DENVER (AP) Demaryius Thomas came up 13 yards short in his bid to tie Calvin Johnson's NFL record of eight straight 100-yard games.
His consolation prize wasn't too shabby.
Thomas caught three of Peyton Manning's four touchdown throws in Denver's 39-36, come-from-behind win over the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.
Coming up just short of Megatron's mark didn't seem to bother Thomas too much.
The Broncos (8-3), who had lost two of three, entered the fourth quarter trailing by 11.
Thomas' third TD and Emmanuel Sanders' 2-point reception pulled them to 28-25, and C.J. Anderson, who ran for 167 yards, scored from 10 yards out to give Denver its first lead at 32-28 with 5 minutes left.
Wes Welker added an insurance TD catch following T.J. Ward's 37-yard return of Ryan Tannehill's interception to make it 39-28.
The Dolphins (6-5) had one last drive in them. Tannehill hit Jarvis Landry from a yard out and Lamar Miller's 2-point dive made it a three-point game with 1:34 remaining.
Miami's onside kick was recovered by - who else? - Anderson, who also had four catches for 28 yards.
Actually, Anderson needed a 26-yard scamper on second down to seal the win.
''You just have to give it up to the big boys up front. They took so much heat the outside and the media all week,'' said Anderson, who had come to the defense of the much-maligned O-line last week.
GROUND GAME: After running just nine times a week earlier in a stunning loss at St. Louis, the Broncos rushed for 201 yards, their best output since exactly a year ago at New England.
And they had perfect balance - 35 runs, 35 throws.
''They were probably expecting a few more passes and we were effective with the run,'' Manning said.
He said it wasn't just O-line bouncing back but the return of tight end Virgil Green that got the ground game going.
A strained right calf had sidelined Green for three weeks, coinciding with Denver's dive.
DISMAYED DOLPHINS: Seeing so many runs threw off the Dolphins.
''They're known for throwing the ball all over the place. But they had a plan to run the ball and control the game like that,'' cornerback Brent Grimes said. ''They did a good job of it.
KEEPING COMPOSURE: Manning said the Broncos were able to pull this one out because they didn't lose their cool when things went wrong.
Well, they did lose their cool one time, when Brandon McManus clanked a 33-yard field goal try off the right upright after Manning had tripped on third-and-1 from the 7 for his only sack.
On the sideline, right guard Manny Ramirez ripped his helmet off and hollered as Thomas slammed his helmet to the ground.
FANTASTIC FOUR: Manning has thrown four or more TD passes 35 times in his career. Thirteen of those have come in his last 27 games.
Manning became the third player in NFL history with touchdown passes in 50 consecutive games, joining Drew Brees (54) and Tom Brady (52).
NOTES: Broncos CBs Aqib Talib (hamstring) and Kayvon Webster (shoulder) and MLB Brandon Marshall (concussion) were hurt. ... The Dolphins lost CB Jamar Taylor (shoulder) and LT Ja'Wuan James (stinger).