Posted: 9:12 PM Three times, the Broncos quarterback dropped back to pass. Three times, he threw into a seam near the numbers down the right side of the field

Posted: 11:10 PM It was only the second time in Manning's career that he's been picked off three times in the opening quarter. The previous time was Nov. 11, 2007 at San Diego, according to STATS LLC

Posted: 11:08 PM Matt Ryan threw his 100th career touchdown pass, Roddy White had 102 yards receiving and the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Denver Broncos and error-prone quarterback Peyton Manning 27-21 on Monday night.

Posted: 11:03 PM As a defensive coordinator and head coach, Mike Nolan has just one victory in seven tries against quarterback Peyton Manning

Posted: 10:57 PM Peyton Manning looked as though nothing had changed after sitting out last season because of a neck injury. Don't be fooled, though, says the Broncos quarterback -- plenty is different.

Posted: 10:01 PM Peyton Manning wasn't the only free agent who had a spectacular Denver debut. So did the man who denied him a second Super Bowl trophy and is now trying to help him hoist another.

Posted: 9:49 PM Losing Grimes to a torn Achilles tendon means the Falcons must face Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos on Monday night without their best cornerback

Posted: 9:47 PM Eight months after scoring the longest overtime touchdown in NFL playoff annals, the Denver Broncos' big receiver burned the Pittsburgh Steelers again by hauling in Peyton Manning's 400th touchdown toss

Posted: 9:46 PM Koppen adds experienced depth to the interior line and might push starting center J.D. Walton for playing time

Posted: 9:44 PM The game drew a 16.5 national household rating and 26 share. That topped the 15.7/25 ratings of last year's Cowboys-Giants Week 17 finale.

Posted: 8:12 PM Wearing orange for the first time since his playing days at the University of Tennessee, the former Indianapolis Colts star wasn't about to let a 20-month layoff for neck surgery wreck his opening night debut with the Denver Broncos on Sunday

Posted: 8:10 PM Coach John Fox said Monday that Warren would miss "significant time" but wasn't sure if his season was over or if he could go in recallable I.R

Updated: 6:05 AM For Broncos fans, it was a thrilling night as Peyton Manning returned to football sporting the orange and blue uniform.

Posted: 11:21 PM Peyton Manning made a successful NFL return from a year's sabbatical, leading the Broncos past the Pittsburgh Steelers 31-19 in his Denver debut Sunday night

Posted: 11:06 PM The Pittsburgh Steelers say they have too many other things to think about heading into Sunday night's season opener in Denver to focus on revenge

Posted: 11:00 PM Denver Broncos tight end Joel Dreessen says he isn't bothered by the Greeley school district's ban on his jersey number and others because they're associated with local gangs.

Updated: 5:31 AM A third-grader has been sent home from a Greeley school to change out of his Peyton Manning jersey because Manning's No. 18 is too close to the name of a local gang.

Posted: 10:18 PM The ever-stoic four-time MVP, who's making a comeback from a nerve injury that required four neck operations and kept him off the field in 2011, makes his Denver debut Sunday night when the Broncos host the Pittsburgh Steelers

Posted: 9:17 PM Olympic gold medal swimmer Missy Franklin will serve as an honorary captain and will be at midfield for the coin toss before the Denver Broncos play the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday night.

Posted: 9:28 PM The Broncos don't want Manning to air it out 42 times a game like he did in his last season in 2010. He missed all of last year with a weakened throwing arm, has gone through four neck surgeries, his wrenching exit from Indianapolis and the free agency frenzy that ended with him wearing orange and blue

Posted: 9:27 PM The 31-year-old Florence has played nine seasons in the NFL with the San Diego Chargers, Jacksonville Jaguars and Buffalo Bills. He was released Friday by the Denver Broncos

Posted: 10:56 PM Caleb Hanie was sacked nine times in the preseason but he played better than 21-year-old rookie Brock Osweiler, who was drafted in the second round as the Broncos’ QB of the future.

Posted: 9:29 PM Undrafted rookie Aaron Brewer acknowledges he was surprised to beat out 12-year veteran and three-time Super Bowl champion Lonie Paxton for the Denver Broncos' long-snapping job.

Posted: 10:02 PM A federal appeals court is upholding the dismissal of a lawsuit Denver Broncos linebacker D.J. Williams had filed in an attempt to overturn a six-game drug suspension by the NFL.

Posted: 10:00 PM Running back Lance Ball, who packs 215 pounds into his 5-foot-9 frame, lined up wide to the right across from a San Francisco 49ers linebacker and hauled in a 38-yard pass that set up Manning's first TD throw in orange and blue