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Date: Monday, December 24, 2007

Time: 6:30 p.m. MST

Teams: Denver Broncos (6-8, 2nd in AFC West) at San Diego Chargers (9-5, 1st Place in AFC West)

Location: Qualcomm Stadium - San Diego, CA

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK AT SAN DIEGO --

TEAM (3-GAME WIN STREAK ON CHRISTMAS EVE) - Can extend its winning streak on Christmas Eve to four games and improve its 4-3 all-time record on the date with a win.

TEAM (3-GAME ROAD FINALE WIN STREAK) - Can win its regular-season road finale for the fourth consecutive year with a victory.

TEAM (3-2 DIV. RECORD) - Can finish the year with a winning record in divisional play for the seventh time since 1995 and 18th time in club history with a victory.

TEAM (NO TURNOVERS IN LAST TWO GAMES) - Can extend its streak without turning the ball over to three games against San Diego (current two-game streak is club's longest since its four-game streak in 2005 that tied the NFL record).

TEAM (200 OR FEWER PASS YDS. ALLOWED IN LAST 4 GMS.) - Can extend its streak of not allowing more than 200 passing yards to five games against San Diego.

MIKE SHANAHAN (19-9 VS. S.D.) - Can become the only active head coach with 20 regular-season wins against multiple teams with his 20th career win against San Diego.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (24 INTS) - Needs one interception to pass Steve Atwater (24) for sole possession of eighth and two to tie Louis Wright (26) for seventh in Broncos history in career interceptions.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (304 INT YDS.) - Needs 31 interception return yards to tie Randy Gradishar (335) for 10th, 36 to tie Tom Jackson (340) for ninth and 56 to tie Louis Wright (260) for eighth in Broncos history in career interception return yards.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (3 INT RET. FOR TDS) - Needs one interception returned for a touchdown to tie Tyrone Braxton (4) and Mike Harden (4) for the most interceptions returned for a touchdown in Broncos history.

CB DRE' BLY (5 INTS) - Needs one interception to tie his single-season career high (6, 3x) for interceptions.

DE TIM CROWDER (4.0 SACKS) - Needs 2.5 sacks to tie Shane Dronett (6.5) for the fifth-most sacks by a rookie in Broncos history.

QB JAY CUTLER (3,096 YDS.) - Needs 232 passing yards to tie John Elway (3,328) for 10th in Broncos history for most passing yards in a season.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (11.0 SACKS) - Needs one sack to tie three players (12) for 10th, 1.5 to tie Rich Jackson (12.5) for ninth and two to tie four players (13.0) for fifth in Broncos history for most sacks in a season.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (4 MULTI-SACK GMS.) - Can record the most multiple-sack games in a season by a Bronco under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) with 1.5 sacks on Thursday.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (7 PASS BREAKUPS) - Needs one pass breakup to tie DT Michael Dean Perry for the most pass breakups (8) in a season by a Broncos defensive lineman under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.).

K JASON ELAM (234 GP) - Can pass John Elway (234) for sole possession of the most regular-season games played in Broncos history with an appearance Monday.

K JASON ELAM (487 FGA) - Needs one field goal attempt to tie Jim Turner (488) for seventh in NFL history in career field goal attempts.

K JASON ELAM (599 PATs) - Needs to make on extra point attempt to become the sixth player in NFL history with 600 extra point conversions.

K JASON ELAM (12 CONSEC. FGs) - Needs to make his next field goal attempt to tie Rich Karlis (13) for third and his next seven to tie himself (19, 2x) for first in club history in consecutive field goals made.

WR BRANDON MARSHALL (2 CONSEC. 100-YD. GAMES) - Can tie Denver's franchise record for consecutive 100-yard receiving games with his third in a row on Monday.

WR BRANDON MARSHALL (86 REC.) - Needs one reception to tie Shannon Sharpe (87) for seventh, three to tie Rod Smith (89) for sixth and six to tie Lionel Taylor  (92) for fifth in Broncos history for most receptions in a season.

WR BRANDON MARSHALL (1,136 YDS.) - Needs eight receiving yards to tie Rod Smith (1,444) for 10th, 34 to tie Steve Watson (1,170) for ninth, 40 to tie Lionel Taylor (1,176) for eighth, 44 to tie Rod Smith (1,180) for seventh, 86 to tie Rod Smith (1,222) for sixth, 99 to tie Lionel Taylor (1,235) for fifth and 108 to tie Steve Watson (1,244) for fourth in Broncos history for most receiving yards in a season.

RB SELVIN YOUNG (603 YDS.) - Needs 74 rushing yards to tie Mike Bell (677) for fourth and 121 to tie Clark Gaines (724) for third in most rushing yards by an undrafted rookie in NFL history. Also needs 43 rushing yards to tie Billy Joe (646) for seventh and 74 to tie Mike Bell (677) for sixth in Broncos history in rushing yards by a rookie.

