The 49ers (4-2) travel to Sports Authority Field at Mile High for a 5:30 PT Sunday Night Football kickoff against the Denver Broncos (4-1).
Peyton Manning leads the Broncos' offense in his Year 3 with Denver. John Fox coaches Denver. Demaryius Thomas at WR1. Colin Kaepernick continues at quarterback for the 49ers. Frank Gore at lead back.
Sunday Night Football at Mile High against Peyton Manning. The Broncos are 4-1 in Year 3 of the Manning era. Manning is on pace to break the all-time NFL career TD record. Thomas, Sanders, and Welker at receiver.
The 49ers, at 4-2 with three-straight wins, travel to Denver. Kaepernick's seventh start. Gore at lead back. A primetime road game against the league's most-established passing offense.
Underdog by 6.5 in primetime at altitude. The championship-window team's identity gets tested against a Hall of Fame quarterback.
Week 7 Sunday Night Football is the cross-conference summit. The Broncos (4-1) lead the AFC West. The Patriots (4-2), Bengals (3-1-1), and Colts (4-2) continue at the top of the AFC. The 49ers (4-2), Cardinals (4-1), and Cowboys (5-1) lead the NFC. The Sunday-night game is the kind of primetime spot where the championship-window 49ers face the league's most-established offense.
Through six games the 49ers are 4-2 with a +18 point differential. The Broncos are 4-1 with a +33. Peyton Manning has 15 TDs and 3 INTs through five games. He needs one more TD pass to break the all-time NFL career record (508 of Brett Favre). Kaepernick 1,233 passing in 6 starts. Vegas opens the Broncos as 6.5-point home favorites; total 53.
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| New England Patriots | 4-2 | W2 |
| Buffalo Bills | 3-3 | L1 |
| Miami Dolphins | 2-3 | L1 |
| New York Jets | 1-5 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Baltimore Ravens | 4-2 | W1 |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 3-1-1 | T1 |
| Cleveland Browns | 3-2 | W2 |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 3-3 | L1 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Colts | 4-2 | W4 |
| Houston Texans | 3-3 | L2 |
| Tennessee Titans | 2-4 | W1 |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 0-6 | L6 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| San Diego Chargers | 5-1 | W5 |
| Denver Broncos | 4-1 | W2 |
| Kansas City Chiefs | 2-3 | L1 |
| Oakland Raiders | 0-5 | L5 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Arizona Cardinals | 4-1 | -- |
| San Francisco 49ers | 4-2 | W3 |
| Seattle Seahawks | 3-2 | L1 |
| St. Louis Rams | 1-4 | L3 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Dallas Cowboys | 5-1 | W5 |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 5-1 | W2 |
| New York Giants | 3-3 | L1 |
| Washington Redskins | 1-5 | L4 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Detroit Lions | 4-2 | W1 |
| Green Bay Packers | 4-2 | W3 |
| Chicago Bears | 3-3 | W1 |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2-4 | L2 |
| Team | Rec | Strk |
|---|---|---|
| Carolina Panthers | 3-2-1 | T1 |
| New Orleans Saints | 2-3 | W1 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 2-4 | L3 |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 1-5 | L2 |
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| San Francisco 49ers | 0 | 10 | 0 | 7 | 010101717 |
| Denver Broncos | 14 | 7 | 21 | 0 | 1421424242 |
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| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Broncos | Emmanuel Sanders 3 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Brandon McManus kick) | 0-7 |
| Broncos | Wes Welker 39 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Brandon McManus kick) | 0-14 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Phil Dawson 22 yard field goal | 3-14 |
| Broncos | Demaryius Thomas 8 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Brandon McManus kick) | 3-21 |
| 49ers | Steve Johnson 4 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick ( Phil Dawson kick) | 10-21 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| Broncos | Demaryius Thomas 40 yard pass from Peyton Manning ( Brandon McManus kick) | 10-28 |
| Broncos | Ronnie Hillman 37 yard rush ( Brandon McManus kick) | 10-35 |
| Broncos | Ronnie Hillman 1 yard rush ( Brandon McManus kick) | 10-42 |
| Team | Play | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 49ers | Bruce Ellington 20 yard pass from Blaine Gabbert ( Phil Dawson kick) | 17-42 |
Peyton Manning threw for 318 yards and four touchdowns and broke the all-time NFL career touchdown record as the Denver Broncos beat the 49ers 42-17 at Mile High Stadium on Sunday Night Football. Demaryius Thomas caught two TDs. C.J. Anderson ran for 90 and a touchdown. Colin Kaepernick threw for 263 yards and a touchdown. Frank Gore ran for 50. The 49ers fell to 4-3.[1][2]
Peyton Manning broke the all-time NFL career touchdown record Sunday night at Mile High Stadium. He threw four touchdowns. The Broncos crushed the 49ers 42-17 in the kind of Sunday-night primetime road blowout where the championship-window 49ers' competitive identity, against the league's most-established offense, was the worst.
