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ST. LOUIS -- The last-place continue to show opponents that they know how to compete against the league's best.Sunday, the added and the AFC-West leading to the list of favorites beaten by St. Louis."It's not too bad to beat a guy who can put up 40 points in no time," defensive end said after the surprised the Denver 22-7. Rocky Bleier Jersey "He's a future r. It took a whole team effort."The had already beaten the past two NFC champs - Seattle and San Francisco. And they had blown big leads at home against the and the first time they played the .This time, they finished the job against the NFL's No. 2 offense, which hadn't scored fewer than 21 points and had scored 30 or more five of the previous six. was effective in his first start since regaining the quarterback job and the defense made the stops that counted.Rookie had 29 carries for 113 yards, the most against the ' top-ranked run defense. had four catches for 128 yards with a 63-yard score and was a career-best 5 for 5 on field goals for the (4-6).Manning was 34 for 54 for 389 yards with two interceptions, but was held to a 42-yard touchdown pa s to , ending a streak of 15 consecutive games with at least two touchdown pa ses. He refused to lean on injuries that sidelined , and Sanders."We didn't execute very well and I just think I didn't play very well," Manning said. "No excuses. I have L.C. Greenwood Jersey to play better and we have to score more points than seven." had seven receptions for 103 yards, his seventh consecutive 100-yard game to match the ' Michael Irvin (1995) for second-longest single-season streak in NFL history. holds the record with eight straight.The (7-3) failed twice on fourth down deep in St. Louis territory. Manning threw incomplete from the 37 in the first quarter and rookie 's sack helped end a drive in the fourth quarter on fourth-and-4 from the 28.Quinn spun Manning around before Donald took the quarterback down."I got the opportunity to clean him up," Donald said. "You've got to take a big quarterback down when you can."Thomas (ankle) was sidelined in the first with two catches for 3 yards Ernie Stautner Jersey and ruled out in the third, Ball (groin) got limited work before aggravating an injury that kept him out the previous five games. Sanders (concu sion) was ruled out after a hit from on a deep sideline throw in the third.Hill was 20 for 29 for 220 yards and a touchdown with no interceptions in his first start since injuring a thigh in the first half of the opener.The 34-year-old Hill got his job back after made too many mistakes. He guided a turnover-free offense."I certainly had the butterflies going," Hill said. "It was a lot of fun to be back out there."Zuerlein hit three short field goals earlier, then connected from 55 and 53 yards in the fourth quarter. He last kicked five field goals in 2011 for Division II Mi souri Western against Mi souri Southern."Lots of times, you don Le'Veon Bell Jersey 't get many opportunities," Zuerlein said. "Today, they came in bunches."Notes: LB and CB had interceptions for St. Louis. Ogletree has an interception each of the last two games. ... Mason's 100-yard game was Heath Miller Jersey the first of his career and the third allowed by the this season. Denver had allowed 47.8 yards rushing the previous six games. ... The had won their previous nine games against losing teams dating to 2012. ... Manning has pa sed for 300 yards against every opponent. His best in three previous games against St. Louis, all with Indianapolis, was 235 yards pa sing in 2009. ... The had been the lone NFL team to go unbeaten on the road against teams with losing records since 2012 according to STATS, going 9-0.Copyright 2014 by The A sociated Pre sRelive 's performance against the with
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