RB SELVIN YOUNG (870 COMBINED YDS.) - Needs 130 yards to reach the 1,000 combined yards mark for the season.

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Date: Sunday, December 9, 2007

Time: 2:05 p.m. MST

Teams: Kansas City Chiefs (4-8, 4th in AFC West) at Denver Broncos (5-7, 2nd Place in AFC West)

Location: Invesco Field @ Mile High - Denver, CO

Here are some points of interest this week in our battle with the Chiefs.

--Sunday's game marks the 95th regular-season meeting between the Broncos and Chiefs with Denver owning a 42-52 all-time record in those games, including a 29-18 mark in home contests...

--The Broncos, who defeated the Chiefs 27-11 on Nov. 11, are looking for their 11th all-time season series sweep against the Chiefs and first since 2002...

--Denver has won its last six home games against the Chiefs, a streak that ties for its seventh-longest home winning streak against any opponent in club history and is their longest active such streak against an AFC West opponent...

--With a win on Sunday, Broncos QB Jay Cutler would join Craig Morton (1977) as one of only two quarterbacks in club history to win their first two starts against the Chiefs...

--In their last 11 games vs. Kansas City, the Broncos have averaged 5.4 yards per carry and 161.9 rushing yards per game...

--The Broncos' 5.4-yard rushing average against Kansas City is their best against any team they have faced at least three times since 2002...

--The Broncos' 17-4 (.810) regular-season record at home in divisional play since they began playing games at INVESCO Field at Mile High in 2001 ties for the best such mark in the league, and they are an NFL-best 36-9 (.800) at home in divisional games since 1995...  

--K Jason Elam has scored more points (212) and made more field goals (48) against the Chiefs than any player in NFL history...

--Denver is in the sixth game of a span in which it plays six of eight on the road, marking only the second such stretch in team history (1969) and one of two in the NFL (St. Louis) this season...

--The Broncos have appeared in an NFL-leading three overtime games this year and in a league-high five overtime contests since 2006...

--Denver's 5.74-yard per play average is the fourth best in the league and projects to be the sixth best for a season in club history...

--In the last four weeks, the Broncos rank fifth in the league in rushing yards per game (132.8)...

--The club is third in the league in yards per rush (4.4) for the season...

--Denver has tied for the second-most takeaways (12) in the NFL during the last four weeks and owns a +4 turnover ratio during that time...

--The Broncos' 25 forced fumbles this season tie for the second most in the NFL... Cutler's 103.3 passer rating on third downs ranks sixth in the NFL and projects to be the second best by a Broncos passer under Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.)...

--Cutler is completing 63.3 percent of his passes this year, a figure that projects to rank second in club history for a season, and he is fifth in the league in yards per pass (7.83)...

--Undrafted RB Selvin Young is third among league rookies in rushing (413 yds.) and stands fourth among all NFL players in yards per rush (5.0)...

--RB Travis Henry notched the 10th multiple-rushing touchdown performance of his career with two scores last week at Oakland...

--WR Brandon Marshall is tied for ninth in the league in receiving yards (914) and needs 86 receiving yards to post the first 1,000-yard season of his career and give Denver its fourth different 1,000-yard receiver in the last four seasons (tying club record set from 1995-98)...

--WR Brandon Stokley recorded his first 100-yard game as a Bronco (8th of his career) last week in Oakland with 102 yards and ranks second in the league in first down percentage on receptions with an 84.6 mark (33-of-39) that projects to be the best by a Bronco under Shanahan...

--TE Tony Scheffler has totaled the seventh-most receiving yards (292) among league tight ends in the last seven weeks...

--DE Elvis Dumervil is tied for sixth in the AFC with eight sacks while DE Tim Crowder stands fourth among league rookies with four sacks...

--LB Jordan Beck, a mid-season free-agent signee, has a team-high eight special-teams tackles (7 kickoff, 1 punt) in seven games played with the club...

--Denver is third in the league in punt return average (15.0 yds.) in the seven weeks since its bye.....

--P Todd Sauerbrun ranks fourth in the league in gross punting average with a 47.2-yard average that is the second best of his career...

--Elam has made his last 33 field-goal attempts from inside 40 yards as well as his last eight overall attempts...

--CB Domonique Foxworth was selected as the Broncos' Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year nominee.

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Date: Sunday, November 26, 2007

Time: 2:15 p.m. MST

Teams: Denver Broncos (5-5, Tied for 1st in AFC West) at Chicago Bears (4-6, 3rd Place in NFC North)

Location: Soldier Field - Chicago, IL

Awesome job by everyone keeping the site moving along this holiday weekend!  A huge football Sunday as the Broncos attempt to stake their claim to a playoff spot in the AFC.  In their way is the Chicago Bears, the defending champs in the NFC, who have been a huge disappointment in 2007.  