Colin Kaepernick threw for 263 yards and a touchdown to Anquan Boldin. Frank Gore ran for 50. Michael Crabtree caught a TD. The kind of Sunday-night primetime road game where the offense produced 17 points and the defense gave up 42.
Demaryius Thomas caught two touchdowns. C.J. Anderson ran for 90 yards and a touchdown in his rookie debut. Wes Welker caught a touchdown. The kind of Sunday-night primetime road blowout where the championship-window team's defensive identity, against Peyton Manning's record-breaking afternoon, gave up the kind of yardage the year's preseason had not projected. 4-3 with the bye next week.
Broncos 42, 49ers 17. Margin: -25. Seven-game record: 4-3, -7 differential.
A 42-17 Sunday Night Football road loss at Mile High Stadium. The 49ers fall to 4-3.
How it unfolded
The Broncos built a 21-0 first-half lead behind three Manning touchdowns including the record-breaker to Demaryius Thomas. Kaepernick threw a touchdown to Boldin to make it 21-7. Manning threw another TD. The Broncos led 28-7 at halftime. The third quarter was a Crabtree touchdown reception. Manning threw a fourth touchdown. C.J. Anderson ran in a rushing TD. The 49ers added a late field goal. Final 42-17.
The turning point
Peyton Manning's record-breaking touchdown to Demaryius Thomas. With the rebuilding 49ers' defense expecting the kind of Manning night they had built around stopping, the league's all-time touchdown record holder pushed the Broncos to a 14-0 lead and the championship-window team's offense, even with three-straight 300-yard outputs from Kaepernick, did not have the firepower to come back.
By the numbers
Kaepernick 23-of-38 for 263 with one TD. Gore 15 carries for 50. Boldin 4 catches for 50 with a TD. Crabtree 6 catches for 75 with a TD. Manning 22-of-31 for 318 with four TDs (the record-breaker). Thomas 4 catches for 76 with two TDs. C.J. Anderson 13 carries for 90 with a TD.
Personnel watch
Manning's record-breaking afternoon. The defense gave up 42 points to the league's most-established quarterback. The kind of Sunday-night primetime performance where the championship-window team's competitive ceiling, in primetime against the league's elite, was tested and the result was the year's biggest margin.
What it means
4-3 with the bye next week. The Sunday-night primetime road blowout is the kind of result that, after three straight wins, returned the 49ers to the kind of mid-tier conference position the early-season had been suggesting. The bye gives Harbaugh time to reset before the back half.
| Player | C/A | Yds | TD | Int | Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | |||||
| Colin Kaepernick | 24/39 | 263 | 1 | 1 | |
| Blaine Gabbert | 3/7 | 38 | 1 | 0 | |
| DEN | |||||
| Peyton Manning | 22/26 | 318 | 4 | 0 | |
| Brock Osweiler | 0/1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Player | Att | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Frank Gore | 9 | 20 | 0 | 7 |
| Colin Kaepernick | 3 | 18 | 0 | 7 |
| Carlos Hyde | 3 | 15 | 0 | 10 |
| Blaine Gabbert | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| Derek Carrier | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Bruce Miller | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| DEN | ||||
| Ronnie Hillman | 14 | 74 | 2 | 37 |
| Juwan Thompson | 6 | 30 | 0 | 9 |
| C.J. Anderson | 2 | 9 | 0 | 5 |
| Virgil Green | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Brock Osweiler | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Peyton Manning | 1 | -1 | 0 | -1 |
| Player | Rec | Yds | TD | Long |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SFO | ||||
| Steve Johnson | 5 | 79 | 1 | 31 |
| Brandon Lloyd | 3 | 63 | 0 | 37 |
| Anquan Boldin | 7 | 50 | 0 | 18 |
| Bruce Ellington | 3 | 44 | 1 | 20 |
| Michael Crabtree | 4 | 27 | 0 | 11 |
| Vernon Davis | 2 | 21 | 0 | 14 |
| Derek Carrier | 1 | 9 | 0 | 9 |
| Carlos Hyde | 2 | 8 | 0 | 7 |
| DEN | ||||
| Demaryius Thomas | 8 | 171 | 2 | 49 |
| Wes Welker | 3 | 50 | 1 | 39 |
| Emmanuel Sanders | 3 | 41 | 1 | 20 |
| Ronnie Hillman | 4 | 29 | 0 | 11 |
| Julius Thomas | 4 | 27 | 0 | 10 |
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