle and the hall of fame beard dan faust [Music] hall of fame for his beard or for his football prowess it's all part of the package charles has got to get himself into the mvp talk no yeah good second place finish behind manny throws it to keep sean martin and martin is drilled with a flag thrown so martin only picks up a couple of yards on the play and hoculey will sort through the penalty marker sean phillips helmet is off now they're checking on him may need a towel von miller a little shaken up on the play but he's up illegal block in the back by the offense number 28 the penalty has declined the play results in a fourth down so fourth down now for the houston texans and this is how you lose 12 games in a row two back-to-back drives three and out shane lechler will punt it first one went 57 yards we know how dangerous trending holiday is holiday a sixth round draft pick back in 2010 played with the texans lechler high punt holiday ranging over out near the sideline works his way up the field oh he gets stamped at the 30-yard line by justin tuggle on special teams it's a 54-yard punt and a seven yard return [Applause] this is not a happy holiday [Applause] yes everyone thanks for a great year first and ten from the 30-yard line manning to throw it manning a strike to decker slides across the 35-yard line peyton manning on time and you know he'll go right to the line of scrimmage after that big play but the pass protection was there found the seam between the defenders and another perfect strike 35 yards to eric decker and career numbers for decker as well this season and off moreno not much there tries to run it inside jared crick swirled over to make the plane limiting moreno to a two-yard pickup yeah the weather couldn't be more perfect for both quarterbacks today manning wearing a glove on his right hand because he's gotten used to wearing that glove where's it in practice and has played it in all the games he's played recently at a season low 18 rushing yards last week they've already got 39 on the ground hooking up with virgil green so that's another denver receiver getting in on the act virgil green with his first catch it's short of a first down he just has seven on the year but uh if they can get virgil green in this two tight end formation it bounces off the defense and mannequin just pick and choose which side he wants to go to julius thomas or to green double top end set on a third and one give it to moreno first down for denver and a flag thrown as mourinho takes it inside the 25 yeah point of attack holding against the broncos [Applause] holding offense number 66 10 yards penalty from the previous spot third down that's the center manny ramirez has a good cut by moreno as he saw the hole to the right side but the hole was created by the holding on ramirez [Applause] yeah it's just a take down there of earl mitchell so denver was looking at a third and one now it's third and eleven they've got four penalties costing them 27 yards in his first quarter getting word that von miller suffered a knee injury his return is questionable for denver on defense fake the hand off set it up for demaryius thomas trying to get him out in space thomas across the 30-yard line but short of a first down jeff tarpinian first man there and then a crowd came over to make the play on thomas it's an eight-yard pickup manning right now is staying on the field on fourth and short yeah for good reason broncos are eight for eight converting fourth downs this season [Music] john fox is deciding to roll the dice here the rookie monte ball [Music] on the field for denver they come up on five minutes to play in this first quarter broncos leading it three to nothing over houston shotgun for manning manning trying to convert the floater is caught by julius thomas but thomas comes up short of the first down could not break free of eddie pleasant i think manning wanted to get the ball to uh thomas a little bit quicker than he did but the traffic right there great closing speed by pleasant to thwart the broncos back in houston denver with a three nothing lead von miller not on the field with an apparent knee injury nate irving is in jeremy mincy the former jaguar is in dennis johnson one cut by johnson up in the field and takes it across the 35-yard line hit by mike adams fantasy football fans keep the excitement going all post season with playoff challenge now with bigger cash prizes see rules and sign up at cbsports.com challenge nine yard gain for dennis johnson overshadowed by nyle davis at arkansas dave is now a productive member of the kansas city chiefs johnson again forward progress should be enough for a first down mitch unrind there to greet him let's go back to the von miller injury yeah here he is right here [Music] and watch the block here by ryan griffin and we do not see von miller on the sidelines he may have gone to the locker room for further treatment sylvester williams limped off that's why mitch unrind was in and it is enough for a first down the emphatic indication by ed hoculey [Applause] [Music] that's a good legal hit because he didn't go low he went to the shoulder of miller miller trying to make a move on derek newton and the timing there was the reason why he went down with that knee injury we spoke with miller a de soto texas native excited to be back in his home state family and friends at the game and right now not a factor because of a knee injury new set of downs for houston playfit shaw looking to air it out wide open andre johnson catch number 100 on the season for the future hall of famer yeah just a great route by andre johnson against dominique rogers cromartie in fact romarti is going to hit the turf right there as he tries to grab johnson johnson just overpowers him remember he's 6-3 230 pounds and runs like that congratulations as he ties that record of wes welkers his fifth career 100 catch season matching wes welker for the all-time mark job is now three out of five back to the ground game johnson takes a lick in the backfield by williams who's back in there for denver counting down to the three-minute mark of this first quarter 100 catch seasons all time there's johnson welker jerry rice marvin harrison brandon marshall reggie wayne have done it four times marshall with a chance to join that select group and just like most passing records that are being set recently that would be a temporary record i'm sure i think you're right all these numbers are going down just the way that nfl offenses have changed dynamic nature job over the middle makes the connection to the rookie out of yukon ryan griffin working with matt schaub this week said it's been solid he worked mostly with case keenum and tj yates prior [Music] and for griffin an opportunity here he told us he has to improve his blocking to be in every down tight end he had a good block on that chip on von miller and in those six catches last week new hampshire native sixth round draft pick third and six now for the texans job timing route over the shoulder johnson can't haul it in he had harris beat but schaub unable to make the connection it's fourth down really frustrating this ball was going to be incomplete if he had been able to make the catch because the ball just drifted on job right off the fingertips but you can see how far out of bounds johnson comes down an opportunity missed there by the texans so this will be a 45-yard attempt for randy bullock in his second year at a texas a m lou grosso award winner in 2011 nine missed field goals this season that's the most in the nfl lechler will hold it john weeks will snap it texans looking for the tie 45-yard field goal attempt bullock and he knocks it through we're knotted up at three apiece a smile for wade phillips the 33-yard pass play to andre johnson 100th catch of the season for johnson bullock on the kickoff trending holiday moves forward from the five holiday to the outside holiday dragged down just across the 35 by tarpinian the backup linebacker now peyton manning nine of 13 103 yards so far and really doing a great job of distributing the ball around cargo with that catch six different receivers for those nine completions and we've got an injured bronco down after that kickoff return denver the word is von miller out for the rest of the game with a knee injury so a big hit to the broncos defense manning throws caldwell is hit right away kareem jackson was all over it now valos will take a walk to the denver locker room a great play by kareem jackson the four-year veteran he just exploded on caldwell there decker misses the block results in a one-yard loss so second and 11 now for denver 3-3 game the broncos at 11-3 the texans at 2 and 12. pass out to moreno catch and run for no sean moreno what a season he's put together shiloh ko going down low to bring him down boy and eric decker is down and jonathan joseph is down decker holding his right knee was in on the pass protection you're on the run got to make a tackle when you're out in space for the texans but uh incredible the amount of injuries here already in just the