Here's a look at the last 5 meetings between the teams --

CHICAGO 19, at DENVER 10 (Nov. 23, 2003) -- RB Clinton Portis sets a Broncos single-game franchise record for yards per rush, averaging 11.8 yards on 14 carries for 165 yards, but Chicago overcomes a 10-9 fourth-quarter deficit to earn the win in Denver... Bears K Paul Edinger connects on all four fieldgoal attempts, including a 54-yarder... Denver holds Chicago to 3.2 yards per play (68-217) and a third-down success rate of 24 percent (4-of-17)... Broncos WR Rod Smith posts game highs for receptions (9) and receiving yards (86) while scoring on a 1-yard grab... The Broncos limit the Bears to one touchdown in three red zone possessions.

at DENVER 17, CHICAGO 12 (Nov. 10, 1996) -- -- Trailing 17-12 with 40 seconds to play and facing a first-and-goal situation at the Denver 1-yard line, the Bears are unable to reach the end zone... Denver takes a 14-3 lead at halftime after a 1-yard touchdown run by RB Terrell Davis, whose 71 rushing yards for the day made him the fastest player in club history (10 games) to reach 1,000 rushing yards for the season... The victory improved Denver's record to 9-1 for the season, marking the best mark in the NFL...Denver TE Shannon Sharpe posts a game-high 92 receiving yards on five grabs, including a 15-yard touchdown... The Broncos do not record any giveaways and post a +3 turnover ratio for the game.

DENVER 13, at CHICAGO 3 (Dec. 18, 1993) -- Broncos RB Rod Bernstine totals 103 yards on 20 carries (5.2 avg.) to lead Denver's offensive attack... Denver scores the game's final 13 points after trailing 3-0 in the first quarter following a 31-yard Kevin Butler field goal... For only the second time in club history, the Broncos do not commit a penalty in a game.... RB Robert Delpino accounts for the Broncos' lone touchdown on a 1-yard run in the second quarter while K Jason Elam makes 2-of-3 field goals for Denver... Three different Broncos post one interception, and Denver holds Chicago to 101 net passing yards.

CHICAGO 16, at DENVER 13 OT (Nov. 18, 1990) -- Kevin Butler's 44-yard field goal with 1:46 left to play proves to be the game-winning score... Denver has three possessions in overtime with those drives beginning at their own 12, 8 and 4-yard lines... A 9-yard touchdown run by John Elway with less than three minutes to play in the fourth quarter ties the game, and the contest is sent into overtime after a 41-yard field goal attempt by Butler hits the left upright... Elway finishes the game completing 24-of-41 passes for 262 yards while Broncos RB Bobby Humphrey totals 83 yards on 23 carries... The Bears finish with 204 rushing yards, including 111 by Neal Anderson.

at DENVER 31, CHICAGO 29 (Nov. 16, 1987) -- Missed extra points by the Bears following their final two touchdowns proved to be the margin of victory for Denver on Monday Night Football... The Broncos overcame a first-quarter deficit of 14-0 and a fourth-quarter deficit of 29-21... Denver QB John Elway completes 21-of-40 passes for 341 yards with three touchdowns while rushing for 35 yards... Broncos WR Vince Johnson catches six passes for 86 yards and one touchdown and rookie WR Ricky Nattiel hauls in four passes for 93 yards with a score...Bears QB Jim McMahon posts 311 passing yards and three touchdowns to mark his first 300-yard game as a pro.

Overall, the Broncos are 6-6 against the Bears(4-3 @ home, 2-3 on the road), but have won 3 of the last 4.  Since 1995, the Broncos are the best team in the League in the month of November, compiling a 35-14 record.  Since 2000, the Broncos are amazing 11-3 on the road in November as well.

We'll have more as we get closer to kickoff!!!

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Date: Sunday, November 26, 2007

Time: 2:15 p.m. MST

Teams: Denver Broncos (5-5, Tied for 1st in AFC West) at Chicago Bears (4-6, 3rd Place in NFC North)

Location: Soldier Field - Chicago, IL

HEAD COACH MIKE SHANAHAN

WEDNESDAY INJURY REPORT --

The Broncos should have an important defensive piece of the puzzle on the field Monday Night when they host the Tennessee Titans.  John Lynch practiced for the second consecutive day, and afterward professed himself fit to play --

THURSDAY INJURY REPORT --

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Date: Monday, November 19, 2007

Time: 6:30 p.m. MST

Teams: Tennessee Titans (6-3, Tied for 2nd in AFC South) at Denver Broncos (4-5, Tied for 2nd in AFC West)

Location: Invesco Field @ Mile High - Denver, CO

       

DENVER 37, at TENNESSEE 16 (Dec. 25, 2004) -- RB Reuben Droughns scores three touchdowns and DE Reggie Hayward registers three sacks for Denver in its Christmas night victory at Tennessee... Denver’s victory marks Head Coach Mike Shanahan’s 100th career regular-season win... The Broncos total 496 yards of total offense (193 rushing, 303 passing) and hold the Titans to just 153 yards (59 rushing, 94 passing)... Broncos rookie LB D.J. Williams posts the first interception of his career on Tennessee’s first offensive play... Denver QB Jake Plummer registers a 124.8 passer rating and throws for 303 yards with two touchdowns.

