Pain gain for Orton

Denver quarterback overcomes ankle injury to lead the way

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Pain gain for Orton

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Denver quarterback Kyle Orton played through the pain barrier as he inspired the Broncos to a 26-6 victory over the New York Giants.

Orton has been dogged by an ankle injury in recent weeks, but he managed to throw for 245 yards and guided Denver to six scoring drives.

The Broncos defence also remained watertight to help snap a four-game losing streak and move Josh McDaniels' side to a half-game off the top of the AFC West Division.

A series of drives, led by Orton, had seen Denver build up a 16-0 lead - with the Broncos landing three field goals through Matt Prater, while Knowshon Moreno slipped through for his third touchdown of the season.

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The Giants cut the deficit to 10 with two field goals from Lawrence Tynes in the third quarter.

However Denver settled the result with Orton's 17-yard touchdown pass to Brandon Stokley, while Prater landed a field goal with five minutes left.

Giants quarterback Eli Manning struggled to make an impact on the night as he was sacked twice by Denver defensive end Elvis Dumervil, who extended his NFL-leading total to 14

Manning coughed up three turnovers in total but did pass for 230 yards.

The Giants are now 6-5 for the season having opened up with five straight wins.