Win the Watercooler, December 23: -- All four of Peyton Mannings interceptions Monday were on passes thrown outside the numbers. And that’s a trend that’s been the case the last six weeks, especially on deep passes. Since the start of Week 11, Manning has four interceptions on passes thrown outside the numbers at least 15 yards downfield, tied with Jay Cutler and Colin Kaepernick for the most on those throws in the NFL. Manning is completing 34.4 percent of those passes, below the NFL average for qualifying quarterbacks of 37.6 percent. Manning did not have an interception on that type of passes from Week 1 to Week 10. (ESPN Stats & Info) -- The only points the Broncos scored in the first half came on an interception-return touchdown by Aqib Talib. It was the second straight game in which Denver failed to score an offensive touchdown before halftime. No team with Peyton Manning at quarterback had done that since the Colts offense was kept out of the end zone in the first half of each of the first two games of the 2008 season. (Elias) -- German-born Denis Schroder led all players with 22 points, guiding the Hawks to a 105-102 win at Dallas. Dirk Nowitzki, the greatest NBA player ever produced by Germany, scored 16 points for the Mavericks. The only other German opponents to outscore Nowitzki by more than five points in a game are Detlef Schrempf (twice in 1999) and Carlos Boozer (three times from 2004 to 2007). (Elias) -- James Harden scored 44 points and contributed five steals while playing just 31:50 in the Rockets 110-95 home win over the Trail Blazers on Monday. No player had recorded at least 40 points and five steals while playing less than 32 minutes since the Bulls Scottie Pippen scored 43 with six thefts in 31 minutes against the Hornets on February 23, 1991. (Elias)
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