No. 3 – 300+ 100+ 100+
Those numbers look weird to you? They do to me. That’s because we haven’t seen them too often in a Broncos box score of late. Peyton can’t toss for 300 (something he did falling out of bed in 2013), and Pro Bowl wideouts Demaryius Thomas and Emmanuel Sanders aren’t reaching the century mark on any kid of regular basis.
But check this stat out: The duo of Thomas and Sanders have combined to be the top-producing wide receivers in the NFL through Week 5. Combined, they’ve got 72 catches and 834 yards. The next closest pair is Julio Jones and Devonte Freeman in Atlanta (67 combined catches through Week 5). Cleveland has a suspect secondary, and the Denver O is likely sick and tired of hearing how terrible it is.
Time for some big numbers. The Sheriff will throw for 300-plus, while both (yes both) Thomas and Sanders will have monster days with 100-plus each. Mark it down.
Next up… The baseball gods will be punitive.
