DENVER (9-1) at NEW ENGLAND (7-3)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE – Broncos by 2 1-2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Denver 7-3, New England 5-5
SERIES RECORD – Broncos lead 27-19
LAST MEETING – Patriots beat Broncos 31-21, Oct. 7, 2012
LAST WEEK – Broncos beat Chiefs 27-17; Patriots lost to Panthers 24-20
AP PRO32 RANKING – Broncos No. 2, Patriots No. 6
BRONCOS OFFENSE – OVERALL (1), RUSH (20), PASS (1)
BRONCOS DEFENSE – OVERALL (23), RUSH (4), PASS (28)
PATRIOTS OFFENSE – OVERALL (11), RUSH (9), PASS (16)
PATRIOTS DEFENSE – OVERALL (20), RUSH (27), PASS (12)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Peyton Manning is 4-9 in his career against Tom Brady, 0-1 since moving from Indianapolis to Denver last season. Brady is 4-6 against Denver, but won last three meetings. … QB Manning’s 34 TD passes project to 54 for season, which would break NFL record of 50 set by Brady in 2007. … Broncos are 20-1 in regular season since losing to Patriots in Week 5 last year. Current Broncos WR Wes Welker had 13 catches for 104 yards and TD for Patriots in that game. … Broncos coming off victory that gave Chiefs first loss. … Denver interim head coach Jack Del Rio, Jacksonville’s former coach, is 0-5 in career against Patriots. He’s filling in for John Fox, who underwent heart surgery … Julius Thomas’ 10 TD catches are tied with Shannon Sharpe for most by tight end in Broncos history. … Denver leads NFL with 455.5 yards and 39.8 points per game. … Broncos top NFL with 13 fourth-quarter takeaways. … Since Bill Belichick became Patriots coach in 2000, Broncos are only team he doesn’t have winning record against, 5-5. … QB Brady’s 83.6 passer rating his lowest since he became starter in 2001. His rating is 111.3 rating in last two games vs. Broncos. … Patriots are 3-3 in last six games, but 5-0 at home this season. … Loss to Panthers dropped Patriots to 24-2 in second half of season starting in 2010. … PK Stephen Gostkowski needs one point to set Patriots record by scoring in 102 consecutive games. He shares mark with PKs Adam Vinatieri and John Smith. … DE Chandler Jones leads Patriots with 9 1-2 sacks, including 6 1-2 in last six games. … RB Stevan Ridley has at least one TD in five straight games. … Patriots’ streak of 36 games with takeaway ended at Carolina.
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