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WATCH: C.J. Anderson caps a huge night with a 48-yard, game-winning TD

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1. Von Miller Peyton Manning may be the most famous person on the Denver Broncos, but Von Miller is definitely the most popular, and it's well deserved. Coming off what may have been the best performance of his career, Miller has been thrust into the national spotlight, and he loves it. He's funny, he's smart and he's all about the Denver Broncos.  Part of what goes into deciding the Super Bowl MVP is simply how well everybody knows your name. And with the Denver Broncos defense being a main topic of discussion, everybody knows Von Miller's name.  The only reason he's not higher on this list is because Miller's impact can go unnoticed at times. Offenses key on Von more than just about any other pass rusher in the league, and that means he's not always going to put up the stats he put up in the AFC Championship game. Instead, he paves the way for guys like Malik Jackson and Derek Wolfe to clean up on the inside.  Plus, if Wade Phillips really wants to stop Cam Newton from scrambling, he's going to have to get Miller and Ware to maintain containment, as opposed to crashing around the edge.  Nonetheless, even if the stats don't reflect, Von Miller is probably the most important person to a Broncos victory. 

It wasn’t C.J. Anderson‘s first 100-yard game of the year – that came against Green Bay – but it was without a doubt Anderson‘s most explosive game for the Denver Broncos this year without a doubt. Depending on how the season plays out, it may come as the biggest game of his Broncos career.

Anderson had already romped for a touchdown earlier in the night when he got the call in overtime. His first touch in the extra frame was uninspiring, a two-yard run into traffic. Brock Osweiler looked to Owen Daniels on the next play but could come up with just seven yards to set up a third-and-one. The next play would be the last of a wild and crazy game.

Needing just one yard to give the Broncos a first down inside of New England territory (needing only a field goal to win after the Patriots went three-and-out on the first possession of overtime), Denver ran nearly the exact play that had sprung Anderson for his first touchdown. And it worked again. To the tune of a 48-yard, game-winning TD.

Forget the talk about Osweiler and Manning for now. This one belongs to C.J. Anderson.

But not all the credit can go to Anderson. Check out the block thrown by Ryan Harris, as pointed out by our good friend Vic Lombardi…

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