first quarter joseph is up and jogging decker is on his back they will help decker to his feet but he's gonna need assistance brandon harris will slot in for joseph who immediately takes off his shoe and good sign that decker is able to put some pressure on that right leg there's whitney merciless coming over here number 53 and they just banged knees right knees if both players collided and they're going to be checking that out on the sidelines now joseph with his shoe off so moreno the catch for 17 yards into houston territory [Applause] give it to moreno up in the middle brought down by brooks reed and jared crick they are evaluating steve balos for a concussion three yard pickup talking to john fox about uh no sean he said that maturity has really been his biggest factor you know he could have been down in the dumps when the draft picks were made last couple years but he was prepared took advantage and the opportunity was there he's having a great season on second and seven now manning pump manning under pressure finds his man moreno breaks a tackle and moreno has got a first down it was smith who whiffed initially and moreno made him pay to the tune of nine yards yeah again miss tackles by the texans defense there's antonio smith not being able to bring down the running back great determination by no sean moreno end of the first quarter we're tied at three we'll come back to houston after this the nfl on cbs tying the all-time single season mark held by tom brady who broke manning's record of 49. first down to start the second quarter iron eagle dan fouts the rest of our nfl on cbs crew manning off the playfaint manning looking long manning to the end zone caught by thomas touchdown broncos 36-yard bullet from manning that's 48 touchdowns on the season for peyton manning thomas did a great job of turning kareem jackson inside out on this route once you have a defensive back turn like that it's all over safety late coming over schweringer the rookie and manning with a perfect strike for number 48 12 touchdowns now for demarius thomas [Music] and just like that denver with a quick strike and matt frater gives the broncos a 10-3 lead second quarter is just underway and it opens with a bang for denver through the air that's tied for third most in a season with dan marino other than his dad that was his guy growing up yeah that's a politically correct uh answer by peyton i think it's true well of course your dad's going to be your hero but you know if you fast forward a little bit to the modern day johnson crossing the 15-yard line and he has stood up there at the 17. let's go back to the touchdown and first of all this is eric decker in the slot so that's good news but this is double coverage on demaryius thomas [Applause] dj swearinger the safety they have him in and out the co post corner move back to the post and the perfect strike manning beats double coverage manning now 13 of 17 164 yards and a touchdown after being held to 289 in the loss to san diego last thursday night give is to johnson nothing there malik jackson and terence knighton combined to bring him down it's a one-yard game for johnson nfl.com is the place to be especially with the playoffs just around the corner check it out with nfl mobile second and nine now for houston ryan harris is in on the offensive line for the texans shaw throws and makes the connection with andre johnson some of the best receivers of the nfl on display in this one paris lenin back there 18-yard gain for houston the timing's perfect watch as johnson finds that void in the defense and the ball right on target before paris lennon can get over there but that was shaub's best throw of the day he got back quickly planted his foot and fired a strike to johnson catch number 101 now for andre johnson six-time pro bowler bootleg chop throw to the outsides too high and greg jones gets drilled on the play dominique rogers cromartie flag thrown and words exchanged well greg jones should look at that flag and say hey we got a free 15 here back off know you're mad no you're sore from getting the late shot but your team just got a gift from the bronco defense that late hit defenseless receiver on the sideline andre johnson got involved as well it all happened personal foul unnecessary roughness defense number 45 a helmet hit with two defenseless receiver 15 yards first down it all happened right in front of the houston sideline yeah ball thrown too high and rogers glomardi coming in with a shoulder trying to hit jones in the shoulder and i think he did i don't think he ever made contact helmet to helmet there so why the call well a defenseless receiver unnecessary roughness they must have determined that there's no way that greg jones could protect himself from the big hit so houston has it now in denver territory at the 49. daisy kareem getting an opportunity sixth round draft pick back in 2010 has played with jacksonville and indianapolis terrence knighton the first man there as kareem has got to get his head gear back in order one yard game and joseph leaving to the houston locker room and joseph is the best defensive back for the texans they only have six interceptions all year he's got three of them they have forced only 10 turnovers this season that's a minus 15 differential job is sacked sylvester williams he got one last week and he puts another sack on the board this week and it's a big one because it happens on third down bringing up third down so that sets up a really difficult situation here let's check out sylvester williams watch the spin move here are you against ben jones he goes right by him 28th overall pick out of north carolina all america for the tar heels and forces houston into a third and 18 now denver leads at 10-3 early stages second quarter over the middle johnson not nearly enough trevathan there defensively for denver and houston will punt it with 12 minutes to go first half danny trevathan the second year player out of kentucky he's an every down player in fact he has the green dot on his helmet that means he gets the calls from defense coordinator jack del rio unusual for an outside linebacker but he never comes off the field so fourth down shane leckler plotting the trending holiday holiday fair catch hauled in at the 11 yard line that's where denver will open up peyton manning one step closer to the all-time single season touchdown passing record aries from montrose georgia jackson out of macon georgia moreno and by earl mitchell not much there three yard gain on the play block is moving 10 42 to go in this first half manic closing in on 5 000 yards for the season six more yards that's the other thing he'll have a chance to break the all-time single season yardage record as well not here today but that drew brees mark is in jeopardy of 5476. manning has completed his last nine almost completed that to the other team bryce mccain should have been a pick yeah great pressure up the middle by sharpton that forced the early throw by manning and mclean mccain just dropped this one or he might have been able to return it because the only guy between him and the goal line was manning third and seven now for manning and the broncos out of the gun manning fires knocked away trying to get it to decker mccain makes the play j.j watt the pressure on manning and it's fourth down yeah first time we called jj's name today and this is a good hit on manic watch him take the inside on orlando franklin a little two-handed swat there and then he puts manning on the ground and again mccain has a shot at an interception [Applause] [Music] so britain colquitt part of the first family of hunting his father craig nfl punter for eight years brother dustin of course the punter in kansas city colgate averaging 44.3 yards per kick back peddling martin circles martin turns it up field keyshawn martin down the sideline martin gets another block and is spilled out out near the 25 53-yard return for keyshawn martin and houston in business down by seven with excellent field position yeah it is great to have all the speed in the world because that's what it takes here for martin as he's going to outrun the broncos to the wide side of the field and then he picks up the picket line tremendous return by keyshawn martin fourth round draft pick last year out of michigan state [Applause] johnson with a spin move just across the 20-yard line for dennis johnson brings toughness physical runner at five foot seven 193 pounds and he fits this offense very well it's a one cut and go type of offense and he says his strengths are his height or lack thereof he's only five foot seven but he's very powerful in the lower body harry and foster back surgery on ir and ben tate broken ribs also placed on ir second in one and johnson should be enough for a first down nfl today update let's head to new york jb boomer is iso andy bounces back hey jb off of a niles davis fumble andrew luck is going to just wait wait wait drop it off to donald brown watch this run down the right sideline look how fast he is he goes in for the touchdown 10-7 indianapolis over