Post-game comments after Emmanuel Sanders scores twice

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For those who didn't see it, former SMU receiver Emmanuel Sanders was on the receiving end of two touchdown passes from Peyton Manning in the Broncos' 18-17 exhibition loss Saturday to the Houston Texans. Some post-game comments (source: Denver Post):

Peyton Manning
On getting on the same page with Sanders:

"It was good to get Emmanuel out there. I had not completed a pass to Emmanuel in a game yet. He didn't have any catches against Seattle. He of course didn't play against San Francisco, and he didn't practice the majority of the week against Houston. The fact that he was able to practice on a Thursday and go in the game I thought was significant. I wanted to get some completions to him. I think you want to complete some passes to a first-year receiver in this offense going into the season opener. Obviously being able to complete some passes to him early and then get the two touchdowns to him, it certainly makes me feel a lot better going into the opener, as opposed to before."

Head coach John Fox
"We have seen them in practice and it has been a little frustrating I know for Emmanuel that he's been nagged by that thigh strain he had. It was good to get him back out there in practice little bit late in the week and I thought he looked good tonight."

Emmanuel Sanders

On Manning responding to Swearinger's on-field conduct:

"Peyton doesn't like that, no one likes that — it's bad sportsmanship. Peyton gave him a little, and then he threw the ball to me and we scored. It all worked itself out."

On what Manning's 15-yard taunting penalty does for the team:

"The fact that if Peyton is addressing the situation, that means he's got the backs of his teammates. (Swearinger), he's been a competitor all week at practice. We've been competing against him, and sometimes he lets his attitude get the most of him. But at the end of the day, I've got nothing but respect for those guys at the Houston Texans. They came out here and helped us get better as a football squad."

On catching his first touchdown with Manning:

"He definitely made it easy for me; he hit me in stride, and I just had to catch it and keep running. I'm extremely optimistic about this offense and the potential of it. We have next week, of course we're going to Dallas, and the starters probably won't play, but we've got to explode on the scene like we did today."

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