Interception No. 7 – at Oakland
Game Situation: Third Quarter | 2:56 on the clock | Broncos 9, Raiders 7
Down and Distance: Third and 8 | Denver’s 39-yard line
What Happened: Trips to the right, with Emmanuel Sanders on the outside and DT in the middle. At the snap, Sanders runs a deep post-corner, with Thomas running a shorter version of the same route. Charles Woodson is the lone deep safety, so Manning expects him to go with Sanders. Instead, he jumps the shorter route, snatching the ball out of the air just before it lands in DT’s hands. It’s a perfectly thrown ball by Manning, about to hit his receiver in stride. Woodson just makes a great play.
Woodson (at the 38) appears to be taking Sanders (at the 41), but he jumps up and takes Thomas (at the 47) instead. Great play.
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Cause: Mental Error – Manning expected Woodson to go with Sanders on the deep route. Instead, he jumped Thomas and made a sensational play.
