John Fox and Broncos Agree To Part Ways

Jofn Fox, the head coach of the Denver Broncos have agreed that the results of the past few seasons show a necessity for both parties to part ways.

"I had a productive visit with John Elway this afternoon in which we were both very honest about our time together and how to best move forward," Fox said in a statement Monday. "After this discussion, John and I mutually agreed that the timing was right for this decision."

Read the ESPN article here.

Brady Outduels Manning in 43-21 New England Win

Tom Brady threw for 333 yards with 4 TDs and 1 INT as the Patriots downed the Broncos and Peyton Manning 43-21. Manning was 34 of 57 for 438 yards and 2 TDs but he had 2 INTs.

Manning was forced to attempt so many passes because the Denver rushing game was held to 43 yards on 17 carries and the Broncos were down 27-7 at the half.

"Well, I don't usually stink, but I stunk today," said Manning, 38, who broke into the NFL in 1998, two years before Brady. "I don't make any excuses. "

Julian delman retned a put for a touchdown in the New England win. Brandon Browner and Rob Ninkovich had the interceptions of Manning passes for the Patriots.

Read the ESPN recap here.

Peyton Manning added these comments about the game in a post game press conference. Read it here.

Harbaugh Questioned About Kaepernick Game Down 42-10

Jim Harbaugh had to answer questions on Monday about Colin Kaepernick. Harbaugh was asked why he left Kaepernick in with 11:22 to go in the game and the 49ers down 41-10 to the Denver Broncos.

Matt Maiocco of csnbayarea.com has the story for his ComCast Bay Area Sports broadcast. You can  read the article and watch some video here.

I am going to borrow the quote from Harbaugh though, because it takes reading the quote several times to get his drift. I understand never giving up but sometimes you need to save your horses for another day and let the ponies run.

“The drive started with about 10 minutes and I was still thinking with three timeouts and a quick score, an onside kick, three timeouts to stop a drive, another score and an onside kick,” Harbaugh said. “I was still thinking of the possibilities. That drive extended quite a bit of time, longer than I was hoping for. And I did think about, in the middle of the drive about the six-minute mark, of taking Colin out, but didn’t.”

Makes perfect sense right.

Peyton Manning and the Chase to 508

Peyton Manning, of the Denver Broncos, needs 3 TD passes to tie Brett Favre for the most touchdown passes in an NFL career. If he doesn't get to that number this week against the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday he surely will against the San Diego Chargers on Thursday the 23rd of October.

The Yahoo Sports staff has put together an interesting look at Manning's career. Check it out here.

Matt Prater Chose Voluntary Rehab After NFL Suspension

Choosing rehab to combat an addiction was not enough to keep Matt Prater with the Broncos. After his suspension, Prater entered rehab to overcome an addiction to alcohol. The Broncos chose to release the most accurate kicker in their history.

The Detroit Lions on the other hand, after Sunday's field goal kicking debacle decided it was a good thing to give Prater a tryout. The Lions signed Prater on Wednesday.

Read the article by Michael Rothstein of ESPN here.

Records Set In the NFL This Week

Not much to say about theses clips but the records set are some pretty good ones. I don't think Pierre Garcon's record for most dreadlocks by an NFL wide receiver is included though.

Probably not included would be number of touchdowns by an individual player called back due to penalites in one Monday Night Football game.

Watch and learn from the Yahoo Sports aarticle/video clips here.

Peyton Manning Reaches 500 Career TD Passes

In a game against the stingy Arizona Cardinal defense, Peyton Manning threw for a career high 479 yards and 4 TDs. His first TD gave him 500 for his career and he finished the day with 503, just 5 behind Brett Favre's 508. Manning also tied Dan Marino's record for most games with 400+ yards passing at 13

Demaryius Thomas had a career day with 226 yards receiving and Wes Welker set a record for most receptions in the NFL by an undrafted player.

By the way, Denver won the game by a 41-20 score.

Read the story by Jeff Legwold of ESPN here