kansas city remember if kansas city loses this game in denver wins denver will win the afc west and clinch a first round bye back to ian and dan boomer is providing all the information boomer's good i mean he he's on top he's got it all i mean i couldn't have said it better and i know well that you probably could have no no no no he nailed it there's nothing to say except that houston did not get a great spot that will allow the defense to match up to a late substitution third down so at hockey league saying that the defense is allowed to match up with a substitution six offensive lineman here for houston on third and less than a yard now for the texans [Applause] so ryan harris bronco is eligible on the play number 68. [Applause] it's a give up the middle they pushed the pile had to get to the 18 and they've got it and that's where the advantage of being 5'7 works for dennis johnson he got real low got in behind a big offensive lineman and pushed the pile but don't you feel like that's always the scouting report for a shorter running back you always hear it's got a very low center of gravity well yeah it's tough to have a high center of gravity when you're 5'7 you would know well yes i would that's why i'm bringing up the scouting report [Applause] they've said that about you for years yeah i've got that tag low center of gravity new set of downs for houston on a give for johnson again [Music] but known also as a downhill runner yeah he's living the dream too it's a real blessing he says never thought he'd start as a rookie let alone outlook for the texans and that's the team he chose as a free agent spent some time with the cleveland browns who was with the texans in the preseason but had problems i asked him what those problems were he says fumbled too much he's been trusted that's been corrected he said we'll see second to nine shaw has the time big hit out on the perimeter dennis johnson takes the shot on the outside nate irving and johnson was open right from the get-go on this play but it took job looking down the middle of the field a while to find the outlet receiver but he could have got johnson out into uh with that ball in his hands a little bit sooner he may not have taken that big hit he may have gotten to the end zone with his speed loss of two on the play jack del rio runs the defense for denver stepped in for john fox when he missed four games following heart surgery no von miller out for the game with a knee injury so more nate irving third and 11. chop steps up chop too high on the pass looking for johnson pressure from robert ayers that's pressure from a three-man rush forcing shaub to step up into the pocket he's not going to outrun anybody it starts to hear the familiar chorus of booze here and even if he had been able to complete that pass it was way short of the first down randy bullock on for a field goal attempt made one from 45 this one will be from 36. he splits the uprights to cut into the denver league now 10-6 606 to play first half on cbs 7 plays 10 yards set up by the 51-yard punt shoots through it and holliday hit just short of the 25 saturday cbs sports dishes up two scoops of hoops first second ranked syracuse takes on number eight villanova battle of undefeated teams then one of the best rivalries in sports rick pitino's defending champion louisville cardinals take on john calipari's kentucky wildcats it all starts at two eastern on the home of the men's national championship cbs sports peyton manning is now six yards away from 5 000 this season it's a new career high [Music] line of scrimmage is the 25. [Applause] manning to throw it manning has got his man demaryius thomas and thomas battles his way for extra yardage peyton manning over 5 000 yards for the first time in his hall of fame career and marriage thomas having a field day regardless of whoever lines up on his side of the field five catches now for 84 yards and the seventh player in nfl history to hit that plateau up the middle four ball they'll move the chains out across the 40-yard line ko involved for houston coming up on five minutes to play in this first half after the nine yard game by monte ball the rookie out of wisconsin and it's a good sign to see eric decker back in the game he banged knees with joe mays earlier [Applause] first down from the 43. will work out of the pistol with ball behind it running play ball running inside across the 45 met by brooks reed coming up verizon halftime report jb and company the latest nfl scores and highlights that's coming up on the verizon halftime report denver now has 249 yards of offense they were held to 295 total in that loss to san diego this is the first early season kickoff of the year for denver manning hits decker in houston territory to the 44-yard line manning has found that rhythm and he is now over 200 yards passing in the first half what you're noticing though is a lot of zone a lot of coverage being played by the texans trying to prevent the long bomb as we saw that uh ramirez thomas got last time out that 36-yarder but you're going to see a lot more zone now trying to make the broncos go the hard way for manning i don't think there is a hard way number one passing offense in the nfl 313 yards per game no sean moreno getting the call two-yard pickup man calling the plays for houston defensively vance joseph taking over when wade phillips became the interim head coach joseph the defensive backs coach for the texans and he's gotten high praise from his players and from wade phillips on a second and eight now for denver down to 3 20 to play manning sets fires to thomas that's going to be enough for a first down across the 35 hit by kareem jackson denver on the move again that's a nine yard pickup well this time vance joseph calls the blitz as you see sharpton and mays coming right up the middle they're picked up and on the outside it's thomas one more time under three minutes to play now in the second quarter 10-6 lead for denver [Applause] manning making sure everybody's on the same page here out of the gun manning looks downfield trying to redirect his receivers manning's short pass and it glances off the hand of the former college basketball standout julius thomas out of portland state [Music] yeah originally he wanted to go to decker on the corner route at the top of the screen but the coverage there was so good that manning now looking elsewhere nobody there coverage is good here that by jackson [Applause] and then a real dangerous attempt throwing across his body back into the middle incomplete to julius thomas second and ten for the broncos two and a half to go second quarter in a timeout called by denver 10-6 lead for the broncos still looking up to lock up the number one seed kfc west first round bye with a win a kansas city loss home field advantage still a possibility before this day is through [Applause] toss out for julius thomas and thomas has got a first down for denver hit down low by brandon harris thomas told us his comfort level is night and day from a year ago he's able to anticipate a lot more than he did previously that's an 11 yard gain for the athletic tight end and we hit the two minute warning in houston with denver in front of the texans play second quarter in houston denver leading the texans 10 to six and the broncos looking for more on first and ten out of the pistol manic play fake manning throws corner route caught by thomas and pushed by kareem jackson the update on jonathan joseph he is out with a foot injury for the texans six foot three 230 pounds as demaryius thomas watched the length come into play there as he reaches out and there's just no shot at all for kareem jackson first and goal for denver inside the five manning working out of the gun slams the ball to the turf as flags come flying down [Applause] false start offense number 74. five-yard penalty for the first down orlando franklin called on the false start on the right side of that offensive line not only do the broncos lead the nfl in red zone touchdown percentage that statistic goes back to 1991 it's the highest number ever 78.3 [Applause] first and goal from the nine mourinho in the backfield play fake manning steps up throws to the end zone broken up thomas can't hold on to it kareem jackson wins that battle with a penalty marker thrown at the 18. [Applause] offense number 74. and it's back to back on franklin for denver seven penalties now in the first half here is franklin antonio smith is number 94 but on the outside that's whitney merciless you see how the right hand goes outside the shoulders there and because he's exposed there's nobody else on that outside that's an easy call for the officials so first and goal from the 19. manning throws to decker decker turns it up field and driven out of bounds by swearinger the rookie out of south carolina 109 to play in this first half it's a 12-yard pickup gotta go back and give kareem jackson some credit for knocking that ball away from demaryius thomas they had not been holding that was going to be close to a touchdown for denver but jackson with a fine