The Denver Broncos are visiting the Indianapolis Colts for Sunday night football in Week 7 on NBC and the matchup is one of the most anticipated of the season on any schedule, as Peyton Manning will be making his return to Indy for the first time since leaving there and he will match up against Andrew Luck in the game starting at 8:30 pm from Lucas Oil Stadium.
Manning of course played for over a decade with the Colts and he is expecting to get a warm reception when he returns to the city where he won multiple MVP awards as well as a Super Bowl with the team in previous seasons. The Colts come in after losing a game on Monday night football against the San Diego Chargers and the Denver Broncos are 6-0 this season and putting their undefeated record on the line and Manning comes in playing some of the best football of his career, throwing for over 1,600 yards already and adding 22 touchdowns with just two interceptions and he has been just lights out all year.
Manning is on an amazing streak right now and he has the team ranked first in the league in passing yards with over 350 per game and the team is ranked 15th in rushing yards with over 115 per game and they have been one of the most productive offenses in the league and while the defense has allowed a lot of yards, it's mostly because of the scores they have put up, averaging around 40 per game. The Broncos are ranked first in rushing yards allowed per game and are giving up over 330, but that is partially because of the big Cowboys game and also because teams have had to throw to make comebacks for the team all year.
The team heads into a game against the Redskins and then into a bye week against the Chargers coming in Week 10 and after that the Broncos have a very tough stretch of playing the undefeated Chiefs twice in three weeks with the Patriots in there as well. That stretch could be the undefeated finish for the Broncos, as they have looked unstoppable this season and that matchup on Sunday night football with the Patriots could be the final matchup ever between Peyton Manning and Tom Brady and could be one of the highest scoring of the season, especially with the Patriots getting Rob Gronkowski back.
The team has a tough game at home against the Chiefs in the middle of that stretch before playing the Patriots and after the second Chiefs game the team will play against the Titans and the Chargers at home and then the Houston Texans will be on the road next before the team finishes the season against the Oakland Raiders. The team plays on Sunday night football against the Indianapolis Colts in Week 7 on NBC at 8:30 PM.