Peyton, The Sheriff Becomes King of All-Time TD Mark

+BRONCOS CR3W - Congratulations to Peyton! 

All-Time TD Record of 509

+Denver Broncos hosting the +Chargers for +NFL +NFL Network 

NFL Bump in Salary Cap Figure adds Space to the Broncos Funds to Work With

INDIANAPOLIS -- For the past few weeks many in the league believed the salary cap for the 2014 season would be about $126.3 million per team. But with ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter’s report Thursday that the cap will show a bigger bump from this past season’s $123 million per team, coming in at $130 million, the Denver Broncos will have slightly more room to work with as they go about the business of filling the depth chart.

Under John Elway, the Broncos have taken a measured approach for the most part in free agency. Certainly Peyton Manning's signing in 2012 doesn’t qualify as measured, but for the most part the Broncos have used one- and two-year deals for their veteran free agents.

This past year, guard Louis Vasquez received a four-year deal on his way to an All-Pro season, but Terrance Knighton and Wes Welker received two-year deals. Stewart Bradleyand Shaun Phillips signed one-year contracts, and Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie signed what was a two-year deal on paper, but turned into a one-year deal five days after the Super Bowl.

When free agency opens in March, the Broncos will have to be under the salary cap with their top 51 contracts. At the moment, those top 51 salary-cap figures for players under contract amounts to $117.8 million. By a rule put in with the current collective bargaining agreement, the Broncos can also roll over any available cap space from this past season into 2014.

That figure is $6.573 million. So, including the rollover, the Broncos actually will have about $18.673 million worth of cap space to work with in the coming weeks. And that is before the Broncos do, or don’t, talk to Champ Bailey about his $10 million cap figure for 2014 -- the second highest on the team -- or Chris Kuper’s $5.915 million cap figure, seventh highest on the team.

H/T to Jeff Logwold from +ESPN : Original Link here

Peyton's 55

Says a lot when you know what the 55 is in reference too. This is a guaranteed "chills' reel that can be watched again and again... It never gets old and its always an uplifter :D #MILEHIGHMAGIC #PFM #Elway #MileHighCR3W #BroncosCR3W +Denver Broncos 55 TD Passes this year. +BRONCOS CR3W savoring every piece of the records by the Broncos in +NFL history! .

Peyton's 55

Chris Harris Feels Rehab is Going Quickly, Ahead of Schedule?

Chris Harris tackles +Chargers RB, Danny Woodhead in
NFL playoffs Divisional Round +Denver Broncos victory.
(Denver Broncos - AP)

The Denver Broncos sorely missed Chris Harris in the Super Bowl drubbing they absorbed at the hands of the Seattle Seahawks, but the productive young cornerback says he's "ahead of schedule" after partially tearing his ACL in January's playoff win over the San Diego Chargers.

Harris told MileHighReport.com this week that he's off crutches and "doing great" ahead of becoming a restricted free agent on March 11. The knee injury will prevent a lucrative, long-term deal, but The Denver Post expects the Broncos to drape Harris with a one-year, second-round tender, a strategy that typically prevents opposing teams from stealing away an RFA.

Cited as a Making the Leap candidate last July, Harris delivered in full this past season, finishing as one of the league's higher ranked cornerback by many analyst of the game and under the radar. One announcer that seems to really really like Harris, is Phil Simms from +CBS Sports Network that gets several of the broadcasts for the Broncos games since CBS carries AFC teams/games per their TV contract with the +NFL with three interceptions and 13 defensed passes.

Few regard Harris in the company that +BRONCOS CR3W does. When he took over the slot DB position last year  Only seven cover men rattled quarterbacks into a lower passer rating than the 64.9 mark Harris yielded in coverage.

With fellow cornerback Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie set to become an unrestricted free agent and Tony Carter looming as another RFA, the Broncos have plenty to ponder in the secondary.

While the aging Champ Bailey boasts a Hall of Fame resume, Harris -- today -- is Denver's best corner. While the young RFA won't get the contract he hoped for this spring, he almost certainly will have the chance to play for a big-money deal with the Broncos heading into next offseason.

Broncos 7 Keys to Divisional Rival Round Hosting Chargers

WHO IS READY TO GET THIS GAME STARTED?!! LET'S GO +Denver Broncos !! SHOW THAT YOU'RE A DIFFERENT MORE FOCUSED AND READY AFTER THE DOUBLE OT AND ALL OF THE CHALLENGES DURING THE SEASON. #BRONCOS #BRONCOSCR3W #SDvsDENDivisionalRound #NFLPLAYOFFS

Peyton Manning Will Keep his Accomplishment & Yardage Record

Peyton Manning’s single-season passing yardage record will stand.

The Elias Sports Bureau reviewed Manning’s 7-yard pass to Eric Decker during the first quarter of the Denver Broncos’ 34-14 Week 17 victory and decided against changing it to a lateral.