play stayed with thomas the whole way second in goal for the broncos just over a minute to play in this first half manny rifles incomplete ko got his hands on it [Music] decker the intended target for denver it's third and goal 31 is ko he's on tammy and now he comes off great reaction by ko to recognize the pattern but his hands fail him that would have been a huge interception for the texans 12th play of the drive third and goal for the broncos shotgun formation for denver manning incomplete once again decker the intended target as manning takes a shot from tarpinion the houston linebacker it's fourth down [Music] here's uh tarpinian number 52 here just finds the opening gets by manny ramirez that forces this ball to be off target but got to give the texan defense a lot of credit here with the help of a couple of penalties on orlando franklin they stood strong 25 yard attempt for matt crater chip shot a couple of weeks ago set the new nfl record with a 64-yard field goal he will give though pulling them to field goals and what could have been touchdowns for denver that changed the game yeah third downs have really been key for the texan defense keeping manning just converting one out of five here in the first half that's why we got a seven point game 13 play 69 yard drive it took just over five minutes for denver had to settle for the 25-yard field goal from freighter who kicks it off to dennis johnson unable to catch it off the bounce and it will be a touch back houston will have it at the 20-yard line tuesday on cbs now is the time to catch up on episodes of person of interest jim caviezel and michael emerson's star tuesday at 10 9 central only cbs now three timeouts for matt schaub and this uh houston offense plenty of time to get down the field and get their field goal kicker in range big problem for shaw this year has been the pick sixes for them that's second in the nfl geno smith leads the league knocked up in the air incomplete adams coming on a safety blitz for denver raheem moore starting safety had leg surgery a circulatory issue on november the 18th ir designated for return but adams has stepped in and played well his timing is perfect here too as he gets in there nice job of dennis johnson picking up michael huff on the blitz but adam's gonna got up high that ball could have been picked off and if it had been it might have been a walk-in touchdown denver number 23 and team defense they allow 26.6 points per game pump loses the ball that's an incomplete pass trevathan scoops it up and the play will be whistled dead incomplete pass third down job was trying to pull this ball back but it slipped out of his hand as he was stepping up into the pocket at hockey league with a good angle on this one you can see it's just an incomplete pass now the review will come because uh the ball went so far beyond the throwing motion they changed this rule a couple years ago the tom brady ruled basically the tuck rule so that hoculey will talk to the fellas upstairs and get a couple looks at this trevathan with the recovery [Music] well it's interesting because intent is different than result the intent for shobb was to get the ball back into his possession and then make a play down the field the result was the ball slipped out of his hands at the end of his motion and his uh intent after the ball slipped out of his hand was to recover yes what he thought was a fumble [Music] so they're taking a look at it under two minutes to go this is going back tom brady tough play we like showing all the snow games seem to be over charles woodson with the hit raiders recover with a minute 43 left a 13-10 lead but a replay review referee determined brady did not fully tuck the ball after beginning his throwing motion play was ruled an incomplete pass kept the patriots drive alive freddie rallies the patch at a field goal position adam vinatieri the 45-yard field goal that tied the game patriots go on to win it and if it's ruled a fumble and a recovery by denver then the ball will be denver's ball at about the 26-yard line that's where the recovery was made [Music] that hockey lee is ready the ruling on the field is confirmed the quarterback's hand was going forward the ball came out as the hand was going forward and hit the ground incomplete pass it's third down third down there are no timeouts charged this is a type of play though that has plagued matt shaw this season he gets a break here you talked about those four pick sixes in this area of the field it wouldn't surprise me now with third down and ten that wade phillips decides to just hand the ball off and bring out the punt team no case keenum sprained right thumb keenum oh and eight as the starter one touchdown and five interceptions in his last four games chava went to the pro bowl last year 22 touchdowns and 12 picks this year nine touchdowns 10 interceptions chopped airing it out almost intercepted by mike adams andre johnson the intended receiver for houston that stops the clock denver with two time outs they're going to get good field position this was just a prayer of a throw by shobb you can see the position that adams had on andre johnson no way that ball could have been complete matt shops seven of 14 66 yards in the first half houston has been held to 83 total yards of offense they've only been able to convert one out of seven third downs lechler to punnett holiday waiting for it at the 28. this one carries him to the 24. that holiday hit as he crosses the 30-yard line by albert mack on special teams 57-yard punt and an eight-yard return they've got 26 seconds to work with here denver's got a 13-6 lead and we know that matt prater has a big leg setting the new nfl record 64-yard field goal and very little humidity here today in houston and a lot of rain the roof is open obviously not much wind 64-yarder came week 14 against tennessee [Applause] throws to eric decker down to 20 seconds left in timeout take it swearinger with the tackle for houston 12-yard gain let's take it back week 14 last play of the first half crater 64 yards topping the previous record of 63. and he is by himself in the record books it's been a great year for field goal kickers haven't it seems like everybody except uh perhaps randy bullock are well over 80 85 some even 90 good and for punters as well look at some of the punting numbers around the nfl yeah these guys are strong they're athletic they worked out pretty well the season craters 20 of 21 on the year that's exactly what manning's thinking about getting him in range [Music] manic time ticking down manning throws he fits it in there catches made by julius thomas with 11 seconds left into houston territory 23 yards and a timeout call the big body of julius thomas he's screened off eddie pleasant much at the end of this one pleasant's trying to get around him to make a play on the ball but six five 250 pounds for her basketball player boxing out eddie pleasant and you love the way that thomas described what his football acumen has been he said it's like learning math backwards going from calculus to trigonometry to geometry to algebra in the wrong order because so much was put on him as a young player well 11 seconds left they know that they've got a weapon in freighter no timeouts remaining manic looking towards the sideline and will jacob tammy out of bounds with five seconds left that's really a smart combination on that pass route because julius thomas was on that side he drew two defensive backs to him that left tammy all alone on the sidelines so an eight-yard gain manning in the broncos offense takes care of business to give prater a legitimate opportunity here peyton manning 296 yards through the air in the first half on 23 of 32 and a touchdown 44-yard attempt for the seven-year veteran matt frater kolk to hold it crater leans into it line drive he's got enough trader converts and denver hits the locker room with a 16-6 lead over the houston texans matt prater brilliant season season for him 2004 and you can see why john fox is so happy about his defense talked about them being consistent for 60 minutes well the first 30 minutes gone very well so peyton manning is 48th touchdown he is over 5 000 for the first time in his career bullet kicking it off the verge of passing drew brees and maybe even tom brady in this game today and you look down the road whether the broncos will be playing for anything next week is yet to be determined but uh he's got a real good shot at setting the all-time record he is 369 yards away from drew brees in the ultimate former denver bronco who had a real impact in their game last year just wanted to do his ask matt shaw about that piece of beer he lost that's right he was the one that delivered the big hit on shop second and 10. [Music] [Applause] manning has moreno third and five for the broncos second half just underway here in houston a 16-6 lead for denver matt shaw getting the start for the first time in 10 weeks at quarterback manning from the gun manning juggle eric decker look at that effort by deckard keeping his eyes on the ball and