at HOUSTON 42, DENVER 33 (Nov. 26, 1995) --
The Oilers score on five of their first six possessions and take a 35-17 lead midway through the third quarter of their eventual victory...Denver totals 472 yards of offense and has an individual 100-yard rusher (Terrell Davis, 110 yds.), 100-yard receiver (Anthony Miller, 152 yds.) and 300-yard passer (John Elway, 332 yds.)... Davis' 140 yards from scrimmage move him into first place on the Broncos' all-time single-season rookie total yards from scrimmage list...Denver K Jason Elam connects on a career-long 56-yard field goal to open the game's scoring... The Oilers total 448 yards of offense and convert 9-of-11 (81.8%) of their third-down attempts.

at DENVER 27, HOUSTON 21 (Oct. 18, 1992) -- RB Reggie Rivers' 20-yard touchdown run with 1:34 left to play proves to be the game-winning score in the Broncos' victory against Houston... The Broncos take a 20-14 lead early in the fourth quarter before Houston goes ahead 21-20 late in the contest on WR Haywood Jefferies' 7-yard touchdown catch... Denver finishes the contest with 170 yards on 22 rushes (7.7 avg.), a total that includes a 67-yard scoring run by RB Gaston Green... Oilers QB Warren Moon throws for 321 yards and two touchdowns... Broncos WR Mark Jackson catches three passes for 90 yards, including a 42-yard touchdown.

at DENVER 26, HOUSTON 24 (Jan. 4, 1992 - AFC DIV.) -- The Broncos' victory against Houston advances the club to its fourth AFC Championship Game in the last six years... Denver overcomes a 21-13 halftime deficit... K David Treadwell's 28-yard field goal with 20 seconds left to play proves to be the game-winning score, capping off a drive in which Denver converts two fourth downs... Broncos RB Greg Lewis scores twice on 1-yard runs... WR Vance Johnson catches five passes for 78 yards, including a 10-yard scoring grab... Oilers QB Warren Moon throws for 325 yards and three touchdowns.

at HOUSTON 42, DENVER 14 (Oct. 6, 1991) -- The Oilers score 28 points in the second quarter and take a 35-0 lead into halftime... Denver P Mike Horan's punt following the Broncos' first offensive series is blocked and recovered by Bubba McDowell in the end zone for a touchdown... The Oilers score again later in the game on a 19-yard fumble return by Chris Dishman...Broncos QB John Elway finishes with 301 passing yards and tosses touchdowns to RB Steve Sewell (3 yds.) and WR Ricky Nattiel (70 yds.) in the second half... Oilers QB Warren Moon throws two touchdown passes and registers 334 passing yards... Denver holds the Oilers to 49 yards on 20 rushes (2.5 avg.).

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Date: Monday, November 19, 2007
Time: 6:30 p.m. MST
Teams: Tennessee Titans (6-3, Tied for 2nd in AFC South) at Denver Broncos (4-5, Tied for 2nd in AFC West)
Location: Invesco Field @ Mile High - Denver, CO

       

BRONCOS VS. TITANS POINTS OF INTEREST

   Monday's game marks the Broncos' 34th all-time regular-season meeting against the Titans with Denver holding a 12-20-1 all-time record against the club, including a 7-7-1 mark at home...

   The Broncos are 1-0 against the franchise since it moved from Houston to Tennessee, defeating the Titans 37-16 in Nashville, Tenn., on Christmas Night in 2004 during the clubs' most recent meeting...

   The Titans will be playing their first-ever regular-season game at INVESCO Field at Mile High--Denver defeated Tennessee at home in the 2006 preseason--and first game in Denver since 1995...

   The Broncos are set to make their second of three Monday Night Football appearances for the year this week, and their three scheduled MNF games in 2007 tie Baltimore for the most in the NFL...

   Denver is 24-30-1 (.445) all-time on Monday Night Football, including its 19-13 overtime loss to Green Bay on Oct. 29 in its most recent home game...

   Denver's 19-9-1 (.672) all-time home record on MNF is the fifth best in NFL history (min. 10 games)...

   The Broncos are 10-4 (.714) at home on MNF under Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.) and are 12-11 (.522) overall in Monday games under Shanahan...

   Broncos K Jason Elam's 45 field goals and 190 points scored in 26 career MNF appearances rank second and third, respectively, in NFL history and lead all active players...

   Denver's game against the Titans is its last home game until it faces Kansas City on Dec. 9 with the Broncos in the third game of a stretch in which they play six of eight on the road...

   The Broncos have the NFL's top winning percentage (.708) in the month of November since 1995, posting a 34-14 record...

   The Broncos own the NFL's best home record (76-25 / .752) since 1995 and have the league's sixth-best home record (37-16 / .698) since they began playing at INVESCO Field at Mile High in 2001...

   Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan and Titans Head Coach Jeff Fisher are both in their 13th full seasons with their respective clubs, making them the two longest-tenured active head coaches in the NFL with their current teams...

   Denver QB Jay Cutler (11th overall, 2006 draft) and Tennessee QB Vince Young (3rd overall, 2006 draft) will face each other for the first time in their careers in regular-season play Monday -- The two squared off in the preseason last year...

   Cutler leads the NFL in third-down completion percentage (70.4) and is third in the league in third-down passer rating (109.4)...

   Cutler has thrown at least one touchdown pass in 12 of his 14 career games played...

   In their four games since the bye week, the Broncos rank among the NFL's top 10 in opponent kickoff return average (4th), opponent punt return average (6th) and kickoff return average (7th)...

    The Broncos are sixth in the NFL in yards per play (5.66) and stand 10th in the league in yards per game (345.8)...

   Denver ranks fifth in the NFL in third-down success (47.3% / 53-of-112) and leads the NFL in third-and-long (6+yds.) success (41.7% / 25-of-60)...

   The Broncos are second in the league in lowest three-and-out percentage (14.3) and are fifth in 10+yard plays (127)...

   The Broncos' pass defense is eighth in the NFL (197.3 ypg.)...

    Undrafted rookie RB Selvin Young (109 yds.) last week became the 12th different Bronco since 1995 to record at least 100 rushing yards in a regular-season game -- That totals ties with Carolina for the most in the NFL during that time...

   Young ranks second in the NFL in yards per rush (5.3), and his 331 rushing yards are the third most by an NFL rookie this year...

   WR Brandon Marshall has recorded at least 70 receiving yards in each of Denver's last five games and in seven of the club's previous eight contests...

   Marshall's 694 receiving yards (51 catches) rank 10th in the NFL, and he is on pace to record the most receiving yards (1,234) by a Bronco in a season since Rod Smith in 2001...

   DE Elvis Dumervil has posted a sack in Denver's last two games and is tied for seventh in the NFL with eight sacks this year...

   Dumervil has forced two fumbles with sacks that were returned for touchdowns during this season...

   The Broncos' four takeaways (3 INTs, 1 FUM) last week at Kansas City were a season high...

   P Todd Sauerbrun is averaging a career-best 48.5 yards per punt to rank fourth in the NFL...

   Denver K Jason Elam's 50-yard field goal last week at Kansas City was the 37th 50+yard field goal of his career (2nd most in NFL history)...

   LB D.J. Williams leads the Broncos with 98 defensive tackles...

   CB Champ Bailey, LB Jordan Beck and S Steve Cargile share Denver's special-teams tackles lead this year with five each.

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK VS. TENNESSEE

TEAM (34-14 IN NOVEMBER SINCE 1995) - Can improve its NFL-best 34-14 (.708) record in November since 1995 with a win on Monday.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (23 INTS) - Needs one interception to tie Steve Atwater (24) for eighth and three to tie Louis Wright (26) for seventh in Broncos history in career interceptions.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (304 INT YDS.) - Needs 31 interception return yards to tie Randy Gradishar (335) for 10th, 36 to tie Tom Jackson (340) for ninth and 56 to tie Louis Wright (260) for eighth in Broncos history in career interception return yards.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (3 INT RET. FOR TDS) - Needs one interception returned for a touchdown to tie Tyrone Braxton (4) and Mike Harden (4) for the most interceptions returned for a touchdown in Broncos history.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (2 CONSEC. GMS. W/SACK) - Can become the first Bronco to post three consecutive games with at least one sack since 2004 (Reggie Hayward) with a sack on Monday.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (8.0 SACKS) - Need half a sack on Monday to tie his sack total from last season (8.5).

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (3 MULTI-SACK GMS.) - Can become the first Bronco since Trevor Pryce in 2000 to post at least four multiple-sack games in the same season with 1.5 sacks on Monday.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (6 PASS BREAKUPS) - Needs two pass breakups to tie DT Michael Dean Perry for the most pass breakups (8) in a season by a Broncos defensive lineman under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.).

K JASON ELAM (477 FGA) - Needs one field goal attempt to pass Norm Johnson (477) for sole possession of ninth and two to tie Nick Lowery (479) for eighth in NFL history in career field goal attempts.

K JASON ELAM (382 FGM) - Needs one field goal made to tie Nick Lowery (383) for fifth in NFL history in career field goals made.

K JASON ELAM (1,729 PTS.) - Needs seven points to tie Norm Johnson (1,736) for sixth in NFL history in career points scored.

K JASON ELAM (190 PTS. ON MNF) - Needs 10 points to become the third player in NFL history to score at least career 200 points on Monday Night Football.

RB TRAVIS HENRY (5,975 YDS.) - Needs 25 rushing yards to reach 6,000 for his career.

WR BRANDON MARSHALL (5 CONSEC. GMS. W/70+REC. YDS.) - Can extend his streak of having at least 70 receiving yards to six consecutive games on Monday.

