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hauled in a career-high three touchdowns on 120 yard and nine receptions to lead the  Myron Mitchell Jersey first-place to a victory over the on Thursday night. Our takeaways: fans have to be wondering where this version of a well-rounded, playmaking Sanders was in Pittsburgh. Before arriving in Denver, he had never recorded a multiple-touchdown game or a 100-yard performance in his five-year career. A quarter of his 16 career touchdowns have come in the past two weeks. He has gone over the century mark in four of the past six games. The haven't mi sed a beat with Sanders replacing . Sanders' speed has taken the top off of defenses, and he's shown a penchant for spectacular grabs. Between a series of lower-leg injuries and a relegation to inside routes, he never had a chance to blo som with . It helps, of course, that throws the .As transcendent as has been this season, it's time to start adding 's name to the Defensive Player of the Year conversation. Miller extended his NFL-best sack streak to six games and has made just as many plays at or behind the line of scrimmage in the run game. He's the best player on the best defense of Manning's career. isn't getting his starting job back. Running with confidence and even starting to show a semblance of power, has improved every week as Ball's replacement in the starting lineup. The  Harrison Smith Jersey boxscore doesn't do justice to his impre sive footwork and . Hillman had a 33-yard touchdown run nullified by penalty and Kenny Willekes Jersey  was ruled just out of bounds at the 3-yard line on another potential score. His final statline could easily have read 174 yards and two touchdowns on 24 touches. He's simply a better fit for this offense. remains in the MVP discu sion, but his dink-and-dunk, time-consuming attack isn't built to come from behind against a quality opponent. can't be blamed for his poor stat line. The ' defensive front shut down the line of scrimmage, leaving no holes for the impre sive undrafted rookie. The defense also devoted a spy to him in the pa sing game, shutting down his run-after-catch ability. would have struggled to find positive yardage behind the ' offensive line.Beyond Miller, the defense has a lot of great stories. Cut , linebacker has been a pleasant surprise as 's fill-in Adam Thielen Jersey . deflected a deep pa s and made several plays to shut down pa ses close to the line of scrimmage. First-round cornerback looks like a future star. Nine months removed from ACL surgery, has been one of the NFL's most effective slot corners. It's not unrealistic to believe the will finish with the NFL's top-ranked offense and defense.Dan Hanzus stated matter-of-factly early that the are this year. At the mid-season mark, they are clearly . broke r Lance "Bambi" Allworth's franchise record for receiving yards. The 34-year-old tight end is also the ' all-time leader in receptions and touchdowns. After , he's tied with for the NFL lead with nine receiving touchdowns. Second tight end was a non-factor, draw just one target late in the fourth quarter. was an afterthought in the offense, catching just two pa ses for five yards on two targets. He's averaging just 36 yards per game this season, which is le s than half of his average (77 yards) over the past seven  Moritz Bohringer Jersey years.Put safety on your ballot. He deserves it.The latest Around The NFL Podcast previews every Week 8 game, and . Find more Around The NFL content on .