almost being able to knock it back to his hands with his leg harris in for the injured 51-yard return earlier back pedals from the 23. and this time they have him buttoned up they'll open up at the 26 after the 50 [Music] denver broncos deferred after winning the opening coin toss but did nothing with the football to open up the second half so houston takes over trailing 16-6 early in the third quarter deep drop bounces one in the direction of dennis johnson it's incomplete terrence knighton putting the pressure on matt shaw you almost get the feeling that teams around the league have gotten used to this style of offense this zone blocking scheme the stretch plays the play action the bootlegs off it denver well schooled coming into today's game of course the texans working without arian foster and ben tate but still it just seems like the broncos are all over this style of offense today schaub is missed on his last five passes he's now 7-15 for just 66 yards chop looking downfield flushed out and hits keyshawn martin short of the first down and that's a big question moving forward for schaub he signed big money extension four years 62 million dollars looks like he's not going to be the quarterback in houston there are lots of jobs around the nfl the question is whether or not matt shop fits in for a starting job somewhere else our group asked him about it he said i don't really think beyond what's right in front of me right now can't look beyond it your focus shifts and then you won't be prepared or ready for the task at hand he said all that stuff will handle itself down the road third and three open man he drops it in the bucket to ryan griffin big gain down the sideline for the tight end griffin and it's 40 yards yeah got to be a busted coverage here by the broncos you see the blitz coming right there by trevathan and then adams gets confused as to who his man is and griffin goes down the sidelines for a huge gain career long of 40 yards that's something john fox talked about defensively he believes they're capable of playing a lot better haven't put 60 minutes together on defense there have been breakdowns game in game out busted coverage against san diego and the keenan allen touchdowns give it to johnson and nowhere to go they were ready for him paris lenin read it perfectly well matt shaw he's dealt with a lot this season including an injury against saint louis that turned out to be his last start before keenum got the opportunity and here in houston it hasn't been pretty fans pretty consistently it's done good work for the texans through the years second and nine job incomplete deandre hopkins the intended target and you know if you play long enough in the nfl as a quarterback you're gonna have moments when your home team boos you what is bad is when you're injured and the home team crowd cheers the injury and that's what happened to schaab in that ram game key players on injured reserve foster tate cushing gary kubiak let go after eight years as the head coach gm rick smith still in charge in his eighth year with the texans and reports that the coaching search is already underway reportedly have met with lovey smith shop throws to the outside martin has room in front of him and ducks out of bounds he's got a first down again it looks like the denver secondary is confused wide open is martin on the out route you see that chris harris going deep with deandre hopkins and there's just nobody in the flat for an easy completion and a first down into the red zone line of scrimmage is the 16. and houston putting together a strong drive here in the third quarter mostly through the air play kareem daisy kareem spun down by paris lenin on the play it's a two yard game [Music] so second eight now jack del rio's got to be a little bit concerned about the way his team has come out in the second half they look very flat defensively and offensively they weren't much better either del rio certainly familiar with the houston texans after a nine-year stint as the head coach of the jacksonville jaguars playing in the same division ten point lead for denver houston threatening on a second and eight play fake chop end zone oh drop ball andre johnson unable to secure it he had a couple of drops last week but this one's really going to hurt because he does a great job with a post route right there puts his foot in the ground beats tony carter fine throw by job and a flat out drop by the great johnson [Applause] andre johnson that catch would have put him in 14th place on the career receptions list passing tori holt and it would have brought houston a little bit closer on the scoreboard third and eight out of trouble job throws touchdown keyshawn martin on the receiving end 15 yards well a couple of things happen here schaub does a great job of buying extra time and so does keyshawn martin as he searched the back of the end zone watch martin right here as shaw rolls out here he's going to work all the way to the back of the end zone [Applause] and all that extra time and what a perfect throw extra point from randy bullock capping off a nine play 74 yard drive it took just over three minutes texans moving down the field impressively to cut it to three after suzanne smith and the rest of our crew here in houston randy bullock kicking it off to trended holiday and holiday hit at the 22-yard line well matt shot showing what a competitor is just after the drop by andre johnson buying all this time on a rollout that was not designed he just got out of the pocket and he finds keyshawn martin for his second touchdown catch of the year but that's called bouncing back after a huge disappointment when he hit andre johnson wide open in the back of the end zone and he dropped the ball and the biggest battle on that play came from the two fans fighting for the football that martin awarded in the front row on first and ten now for denver the lead is down to three manning low throw incomplete demarius thomas the intended receiver for the broncos [Music] afc west standings denver at 11 and 3 kansas city at 11 and 3. both teams have already clinched a playoff birth but the question will be where they fit in denver with an opportunity to grab the number one overall seed if they win out they don't even need any help manning on second and ten incomplete through the hands of thomas it's third and ten for the broncos well the first pass is thrown too low for thomas and then thomas open on the play let's just ball go right through his hands ko coming over there but uh that ball should have been caught by thomas who caught seven in the first half for 112 and a touchdown third downs have been an issue here for denver one of six today came in 37 second in the nfl manning under pressure manning goes down the texans get to peyton manning on the pass rush [Music] it's a real good four-man pass rush here's j.j watt on the outside and he's going to force manning to bring the ball down as he got a little piece of his wrist there manning did a good job of hanging on to the ball but he takes his first sack of the afternoon honor is britain colquitt return man is keyshawn martin sailing kick martin from the 29. flag is thrown martin hit on the sideline at the 40-yard line 52-yard punt and 11-yard return hit by trevathan on special teams penalties against denver houston has not had a charged penalty that had a penalty turned down on a third down defensively houston had 14 penalties last year the kick holding by the receiving team number 27. that's a 10-yard penalty that's enforced from where the punt was caught first down josh victorian called four yards in the second half compared to the first half and the texans take over kareem the ball handler out across the 20-yard line for a gain of four brought down by sean phillips thursday on cbs get ready for three times the laughs it's a miller's marathon will arnett margot martindale and beau bridge's star and tv's number one new comedy the millers it all starts thursday at 8 30 7 30 central after the big bang theory only cbs we come up on nine minutes to go in this third quarter denver holding on to a 16-13 lead over the houston texas kareem stays in there emerges out of trouble and slides down short of the first down nfl today update let's head to the big apple jb and boomer donald brown with his leg and what a day he's having jb this one's gonna go 51 yards breaks a couple tackles right here he also scored earlier in the day in our past reception indianapolis takes the lead 20 to 7 over kansas city i've been wanting to say this for a while back to the bird and the beard nice and thank you to jb and boomer the bee and the boomer it all works there's a lot of alliteration there third and two now for houston after the shop scramble steps up he has room again this time he'll throw it connection made deandre hopkins the talented rookie from clemson and they'll move the chains brought down by trevathan eight-yard game matt chop is feeling it right now he's making every play possible the scramble on second down and then stepping up into the pocket it could have run