P TODD SAUERBRUN (261 PUNTS IN20) - Needs one punt placed inside the 20-yard line to tie Darren Bennett and Mike Horan (262) for 15th in NFL history in career punts inside the 20.

WR JAVON WALKER (53-GAME REC. STREAK) - Can extend his streak of at least one catch to 54 with a reception on Monday.

LB D.J. WILLIAMS (98 TACKLES) - Needs two tackles to record the second 100-tackle season of his career.

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Date: Sunday, November 11, 2007

Time: 11:00 a.m. MST

Teams: Denver Broncos (3-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (4-4)

Location: Arrowhead Stadium - Kansas City, MO

       

at KANSAS CITY 19, DENVER 10 (Nov. 23, 2006) -- Appearing on the NFL Network's first-ever live game broadcast, the Broncos' four-game road winning streak is snapped with their Thanksgiving Day loss in Kansas City... The Chiefs take a 10-0 lead late in the second quarter before Jason Elam's 31-yard field goal with 14 seconds remaining in the second quarter sends Denver into halftime trailing 10-3... After the Broncos trim Kansas City's lead to 13-10 in the third quarter, the Chiefs score the game's final points on two field goals... The Broncos limit Kansas City to only one touchdown in five red zone appearances... Broncos WR Javon Walker catches a game-high six passes for 55 yards... Broncos CB Darrent Williams intercepts a pass for the second consecutive game... The Chiefs outrush the Broncos 223-38 yards.

at DENVER 9, KANSAS CITY 6 OT (Sept. 17, 2006) -- Denver defeats the Chiefs on Jason Elam's 39-yard field goal in overtime... Elam's field goal in overtime was the 20th career game-winning or game-saving field goal of his career... The Broncos trailed 6-0 at halftime and 6-3 in the fourth quarter before QB Jake Plummer helped Denver tie the score by engineering a 14-play, 76-yard drive that culminated in an Elam field goal... The Broncos hold Kansas City to no touchdowns in two red zone possessions...Broncos Head Coach Mike Shanahan improved to 11-1 (.917) in home openers as Denver's head coach (1995-Pres.).

at KANSAS CITY 31, DENVER 27 (Dec. 4, 2005) -- Denver takes a 27-24 lead with 13:31 left to play on a 40-yard field goal by Jason Elam, but Chiefs RB Larry Johnson scores the game-winning touchdown with 9:58 to play... Elam becomes only the second player in NFL history to score in 200 consecutive games with two field goals and three extra points... Broncos RB Mike Anderson posts the longest reception of his career by turning a short screen pass into a 66-yard touchdown... The Broncos limit the Chiefs' Dante Hall to two punt returns for only 10 yards.

at DENVER 30, KANSAS CITY 10 (Sept. 26, 2005) -- The Broncos score the game's first 20 points and take a 20-3 lead into halftime on ABC's Monday Night Football... Broncos WR Rod Smith becomes the first undrafted player in NFL history and the 24th overall player to reach the 10,000 career receiving yards mark with a seven-catch, 80-yard effort... Denver rookie CB Darrent Williams posts a team-high 11 tackles and one pass breakup... Denver RB Mike Anderson scores on a 44-yard touchdown run in the first quarter and finishes with 98 yards rushing.

at KANSAS CITY 45, DENVER 17 (Dec. 19, 2004) -- Broncos WR Rod Smith becomes just the 20th receiver in NFL history to reach 700 career receptions after a six-catch, 75-yard effort against the Chiefs that included a 22-yard touchdown grab...Kansas City WR Dante Hall returns the game's opening kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown... Nine different Broncos catch a pass and Denver averages 6.1 yards per carry on 21 rushing attempts.

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Date: Sunday, November 11, 2007

Time: 11:00 p.m. MST

Teams: Denver Broncos (3-5) at Kansas City Chiefs (4-4)

Location: Arrowhead Stadium - Kansas City, MO

       

CHIEFS SNAPSHOT --

Record --                 4-4(2-2 @ HOME)
Offensive Ranks --  Points - 15.5(29th), Yards - 286.2(30th), Passing - 206.8(17th), Rushing - 79.5(30th)
Defensive Ranks -- Points - 18.2(8th),  Yards - 321.6(13th), Passing - 216.8(19th), Rushing - 104.9(14th)

BRONCOS AT CHIEFS POINTS OF INTEREST --

--Sunday's game marks the Broncos' 94th regular-season meeting with the Chiefs, and Denver owns a 41-52 all-time record against Kansas City, including a 12-34 away record...

--The home team in the regular-season series with the Broncos and Chiefs has won the last nine games dating back to 2002, and that streak is the longest in Denver history against any one opponent...

--Denver is 1-0 against the Chiefs in the postseason, defeating the club 14-10 on Jan. 4, 1998, in an AFC Divisional Playoff Game...

--Sunday marks the first road AFC West game for Denver, which has won its last five divisional road openers since 2002...

