DENVER (AP) – Peyton Manning kept it going Thursday night, throwing his 511th touchdown pass early in the second quarter to give the Denver Broncos a 7-0 lead over the San Diego Chargers.
On third-and-goal from the 2, Manning rolled right and found Emmanuel Sanders in the back of the end zone.
Manning was coming off an emotional four-TD performance Sunday night against San Francisco in which he surpassed Brett Favre as the NFL’s touchdown pass king.
After losing at home to the Chargers on a Thursday night in December – Denver’s only home loss last season – the Broncos changed their work week. They practiced without pads and helmets.
But their first two drives led to punts.