In a game that was billed as a battle between Peyton Manning vs. Drew Brees, the Denver Broncos destroyed the New Orleans Saints, 34-14.
Manning played a nearly perfect game completing 22 of his 30 passes for 305 yards and three touchdowns. Brees struggled all night to get the Saints offense moving. Brees finished 22 for 42 with 213 yards passing. Brees had two touchdown passes and extended his record of consecutive games with a touchdown pass to 50.
The Broncos out-gained the Saints by over 250 yards and gained over 525 yards. Willis McGahee rushed for 122 yards and a touchdown. Demaryius Thomas had 7 catches for 137 yards and a touchdown.
The Saints punted the ball 8 times and scored only 7 points after Darren Sproles’ touchdown on the first play of the second quarter.
Next week, the Broncos (4-3) travel to Cincinnati to play the Bengals, and the Saints (2-5) are home to play the Eagles on Monday Night football.