“The stats crew at the game scored this play as a forward pass,” league spokesman Michael Signora told NFL Media Insider Ian Rapoport. “During the course of a season, there are many similar plays which could be reviewed by the Elias Sports Bureau, the league’s official statistician. In this case, the determination of Elias is that the fairest resolution is for the ruling of the on-site stats crew to stand.”

Manning finished the season with 5,477 passing yards, only one more than Drew Brees’ total from 2011.

Ironically, the +Oakland Raiders logo at midfield made this play unlikely to reverse because of the inconclusiveness with camera angle and the point of release to Eric Decker makes it unclear of the exact path of the ball. One staff writer, +Clinton Haws, is well trained regarding camera angles and concurs that camera not looking precisely down the 48 yard line it cannot be deduced simply from eyesight with certainty, but says it looks like it was a straight or slight backwards angle in all likeliness. 

By his words (and paraphrasing), "Therefore, a lateral and the record would not stand, but he also says he would not say "under oath" that it is certain and if you go along with most sports rulings for stats, that what was scored in the box score (scorecard) would be what he kept as standing. All things, considered, if it was something the +Denver Broncos wanted the deserving work and job done by Peyton Manning and that he was out after halftime, the record and much more could have added up to his yards and TD totals. In a karmic world, the record standing seems appropriate whether it was a forward pass or lateral by technicality. As Haws said, "He (Manning) could have thrown one more pass in the 3rd quarter so why do something so tedious without certainty."

Polish Off Some Silver!

Appropriately, Peyton Manning and the Broncos took a 31 - 0 lead with a 6 yard TD Pass to Baybay (Demaryius)Thomas with 13 seconds left (in the first half). It only took 29:47 of game time for Peyton Manning and the +Denver Broncos to put up 31 points, toss 4 touchdown passes and have 266 yards passing. Second straight week with zero turnovers and getting one or more on defense! The last play of the half for the Broncos offense was a Peyton Manning to Baybay Thomas 6 yard TD connection that set a +NFL record by a team. Single season scoring record and the first team ever to put up 600 points or more in a regular season. Adding to the records this potent offense has put up this season. That would be the last act for them in the regular season as Brock Osweiler, and many back up players started the second half. Would've have been interesting to see how much Manning may have added to the record totals they had accomplished already, but ensuring health on a roster that has suffered some big losses due to injury, reps for the youth, and back ups on the roster, it is not worth a record to any of them if they do not come out of this rested, as healthy, and as focused as possible. Peyton broke the single season passing yards record, quite appropriately, on the same play that was his last of the regular season. The 6 yard TD pass to Baybay, also was the one that did the topping of Drew Brees passing yards record set in 2011. Peyton surpassed it by 1 yard.at 4,477 passing yards with his last throw of this regular season.

WE ONLY NEEDED A HALF IN "O-TOWN"

Make Mile High Rumble
Mile High Magic

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Broncos Take Care of Business: Beat Oakland, Grab Top Seed in AFC

Peyton Sets Single Season Passing Yards Record, Adds 4 TD's In a Half (266 Yds 25/28)

The #Broncos are the AFC's No. 1 seed! pic.twitter.com/1XLpkFZ4Hk
— Denver Broncos (@Broncos) December 30, 2013

Broncos (Elway) #7 Keys to Finishing off 31-0 Start

7 Keys to today's Game:

1. Do Not Turn the Ball Over for any reason!
2. Do Not Return a Punt, Fair Catch it, if at all. Stay healthy 'eh?
3. See Peyton get to 60 TDs. LoL!!
4. Now that he has the single season passing yards record and put 55 TDs up now... Right before half (see Hillman gets some secure touches under him.
5. Do Not Turn the Ball Over for any reason.
6. Do Not Turn the Ball Over for any reason.
7. Do Not Turn the Ball Over for any reason.

More congrats from teammates and coaches as Manning comes off the field: pic.twitter.com/mXCuk8eg1k
— Chris Hall (@BroncosTV) December 29, 2013

Record Setting Sunday

AFC WEST CHAMPIONS & CLINCHED 1st Round Bye at 12-3 after 16 weeks

• Peyton Manning Set +NFL single season Passing TD Record at 51 after 15 games.

• John Fox is the first coach to win 3 straight AFC West Titles in first 3 years

• +Denver Broncos are first team to have 4 players wit 10 or more receiving TD's: Baybay Thomas, Eric Decker (Broncos franchise record for receiving TD's in first 4 seasons), +Wes Welker, and Julius Thomas. Decker tied the record at 50 with an extraordinary catch and Julius Thomas caught the record breaking TD with a Peyton Manning-like pass (nearly flawless placement, pitch, and touch on pass meeting Thomas in full stride for catch)

• Broncos are also the first team to have five players on the same offense with 10 or more TD's when Knowshon Moreno is included for rushing and receiving TD's. This is all in NFL history.