The Denver Broncos found themselves marching in unfamiliar territory on Sunday afternoon, sitting at third place in the AFC West. While Denver might still be stuck in the latter half of the toughest division in football, going into the bye with a win will certainly help the cause.

The Broncos left the Mercedes-Benz Superdome with a thrilling 25-23 victory in what was arguably the wildest game for the Mile High Crew since Brandon Stokley down the sidelines in 2009. The win was just what the Broncos needed and would not have been possible without the shining star power of our stars of the day.

Darian Stewart

Safety Darian Stewart had a field day against the league’s No. 1 offense Sunday morning—racking up two interceptions and a fumble recovery that never hit the ground. The three turnovers credited to Stewart are the most by a Bronco since 2001 when Deltha O’Neal picked off Trent Green of the Kansas City Chiefs four times.

“I just tried to make a play after the deflection on the first one. And then the second one I just went after the ball,” Stewart said after the victory. “I said after that, ‘keep them coming,’ as hey why not get three! But I was just out there trying to make plays to help the team win.”

With his three-turnover performance, No. 26 tied Aqib Talib for the team lead in interceptions with three on the year.

Demaryius Thomas

Thomas had his best performance of the season Sunday stat wise: 87 yards on eight receptions and one crucial touchdown midway through the fourth quarter on a jump ball over the head of Saints cornerback Delvin Breaux. No. 88 also pulled in the onside kick attempt late in the game, sealing the victory for Denver.

With DT playing so well in the past month, he surpassed fellow wideout Emmanuel Sanders and now leads Denver in every statistical category.

Will Parks and Justin Simmons

Rookie safeties Will Parks and Justin Simmons found themselves in the right place at the right time Sunday afternoon and won a game Denver desperately needed on one play.

Simmons leaped over a Saints line that was blocking an extra-point attempt that would have put New Orleans up by one late in the game, but Simmons was not going to let that happen. After the successful leap and block, Will “White Shoes” Parks cradled the ball and ran down the sidelines 84 yards to put Denver up 25-23.

“I did ballerina when I was five years old, so I know I had the balance to stay in. They couldn’t tell me I was out,” Parks said with a smile after the win. “I was thinking run like somebody’s chasing you with a big ol’ gun. Just run. That’s what I did. I was running so fast I really couldn’t control my feet. I was just moving.”

The two-point conversion is only the third of its kinds since the rule was changed prior to the 2015 season.