EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- A few takeaways from the Denver Broncos' locker room after a 31-17 victory over the New York Jets in MetLife Stadium.

Broncos linebacker Von Miller was put through the concussion protocol after a second-quarter collision with Jets running back Chris Ivory. Miller, however, said he simply had the contact lens in his right eye knocked out on the play. He did not return for the Broncos' next defensive series to close out the first half but played the entire second half after being cleared by the team’s medical staff. “I just knocked out my contact," Miller said. “Just with all the intensity, they just took me to the locker room and had all that stuff checked out. What took so long, I couldn’t put it back in and the guy had never put contacts in; I had to walk him through it. That was it."

The penalty totals were lopsided in the win, as the Broncos tied a season high with 11 penalties for a season-high 101 yards. The Jets were penalized just twice for 9 yards. The Broncos also had 11 penalties in a Week 2 win over the Kansas City Chiefs. This time around, Broncos coach John Fox sounded as if he may dispute one or two calls. “We were on the wrong side of that," Fox said after Sunday’s game. “... We go evaluate penalties, sometimes you get the moniker of this, that and the other, sometimes there’s just some bad calls, but we’ll look at them, we’ll evaluate them, and we’ll send them to the league like we do every week."

When linebacker Danny Trevathan left the game with a left knee injury after the second play from scrimmage for the Broncos defense, Denver turned to rookie Corey Nelson. The team’s seventh-round pick in May’s draft, Nelson played as one of the two linebackers in the Broncos’ nickel package and finished with a team-leading seven tackles.

Quarterback Peyton Manning finished with three touchdowns and is now just two away from tying Brett Favre’s mark of 508 career touchdown passes. Odds are, since Manning has thrown at least three touchdown passes in four of the Broncos’ five games this season and at least two touchdown passes in all of their games, the home fans will see history made with the Broncos having back-to-back games in Denver with the 49ers and Chargers next. Manning, however, continues to try to deflect yet another brush with the record book. “We’re trying to win football games," Manning said. "... If Ronnie [Hillman] wants to run for four touchdowns next week, I promise you I’m in favor of that."