with that one but flashing in front of him for the reception goes hopkins on that opening drive of the second half when he got the touchdown he was three for three on third downs last time these two teams met week three of last year 31-25 win for houston shop had four touchdowns of the game job a member of the texans has been to the pro bowl twice 2009 and last year chris harris has been filling in for champ bailey the entire season timing was perfect there we saw champ bailey briefly in the first half as dan mentioned chav on third and ten knocked away harris makes the play for denver andre johnson the intended receiver in its fourth down written down at the 25-yard line by tuggle after the timeout hits his man but well short of a first down eric decker brought down by bryce mccain and the broncos will punt it a tight ball game only two timeouts left for denver the tool man the broncos talked about coming out flat last week against san diego that wasn't going to happen again here against houston veers out of bounds as he crosses the 35-yard line the raiders challenge the chargers afc playoff picture division leaders denver new england cincinnati indianapolis kansas city and indy all have clinched a playoff bird miami had a chance to move one step closer but struggling today against the buffalo bills in the fourth quarter ten nothing buffalo playfit chop floats it up incomplete andre johnson with double coverage back there including dominique rogers crow marty for denver and shaub really took a shot he was slow getting up in fact he needed help from his teammates to get up off the turf after that big hit there terence nighting got in there and then good coverage by dominique rogers crow marty good double coverage that time shop didn't have enough time to come to an outlet receiver he just throwing that one up in the air hoping that johnson comes down with it [Music] the workout of the pistol on second intent shot gets rid of it hits ryan griffin for a first down into denver territory from his wide receiver keyshawn martin as he comes across the middle free there's a little block there by martin on wesley woodyard that freed up kareem to the second level and a new set of downs for the texans to work with brooks and griffin provide first down for houston under five minutes to go now in the third griffin the motion for the texans running play how to play the denver broncos well they gave up 177 yards on the ground ryan matthews well over a hundred phillip rivers only threw for 166 but the controlling the ball on the ground taking time off the clock keeping manning and the offense on the sidelines was that blueprint [Music] trying to get rid of it my head's up by griffin to get on that loose ball that would have been a disaster for the texans might providing the pressure with malik jackson for denver now third and 12 for houston [Applause] down to 320 left in the third quarter in the shot trevathan the celebration for denver well really a good blitz here by the stack forces houston into a punt with shane leckler just a 22-yard punt battle scar is for matt shot with blood coming down the right forearm on showtime see if the denver offense can get in gear here they lead at 16 to 13. give it to no sean moreno up the middle met by sharpton [Music] second half possessions for denver you see the result manning just one of seven in the field goal range that might have tied up the game four yard gain for mourinho a second and six manning has the protection delivers to julius thomas first down hit by sharpton by the offense number 75 10-yard penalty repeat first down it's chris clark starting left tackle [Applause] well houston has cut down on the penalties denver has not just one against the texans eight and hit as he crossed the 30-yard line by sharpton well wade phillips brought in officials for practice something you usually do in training 14 moving quickly hitting his spot demaryius thomas on the pass by manning that's across the 40-yard line now 11-year manning had to get rid of it boy manic felt that shot too [Music] trying to direct traffic to pick up the blitz but one thing he didn't count on was jj watt coming free again as watt got around chris clark and just drilled manning double hit once there and then to the ground peyton manning called jj watt an absolute game wrecker he's a body wrecker too cold martin doesn't catch it and that allows denver so did he come to touching that one almost got him in the right arm poor decision you make your decision to catch the ball you've got to do that or this is the result it'll roll all the way inside the 10-yard line and when you ask you've lost the franchise record 12 in a row there are plays like that that may not show up when you look at final numbers but if you watch nate irving with the stop von miller out with a knee injury and that'll be the final play of the third quarter 16-13 denver leads it the nfl on cbs it's close 16-13 denver leading the texans as we start the fourth quarter at reliant stadium second and five shaw on a give for kareem and daisy kareem carries right to the marker brought down by sylvester williams he got it it's enough a first down a five-yard pickup really he showed really good vision that time because off tackle was not there he cut back up to the guard position and got just enough for that first down good job by kareem seven carries 33 yards for kareem three-point lead for denver [Applause] fake the handoff shop out of the pocket shop forced one to the sideline and it is picked off intercepted mike adams the veteran with a huge play for the broncos [Applause] holding offense number 75 the penalty has declined denver keeps the ball first down that spectacular interception by mike adams his first of the season hopkins just doesn't come back enough for the ball adams does he both feet in controls the ball through the entire catch ball will hit the ground but it never loses possession of the ball while it's in his hands wade phillips was waiting for the replay on the big screen and this was not what he was hoping to see [Applause] terrific effort by mike adams feet are clearly in denver takes over first turnover of the day give it to moreno no sean moreno driven down as he hits the 10-yard line ramirez and franklin creating space for moreno 18 yards yeah a huge hole on that right side of the offensive line franklin kicking out brooks reed and moreno just exploding 67 yards on the ground for moreno denver leading at 16-13 early stages fourth quarter from the gun manning throws wide open touchdown eric decker and it's touchdown number 49 for peyton manning one away from tying the nfl record well man to man it with bryce mccain on the outside and deckard pushes off mccain goes down touchdown decker getting away with pass interference on that touchdown he clearly pushed mccain to the ground and it gives the broncos some breathing room crater on for the extra point can extend this to a 10-point lead all made possible by the mike adams interception and setting up peyton manning to eric decker decker is ninth touchdown manning his 49th for third 50 set back in 2007 and more importantly for denver they build on the lead 23-13 crater will kick it off they capitalize on the outstanding interception by mike adams just two plays a good running play for no sean moreno and then eric decker on the slant route and manning's got another touchdown pass but amazing how quickly things can turn around when it looked like the texans had some momentum and he has his 12th 300-yard passing game of the season keyshawn martin is now deep and he's not going to get an opportunity [Music] well let's take you back december 26 2004 colton chargers manning tied mourinho's then record three-yard shovel pass to james mungrove breaks it with a 21-yard pass to brandon stokley holtz won that game in overtime and a hug for his dad archie manning they had some travel difficulties didn't get there until the third quarter peyton's parents but they were there to witness the record which has since been broken by tom brady dennis johnson back in there johnson gets the call keeps the legs churning and forward progress will mark him down after the gain of three hit by williams and mincy on the play and manning's been turned upside down here that's that's just not right that's a lack of respect for the great peyton manning 13 minutes to play we're in the fourth quarter second and seven for houston shaw to throw it starts it out for johnson and zigzags his way across the 25 modest gain of three yards brought down by nate irving johnson heads to the sideline and deji karim will come in to replace him johnson hurt on the play grabbing his hamstring there as he tried to split the tacklers he felt it right away how many more injuries can the texans stand at the running back they've lost arian foster and ben tate for the season they've split the carries today between johnson and kareem this is a third and four now for houston andre johnson with the catch and johnson has moved into 14th place in career receptions in nfl history passing torrey holt