Peyton's Take: Improvement in communication, protection drives road win

As the offense showed improvements in a hostile environment, Peyton Manning came away proud of their showing and 24-12 win on the road.

DETROIT — After allowing seven sacks in the first two games of the season, the Broncos offense looked to the pistol to come out guns a'blazing in the 24-12 win over the Lions on Sunday night.

Keeping Manning upright is obviously a key objective, and with the shotgun-like single-back and single-tight end formation, the offensive line was able to keep him relatively clean.

"It was something the coaches came up with during the week," Manning said of the formation's use. "Green Bay did it last year against them late in the season and had pretty good success with…