SAN DIEGO (6-7) at DENVER (11-2)
8:25 p.m. ET, NFL Network.
OPENING LINE – Broncos by 10 1/2.
RECORD VS. SPREAD – San Diego 7-5-1, Denver 9-4.
SERIES RECORD – Broncos lead 58-48-1.
LAST MEETING – Broncos beat Chargers 28-20 on Nov. 10, 2013.
AP PRO32 RANKING – Chargers 18th, Broncos 2nd.
CHARGERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (20), PASS (4)
CHARGERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (28), RUSH (19), PASS (28)
BRONCOS OFFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (12), PASS (1)
BRONCOS DEFENSE – OVERALL (25), RUSH (7), PASS (29)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Game features two of NFL’s best offenses and two of league’s most porous defenses, especially against the pass. With unseasonably warm temperatures, this game could kick off another high-scoring weekend following last week’s record onslaught in the snow and ice. … Former Charger Shaun Philips leads Broncos with 9 1/2 sacks. Thomas Keiser, Corey Liuget tied for Chargers lead with 4 1/2. … Broncos coach John Fox missed last game between these teams while recovering in a North Carolina hospital from heart surgery. Says he doesn’t remember much about that game. Here’s a quick recap: Demaryius Thomas had 3 TD catches in Jack Del Rio’s debut as interim head coach. … QB Philip Rivers 118 yards shy of fifth 4,000-yard season. Has NFL-best 70.3 completion percentage in `13. … Rivers 5-2 in Denver. … RB Ryan Matthews 115 yards from second career 1,000-yard season. … RB Danny Woodhead tied for league-high among RBs with 65 catches. … WR Keenan Allen (61) has most catches by Chargers rookie. He’s 99 yards shy of club record for most yards by rookie (John Jefferson, 1,001 in `78). … Broncos first team since merger to top 50 points three times. … Peyton Manning’s 45 TD passes six shy of Tom Brady’s `07 record. … Manning 10-0 vs. AFC West with 28 TDs, six interceptions. … RB Knowshon Moreno needs 80 yards for first 1,000-yard season. … TE Julius Thomas’ 11 TDs one more than Hall of Famer Shannon Sharpe (10 in `96, `98) for most TDs by TE in franchise history. … Denver first team in NFL history to have four players with 10 TDs in a season. Eric Decker two shy of joining list.
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