--The Broncos are in the second game of a stretch in which they will play six road games in an eight-game period, marking only the second time in club history (1969) they have gone through such a stretch...

--Denver also is in the second game of a five-game period in which four contests are on the road, and that marks the first time since 1997 (Nov. 24-Dec. 21) it will play four-of-five games on the road...

--The Broncos have the NFL's top winning percentage (.702) in the month of November since 1995, posting a 33-14-0 record...

--Denver's 50-49 (.505) record on the road since 1995 is the sixth best in the NFL....

--Broncos K Jason Elam has totaled more points (203) and field goals (46) against the Chiefs than any player in NFL history...

--Broncos RB Travis Henry has posted at least 100 rushing yards in both of his career games vs. the Chiefs (2002 and `03 w/Buffalo)...

--The Broncos' 5.5-yard per rush average against Kansas City in 10 games since 2002 is their best against any team they have faced at least three times during that period...

--Denver also is averaging 164.0 rushing yards per game against Kansas City in its last 10 contests...

--Four of the last six games between Denver and Kansas City at Arrowhead Stadium have been decided by four points or less...

--Nineteen of the 34 meetings between Denver and Kansas City since 1990 have been decided by seven points or less...

--In the last three weeks, the Broncos' kickoff coverage (18.9-yd. avg.) ranks third in the NFL while the club is averaging the eighth-most yards on kickoff returns (25.8) in the NFL during that period...

--The Broncos lead the NFL in percentage of 20+yard kickoff returns (88.5)...

--Denver has converted at least 50 percent of its third-down attempts in five games this year, and the club is fifth in the league in third down success (48.5% / 48-of-99) this year...

--The Broncos' 48.5 percent third-down success projects to be the second best for a season in club history (trailing only a 48.9% rate in 1996)...

--Broncos QB Jay Cutler is second in the league in third-down completion percentage (73.8) and third in third-down passer rating (110.3)...

--QB Patrick Ramsey, in relief of an injured Cutler last week, tied a career high with 29 completions (for 262 yards) and recorded the most passing attempts (46) by a Bronco in a game since the 2005 season opener...

--The Broncos are second in the league in lowest three-and-out percentage (13.9) and are fourth in the NFL in 10+yard plays (114)...

--Denver's pass defense is eighth in the NFL (194.9 ypg.)...

--WR Brandon Marshall (45 rec., 609 yds.) is on pace to record the most receptions (90) and receiving yards (1,343) in a season by a Bronco since Rod Smith in 2001...

--WR Brandon Stokley is tied for second in the league in first down percentage on receptions (88.5% / 23-of-26)...

--DE Elvis Dumervil has three multiple-sack games this year and is tied for seventh in the NFL with seven sacks this season...

--LB D.J. Williams leads the Broncos with 86 tackles (72 solo) while CB Champ Bailey has a team-high five special-teams stops...

--P Todd Sauerbrun is averaging a career-high 49.0 yards per punt (5th in the NFL)...

WHAT TO WATCH FOR THIS WEEK AT KANSAS CITY --

TEAM (5 CONSEC. AFC WEST ROAD OPENER WINS) - Can win its divisional road opener for the sixth consecutive season with a victory on Sunday.

TEAM (33-14 IN NOVEMBER SINCE 1995) - Can improve its NFL-best 33-14 (.702) record in November since 1995 with a win on Sunday.

TEAM (10-3 ON ROAD IN NOVEMBER SINCE 2000) - Can improve its 10-3 record in road games during November dating back to 2000 with a win on Sunday.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (22 INTS) - Needs two interceptions to tie Steve Atwater (24) for eighth and four to tie Louis Wright (26) for seventh in Broncos history in career interceptions.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (301 INT YDS.) - Needs 34 interception return yards to tie Randy Gradishar (335) for 10th, 39 to tie Tom Jackson (340) for ninth and 59 to tie Louis Wright for eighth in Broncos history in career interception return yards.

CB CHAMP BAILEY (3 INT RET. FOR TDS) - Needs one interception returned for a touchdown to tie Tyrone Braxton (4) and Mike Harden (4) for the most interceptions returned for a touchdown in Broncos history.

QB JAY CUTLER (60% COMP PCT. IN 7 CONSEC. GMS.) - Can extend his personal-best seven-game streak of having a completion percentage of at least 60 percent.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (7 SACKS) - Can equal his sack total from last season (8.5) with 1.5 quarterback takedowns on Sunday.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (3 MULTI-SACK GMS.) - Can become the first Bronco since Trevor Pryce in 2000 to post at least four multiple-sack games in the same season with 1.5 sacks.

DE ELVIS DUMERVIL (6 PASS BREAKUPS) - Needs two pass breakups to tie DT Michael Dean Perry for the most pass breakups (8) in a season by a Broncos defensive lineman under Head Coach Mike Shanahan (1995-Pres.).

