Denver receiver Brandon Marshall (15) points to Tennessee safety Michael Griffin (33) as he coasts to the end zone. The Broncos beat the Titans, 34-20, Monday in Denver.

Denver ? The Denver Broncos found new ways to make big plays and some little-known players to make them. Now suddenly they find themselves in a spot they only could have dreamed of a few weeks ago – tied for first place in the AFC West.

Jay Cutler threw touchdown passes of 41 and 48 yards, and unheralded Glenn Martinez and Andre Hall added to Denver’s frenzy of big scoring plays Monday night in a 34-20 victory over the Tennessee Titans.

“We were overdue,” said receiver Brandon Marshall, who caught the 41-yard touchdown pass. “Our offense, we finally exploded.”

Vince Young threw for a career high – 305 yards – for the second straight week, but this one also resulted in a loss for the Titans (6-4), who played catchup against Denver the same way they did in a 28-13 loss to Jacksonville last week.

“This was disgusting,” Titans cornerback Cortland Finnegan said. “The worst tackling game yet.”

Martinez, a second-year receiver signed off the practice squad in September, returned a punt 80 yards to give Denver a 14-0 lead in the first.

Hall, a first-year player with eight carries this season, turned his ninth into a 62-yard score to help the Broncos regain control of the game after they’d watched a 17-point lead slip to seven.