seven yards in a first down for houston 11 years of excellence for andre johnson number three pick back in 2003 and has been the best player in franchise history kareem gets drilled behind the line of scrimmage by jackson second year defensive end out of tennessee fifth round draft pick last year and a loss on the play for houston watch the explosion here by malik jackson a little uh twist there on the inside with terence knight and that results in a big play in the backfield so second and 13 now for houston will come up on 11 minutes to go in the fourth quarter keyshawn martin goes in motion shaw low throwing another big head kareem gets stamped by trevathan nfc playoff picture dan seattle at 12 and two they've clinched the playoff earth and then everything else is a bit fluid right now new orleans now leads carolina 13 to 10 in the fourth quarter washington is actually leading dallas so the implosion by the cowboys continues and they'll be closing up candlestick tomorrow night chop steps up chop uncorks a deep one incomplete andre johnson with champ bailly two guys that will be in canton one day pressure coming from mike adams and bayley really had a better shot at this than johnson did because uh shot through it about 70 yards again it was a blitz by mike adams he's having a heck of a second half that four shot out of the pocket and just uh forced him to unload that pass [Music] shane leckler another punk for luck put some pressure on lechler holiday moves forward oh he drops it flag is thrown and now a scrum for the [Applause] ball they'll hold on to it [Applause] flag was back at uh the point where the punter lechler kicked that ball [Applause] that hockey league the pawn was muffed and recovered by the kicking team i'm so i'm sorry was recovered by the receiving team after the muff there was also holding by the kicking team number 35 that 10-yard penalty is tacked on to where the ball was recovered denver's ball first down so a hold against eddie pleasant that would have negated a turnover holliday unable to hold on to it initially goes get the football back with a first and ten at the 45. after the penalty on the punt [Applause] moreno shaking big move brought down to the 49 by crick coming up time permitting after the game the nfl today update presented by aflac join jb and company the latest nfl scores and highlights second and six now for the broncos [Applause] manny perfectly thrown to decker brought down by bryce mccain no jonathan joseph out with a foot injury for houston that's a seven yard gain and a first down for denver broncos do a great job with crossing routes that time decker got help from demarius thomas on the crossing route picked up the first down two players over 100 yards receiving thomas demarius 123. decker 111 both have touchdowns [Applause] take the handoff manning one-on-one demaryius thomas the intended receiver in a match-up with karim jackson now that uh front seven of the texans they're not going lightly on peyton manning they're gonna get good pressure on him again this time antonio smith with the hit and the ball just too long for demaryius thomas who had was challenged on that play by kareem jackson 345 yards passing in two touchdowns for peyton manning over 5 000 yards on the season first time he's done that in his play career is down to two down to one to get the snap off manning gets rid of it and it's on time to jacob tammy out of bounds first down across the 35 for denver well and remember that wes welker not playing today jacob tammy playing a lot of welker spot in the slot he got the single coverage there on brandon harris welker going man that would have been one of mine it would have walker dealing with a concussion second one that he's had to deal with in a four-week span running play monte ball that's when denver can really get it going they mix in the run ball's got explosive abilities 13 yards peyton manning is one touchdown away from matching tom brady's single season touchdown record of 50 set back in 2007. manning has already thrown two today for denver under eight minutes to go on first down manning throws incomplete flag is down andre caldwell with bryce mccain and it called for holding the officials huddle up texans coaches are raised by both teams on the play holding offense number 68 also holding by the defense number 21. the penalty is offset replay first down well beatles in the pocket and now down the field you see caldwell and mccain as he caldwell goes to the corner there's a grab with the left hand by mccain that's a good call ball was uncatchable but the call was holding not pass interference [Applause] so first down for the broncos 7 44 to go they lead 23-13 trying to improve to 12-3 on the season manning will make a change [Applause] running play moreno to cut it back and brought down inside the 20 by joe mays it's a one-yard pickup and you would think that the detection would be looking for some way to strip the ball or pick off manning but they've been horrible this year in creating takeaways they have only ten on the season they've recovered four fumbles and i only have six interceptions this is the 15th game denver now has 558 points on the season nfl record is 589 tipped by the patriot to no seven manning looking for it all incomplete thomas against harris brandon harris tackled demarius thomas at the goal line reached out and hooked him with his right hand officials must have deemed this ball uncatchable but watch 26 brandon harris with a lot of contact there now as the ball is in the air he just reaches out and grabs the right hand of damarius thomas third and nine for denver working out of the gun manning fires oh it's caught by decker number 50 for peyton manning he has tied tom brady for the single season touchdown record the perfect throw but i think the catch was even better as manning goes up to congratulate eric decker this ball dropped in the bucket but decker was under a lot of pressure in the back of the end zone here it's brandon harris with the coverage he drops it and kareem jackson there watch the concentration the ball moving around a little bit yeah this might be worth reviewing here it's a touchdown so they'll take a look at it did he have both feet down when he finally gained control of this ball that will be reviewed 20-yard touchdown and that's what they're doing right now did decker control it all the way through for the record the ruling in the field stands as paul it's a touchdown and that ties the record peyton manning 50 touchdowns this season matches tom brady's mark from 07. is it a touchdown in your eyes dad no it's not that ball is moving before he gets both feet down in fact it's moving after he gets one foot down out of bounds [Applause] it will go down as the record tying touchdown for manning and for denver a 29-13 lead extra point from matt prater makes it 30-13 denver with 6 57 to go texans will have it at the 20 as we take you back to the touchdown for manning to decker decker is on the in the slot here along with tammy as they go down the field watch the defensive backs switch and kareem jackson does a fine job of picking up and got his right hand on that ball just slightly right there and there's the bobble by decker but ruled by ed hochuli number 50 for number 18. denver builds a cushion on the lead now 17 shop swings it over to ryan griffin hit by sean phillips peyton manning 50 touchdown passes this season tying the single season nfl record he and tom brady currently share it and we still have 6 35 to go and obviously week 17 for denver at oakland [Applause] second and 11 give it to kareem flag throne kareem bursting through brought down across the 45 but looks like this one is coming back as kareem goes down hard holding offense number 68 10-yard penalty repeats second down and it's the former bronco ryan harris who's been rotating in with derrick newton on the right side for the texans and kareem injured on the play now here's the guilty party ryan harris he's got a pretty good hand hold there he goes around the throat and texans are running out of running backs jonathan grimes will now check in he was just signed at a previous stint with houston grimes in his second year out of william and mary and getting an opportunity now with the injury to kareem second and 21 for houston now in a 30 to 13 hole with an even six minutes to play deep dropped by shaw and knocked down malik jackson all six foot five of him makes the play for denver yeah it's amazing what that interception by mike adams did for the broncos at that point in the second half they were so flat they weren't doing anything offensively defensively the texans were having their way that one interception then two plays later manning throws a touchdown pass and uh broncos are back to their normal dominant style and a huge lift for this denver team it came on the defensive side of the ball which has been a huge question mark for the broncos moving towards the playoffs as grimes takes it across the 15-yard line and the texans will put looks like houston is going to lose its 13th straight