Denver's Peyton Manning opened the NFL season last night in exploding record-setting fashion
connecting on seven touchdown passes leading the Broncos to a 49-27 victory over the defending
Super Bowl champion Baltimore Ravens in the high altitude of Denver.
The game's start was delayed 34-minutes due to lightening strikes before Manning, who finished
the night, clicking on 27-of-42 for 462 yards, was on fire gutting the Baltimore Ravens porous
secondary.
Manning, who appeared to be in playoff form, finding his receivers, becomes just the sixth
player in NFL history to toss seven touchdowns in a game.
Manning joins the likes of Joe Kapp, 1969, Y. A. Title, 1962, George Blanda, 1961, Adrian Burk,
1954 and Sid Luckman, 1943.
Only Manning and Title accomplished the seven TD passes without throwing an interception.
Free agent receiver Wes Welker hauled in nine receptions from Manning going for 67 yards and
two TDs. Demarius Thomas pulled in five catches for 161 yards with two scores. Little known
tight end Julius Thomas added five catches for 110 yards with two touchdowns.
Manning appeared to be able to hook up at will as the Broncos' receivers managed to get free
throughout the night and the QB was able to find them.
Baltimore's Joe Flacco aired it out as well, completing 34-of-62 passes, finishing with two
TD strikes.
The Ravens suffered a couple of key injuries with wide receiver/returner Jacoby Jones
spraining a knee and offensive tackle Michael Oher sustained an ankle injury and neither
player returned.
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