Last Updated on November 29, 2012 2:15 pm by admin
TAMPA BAY (6-5) At DENVER (8-3)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m., FOX
OPENING LINE – Broncos by 6 1/2
RECORD VS. SPREAD – Tampa Bay 7-3-1; Denver 6-5
SERIES RECORD – Broncos lead 5-2
AP PRO32 RANKING – Buccaneers No. 12; Broncos No. 5
LAST MEETING – Broncos defeated Buccaneers 16-13, Oct. 5, 2008
LAST WEEK – Buccaneers lost to Falcons 24-23; Broncos beat Chiefs 17-9
BUCCANEERS OFFENSE – OVERALL (12), RUSH (11), PASS (13)
BUCCANEERS DEFENSE – OVERALL (30), RUSH (1), PASS (32)
BRONCOS OFFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (20), PASS (6)
BRONCOS DEFENSE – OVERALL (4), RUSH (9), PASS (5)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES – Broncos QB Peyton Manning needs nine completions to pass Dan Marino for second on all-time list (4,967). … Bucs TE Dallas Clark, a former Colt and longtime teammate of Manning’s, has touchdowns in two of his past three games. … Broncos DE Elvis Dumervil needs two more sacks to get to double digits for third time in his career. … Denver clinches AFC West with win over Tampa Bay or loss by San Diego. … Buc WR Vincent Jackson averages 18.5 yards per catch since 2008, best in NFL. … Jackson and WR Mike Williams rank first and third in NFL in yards per catch (16.9). … Broncos WR Demaryius Thomas has 100-plus receiving yards in three of five home games this season. … RB Knowshon Moreno set to make second straight start for Broncos in place of Willis McGahee. Rushed for 85 yards last week vs. Chiefs. … Bucs QB Josh Freeman has 104.1 passer rating with 16 TDs and three INTs in last seven games.
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