game kareem is being helped and he's taken the long walk peyton manning three touchdown passes he has tied tom brady for the single season record [Applause] 50 touchdown passes this year fair catch called for by eric decker the holiday not in there after muffing a punt and a 40-yard punt 5 16 to go don't forget coming up new england is at baltimore pittsburgh taking on green bay and san diego home for oakland [Music] denver broncos will clinch the afc west in a first round bye with a win here kansas city trailing indianapolis and looks like the colts are going to get the w there for manic 375 yards he's gonna have a shot at drew brees and the all-time single season passing yards record added to moreno yeah it's interesting now if the broncos decide to keep going for this record for peyton manning he may not play next week because of the buy so let's see how john fox feels about manning getting the record well we talked to manning about it and he answered it the way that you would expect in a classy manner he says he has a great appreciation for the history of the game if he were to break it he believes it will only be temporary as decker is unable to catch it kareem jackson in coverage manning talked a great length about the 04 chase how special that was for him growing up a dan marino fan mourinho held the record since 1984 so it's a record that held up for 20 years and he said besides his dad archie mourinho was really the guy that he latched on to as a fan watching quarterbacks so that meant a lot to him to break the mark that year and then brady broke it himself three years later manning deep ball incomplete julius thomas takes the hit and a penalty marker down as kale was there defensively but you know there's a hat off on one of the officials so thomas may have gone out of bounds and been the first to come back and touch the ball so we may have offsetting penalties here there's a defensive hit though by k.o but once an official takes his hat off that signifies the receiver went out of bounds and then he threw a flag when the receiver touched the ball first there were two fouls on the play by the defense pass interference defense number 35 there was also personal foul unnecessary roughness number 31 a hit to a defenseless receiver by rule both of those penalties are enforced in this situation the personal file will be added on to the spot of the uh fair catch so to pass interference now this is going to be huge yardage so the reason the official threw his hat and the flag is because he threw two penalties one was uh the hat signified the personal foul penalty on ko coming over and just drilling thomas so now they just have to sort out the yardage here the personal foul was by a different player only one will be enforced to pass interference foul first down a good explanation from the veteran referee hockey lee they placed the football at the 25-yard line and now peyton manning is looking for the all-time mark by himself first and ten for the broncos from the 25. manning out of the gun manning lets it fly it's caught by thomas there's the record for peyton manning 51 touchdowns the new single season mark and in typical manning fashion a perfect throw found the mismatch on the outside he's got his big tight end and he put that ball exactly where he needed to [Applause] paying manny by himself in the record books [Applause] he gets a standing ovation from this crowd 51 touchdown passes he's all alone 400 yards on the day manning with his fourth touchdown nfl history for peyton manning [Applause] just a perfect throw by manning looking at the defense finding he knew all along that thomas was a mismatch on the outside on the linebacker that time daryl sharpton just can't keep up with julius thomas the ball perfectly put [Music] peyton manning where's the ball that's the souvenir that eric decker unless he's got a strange growth i think we know what that is that is a very valuable football number one all-time nfl single season passing touchdowns peyton manning 51 topping the previous high tom brady six years ago [Music] mvp season that's a guy who knows a little something about mvps john elway the executive vp of football operations for the broncos the broncos will improve to 33 and 14 since elway took the job and a little piece of history for julius thomas as well is a guy who i'm not sure had any designs of playing in the nfl after playing four years of college basketball in portland state and he is part of this wave of offense in denver he got thrown into it and he's handled himself quite well and how's that uh football acumen doing for it's working it's mathematics backwards that's the way i took it but i never got a touchdown pass from peyton manning [Music] julius thomas on the receiving end of the record breaker shaw throws it caught by griffin down to 420 to play in this fourth quarter and the denver broncos will improve to 12 and three step closer to the number one seed in the afc jonathan grimes he takes a lick at the 30-yard line hit by trevathan well here's the mismatch right here the linebacker sharpton and the tight end julius thomas thomas with a wide split just a sprint to the goal line swearing way too late coming over to help his linebacker manning saw it all the way here's grimes taking it to the 40-yard line owner of the broncos pat bolen when denver made the decision to bring in peyton manning they've become a legitimate super bowl contender chav intercepted rogers cromartie with a cherry on top i remember manning came to the broncos with damaged goods he had four neck surgeries had to overcome that had to relearn his throwing motion spent hours and hours working out trying to get back to normal here's the interception for matt schaab maybe his last pass as a houston texan well peyton manning who just won the si sportsman of the year a terrific story written by lee jenkins if you haven't read it certainly try to check it out it details all of the background and all of the question marks that peyton had about himself as to whether or not he'd be able to come back whether or not he'd ever throw the football again and he's literally better than ever the numbers prove that out brock osweiler is in replacing manning [Music] kansas city has lost so the denver broncos will clinch the division title in three minutes 37-13 a record-setting day for peyton manning kansas city 11 and 4 they will be the wild card denver will improve to 12-3 and that new england patriot game very important denver could be the number one seed by the end of today depending upon that patriot result against the ravens ronnie hillman up the middle for three yards the man of the moment peyton manning and the other man that will share that moment julius thomas on the receiving end of the record breaker here's the history 1984 dan marino sets the mark with 48. manning tops it in 2004 20 years later with 49 then brady in 2007 with 50 the new mark and today peyton manning the record holder 51 touchdowns in 2013. though couldn't beat sportsman of the year peyton manning record setting day for manning and for the denver broncos denver has a chance to become the highest scoring team in nfl history as well [Music] all four touchdowns for manic well the 36 yarder got him started to demaryius thomas in a 10-yard slant to eric deckard and decker in the back of the end zone a little bit iffy but called the touchdown and the record breaker to julius thomas from 25 yards out they are 17 points shy of matching the nfl record for points scored in a season the 2007 new england patriots manning 51 touchdowns that's the all-time mark topping patriots quarterback tom brady colquitt to punic keyshawn martin makes his way over martin trying to stay in bounds he does and then ducks out of bounds across the 30-yard line with just over a minute to play playoff picture in the afc denver has clinched the division they have clinched at least a bye the question is will they be the number one seed new england at 10 and 4 still an opportunity to get that number one overall seed based on the fact that they won head to head cincinnati indianapolis division winners as well give it to grimes and he is brought down at the 35-yard line for the houston texans this will be the 13th consecutive loss franchise record and what a turnaround from last year to this year for houston disappointment for peyton manning 32-51 400 yards four touchdowns giving him 51 on the season yeah really the broncos accomplished everything they wanted to do today with kansas city losing the first round bye and manning gets the all-time touchdown pass record for a single season manning goes over 5 000 yards for the first time in his career and the single season passing yard mark could go down next week depending upon how much time peyton manning sees an nfl record for peyton manning 51 touchdowns this season through the air denver clinches the division with a 37-13 win over the houston texans the broncos are now 12-3 and move a step closer to the number one overall seed in the afc

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