▁However , ▁in ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁few ▁items ▁of ▁bad ▁news ▁for ▁the ▁Bron cos , ▁left ▁tack le ▁Matt ▁Le ps is ▁suffered ▁a ▁season - ending ▁kne e ▁injury . ▁Also , ▁k icker ▁Jason ▁El am ▁missed ▁just ▁his ▁second ▁field ▁goal ▁of ▁the ▁season ▁in ▁the ▁third ▁quarter . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁Ch arg ers ▁lost ▁to ▁division ▁rival ▁Kansas ▁CI ty , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁took ▁over ▁the ▁A FC ▁West ▁with ▁a ▁ 5 – 1 ▁record . ▁ ▁Week ▁ 8 : ▁vs . ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ▁ ▁at ▁In ves co ▁Field ▁at ▁M ile ▁High , ▁Den ver , ▁Colorado ▁ ▁The ▁Bron cos ▁returned ▁to ▁IN V ES CO ▁Field ▁at ▁M ile ▁High ▁in ▁a ▁highly ▁anticip ated ▁show down ▁with ▁the ▁Indian apolis ▁Col ts ▁and ▁their ▁high - power ed ▁off ense ▁led ▁by ▁P ey ton ▁Mann ing . ▁Go ing ▁into ▁the ▁game , ▁Indian apolis ▁was ▁one ▁of ▁just ▁two ▁und efe ated ▁teams ▁in ▁the ▁NFL ▁( al ong ▁with ▁the ▁Chicago ▁B ears ) ▁with ▁a ▁ 6 – 0 ▁record . ▁ ▁Un like ▁the ▁other ▁games ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁played ▁up ▁to ▁this ▁point , ▁this ▁game ▁turned ▁into ▁a ▁shoot out ▁in ▁the ▁second ▁half , ▁with ▁P ey ton ▁Mann ing ▁playing ▁a ▁nearly ▁f law less ▁game . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁first ▁half , ▁the ▁Bron cos ▁had ▁already ▁scored ▁ 1 4 ▁points ▁( 3 ▁below