After losing a blowout to the Seattle Seahawks in last year’s Super Bowl, the Denver Broncos were looking to erase those bad memories with a strong start to the 2014 season.

When quarterback Peyton Manning’s former team the Indianapolis Colts came to Denver for Week 1 action tonight, the team did just that with a first half barrage of offense that resulted in three touchdown passes from Manning to Pro Bow tight end Julius Thomas:

Here’s the first one (courtesy of Vine):

Thomas kept the ball rolling with an even longer touchdown for his second act , scoring on a 35-yard pass (Vine):

He promptly celebrated with the “Shmoney” dance to set the Internet on fire with his antics (Vine):

Thomas finished with 7 catches for 104 yards and the three scores as the Broncos held off a late rally to win 31-24.