ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Some teams like to say the fourth quarter is theirs. The Denver Broncos are taking it to a different level.
With Peyton Manning putting a new spin on the art of the comeback almost every week and the Denver defense keeping him in every game, the Broncos have outscored their opponents 79-6 in the fourth quarter this season.
The 73-point differential is 37 points better than the next best team, the New York Giants, and is the second-highest total through six games in the Super Bowl era. Only the 1980 Detroit Lions, who finished 9-7, had a better differential at this point in the season, according to STATS LLC. The ’80 Lions outscored their first six opponents 84-10 in the final period.
