Back to the Denver Broncos Newsfeed

C.J. Anderson recalls time Peyton Manning told him pre-snap he was going to beat a defender

Peyton knew exactly what C.J. was thinking.

"Had to be the communication from me and Peyton," Anderson told MHR during a phone interview after participating at a Beat the Heat event put on by Gatorade at Cherry Creek High School on Friday evening.

"Who would have ever thought that coming from where I came from — all the things I had to get through — Peyton Manning would be talking to me and let me know, ‘Hey, this might be coming,’ or ‘Hey, if you see this, just let me know'?"

Specifically, Anderson recalled a 3rd-and-11 play against the Chiefs in Week 13 when he and Manning were on the same page.