K JASON ELAM (475 FGA) - Needs two field goal attempts to tie Norm Johnson (477) for ninth and four to tie Nick Lowery (479) for eighth in NFL history in career field goal attempts.

K JASON ELAM (380 FGM) - Needs three field goals made to tie Nick Lowery (383) for fifth in NFL history in career field goals made.

K JASON ELAM (583 PATA) - Needs one extra point attempt to tie Pat Leahy (584) for seventh in NFL history in career extra point attempts.

K JASON ELAM (580 PATM) - Needs one extra point made to pass Jan Stenerud (580) for sole possession of sixth in NFL history in career extra points made.

K JASON ELAM (1,720 PTS.) - Needs 16 points to tie Norm Johnson (1,736) for sixth in NFL history in career points scored.

RB TRAVIS HENRY (5,975 YDS.) - Needs 25 rushing yards to reach 6,000 for his career.

WR BRANDON MARSHALL (918 REC. YDS.) - Needs 82 receiving yards to reach 1,000 for his career.

DE SIMEON RICE (121 SACKS) - Needs half a sack to tie Clyde Simmons (121.5) for 12th and 5.5 sacks to tie Derrick Thomas (126.5) for 11th in NFL history in career sacks.

P TODD SAUERBRUN (32 PUNTS IN20) - Needs two punts placed inside the 20-yard line to tie Micah Knorr and Chris Norman (34) for fifth in Broncos history in career punts inside the 20.

P TODD SAUERBRUN (258 PUNTS IN20) - Needs four punts placed inside the 20-yard line to tie Darren Bennett and Mike Horan (262) for 15th in NFL history in career punts inside the 20.

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Date: Sunday, November 4, 2007

Time: 11:00 p.m. MST

Teams: Denver Broncos (3-4) at Detroit Lions (5-2)

Location: Ford Field - Detroit, MI


       

at DENVER 20, DETROIT 16 (Sept. 28, 2003) -- Denver's victory against the Lions marks its first 4-0 start since its Super Bowl championship season in 1998... A 43-yard touchdown catch by Lions WR Scott Anderson early in the fourth quarter trimmed Denver's lead to 17-16, but K Jason Elam's 41-yard field goal with three minutes to play extended the Broncos' lead and proved to be the final score of the game... Denver WR Ashley Lelie posts a game-high 76 receiving yards on four catches, including a 29-yard score... Broncos TE Shannon Sharpe notches seven receptions for 74 yards with a touchdown, moving into 10th in NFL history in career receptions... QB Jake Plummer throws for 277 yards and registers a 116.9 passer rating while the Broncos hold Detroit to 141 net passing yards.

DENVER 17, at DETROIT 7 (Dec. 25, 1999) --
Playing on Christmas Day, the Broncos open up a 17-0 lead early in the fourth quarter on a 1-yard touchdown grab by TE Dwayne Carswell before Detroit scores its only points on a 13-yard touchdown catch by WR Herman Moore with less than two minutes to play... Broncos RB Olandis Gary posts 185 rushing yards on 29 carries, including a 45-yard touchdown, to become the third rookie in club history to reach 1,000 rushing yards in a season...Denver holds Detroit to a 2.7-yard rushing average and allows 32 yards on the ground... The Broncos register five sacks of Detroit QB Charlie Batch and post a 36:41-minute time of possession.

at DETROIT 40, DENVER 27 (Nov. 22, 1990) --
On Thanksgiving Day, RB Barry Sanders runs for 147 yards to lead Detroit to a victory... Detroit scores 21 first quarter points and takes a 27-17 lead into halftime... The Lions put the game out of reach with two fourth quarter field goals to end the game's scoring and hand Denver its fifth consecutive loss... Broncos QB John Elway completes 24-of-36 passes for 243 yards while RB Mel Bratton posts two rushing scores... Denver CB Wymon Henderson scores on a 49-yard interception return.

at DENVER 34, DETROIT 0 (Nov. 1, 1987) --
The Broncos limit Detroit to 191 yards of total offense, including 63 on the ground, in their shutout victory... Denver scores on its first three possessions to take a 17-0 first-quarter lead... Denver QB John Elway accounts for three touchdowns (2 runs, 1 pass) and throws for 246 yards... The Broncos double the Lions' first down total (28 to 14)... Broncos K Rich Karlis connects on field goals of 28 and 29 yards while Denver S Dennis Smith posts one interception.

DENVER 28, at DETROIT 7 (Oct. 7, 1984)
The Broncos set a single-game team record for takeaways (10 / 7 INTs, 3 FUM) since the 1970 merger in their win at Detroit... The Broncos' +7 turnover ratio also is the club's second highest in a game since 1970... Denver's defense accounts for two touchdowns with DE Rulon Jones' 5-yard fumble return for a score and LB Ken Woodward's 27-yard interception return for a score... The Broncos finish the game with six sacks and hold the Lions to zero yards on returns... Broncos WR Steve Watson posts a game-high seven catches for 111 yards while QB John Elway throws for 210 yards.