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Peyton Manning even keeps tabs on scoreboard operators at Broncos game

DENVER -- Nothing escapes the discerning gaze of quarterback Peyton Manning. Following the Denver Broncos' win Thursday against the San Diego Chargers, the scoreboard operators at Sports Authority Field at Mile High were squarely in the cross hairs. The Broncos had a false-start penalty on tackle Paul Cornick just after the two-minute warning, and Manning placed the blame on the stadium's audio-visual crew.

"I got a problem with our scoreboard operator, I've got to have a little talk with him," Manning said. "I'm not sure what he's doing, he's playing music and showing players dancing, getting the crowd fired up and we have the ball. I don't think we should be doing that."

Manning also took aim at a moment in the second half when Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers was shown on the giant video board as the crowd booed and then Manning would be shown to cheers. "And I don't think we should be showing their quarterback on the sideline," Manning said. "I thought that was kind of disrespectful ... our scoreboard operator, it wasn't his best night."