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Broncos: 5 best games of Demaryius Thomas’ Denver career

By Travis Wakeman

DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 5: Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas #88 of the Denver Broncos runs on his way to scoring a 31 yard second quarter touchdown during a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on October 5, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - OCTOBER 5: Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas #88 of the Denver Broncos runs on his way to scoring a 31 yard second quarter touchdown during a game at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on October 5, 2014 in Denver, Colorado. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /
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DENVER, CO – JANUARY 08: Demaryius Thomas #88 of the Denver Broncos makes a pass reception and fights off Ike Taylor #24 of the Pittsburgh Steelers to go 80 yards for the game-winning touchdown on the first play of overtime at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 8, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Steelers 29-23 in their AFC Wild Card Playoff game. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)
DENVER, CO – JANUARY 08: Demaryius Thomas #88 of the Denver Broncos makes a pass reception and fights off Ike Taylor #24 of the Pittsburgh Steelers to go 80 yards for the game-winning touchdown on the first play of overtime at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on January 8, 2012, in Denver, Colorado. The Broncos defeated the Steelers 29-23 in their AFC Wild Card Playoff game. (Photo by Doug Pensinger/Getty Images) /

3. January 8, 2012- vs. Pittsburgh Steelers

This game pretty much has to be there, even if it stuck with the theme of the 2011 season in which Thomas turned nothing into something.

He only caught four passes in this game, which happened to be an AFC Wild Card game against the Steelers. The Steelers boasted one of the league’s best defenses that season and were the defending AFC champions.

Thomas gained 204 yards through the air on those four catches, averaging over 50 yards per reception. Of course, it was the way the game ended that no Broncos fan will ever forget.

In what, in my opinion, is behind only John Elway’s helicopter dive for the greatest play in Broncos history, Thomas made this catch (video) and then fended off Steelers defender Ike Taylor with a  nice stiffarm before racing 80 yards for a touchdown.

This was the year that the NFL changed the overtime rules to give each team an opportunity with the football unless the team that had it first scored a touchdown. The Broncos promptly scored a touchdown on the first play of the extra period.

The stadium in Denver has been rocking many times over the years but this is about as crazy a scene as can be remembered in Denver.

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