Cleveland Browns-By The Numbers

The 11-3 Denver Broncos will seek their third double-digit winning streak in team history when they host the 5-9 Cleveland Browns at Sports Authority Field. Kickoff on Sunday is scheduled for 2:05 p.m. MST.

BROADCAST:

The game will be televised nationally by KCNC-TV (CBS 4) with Ian Eagle calling the play-by-play and Dan Fouts will add his biased color commentary during the game. Check the Broadcast Map to see if the game will be aired in your area.

WEATHER: The current forecast is calling for Mostly sunny skies, with a high near 47 and a low of 24f.

ODDS: After opening at 12.5, the current line favors the Broncos by 13 points. The Wise guys in Las Vegas set the Over/Under at 44.5.

SERIES: This will be the 24th meeting between these two teams. The Broncos lead the series 18-5 (Home: 9-3/Away: 9-2). Denver has won the last 9 games, the most recent being a 27-6 victory at Home in Week 2 of the 2009 season.
You have to go all the way back to October 8, 1990 to find the last time Cleveland bested the Broncos. Jerry Kauric kicked a 30 yard field goal to beat John Elway and the Company at the old Mile High Stadium.

QUICK HITS

• Denver leads the NFL with a +133 scoring differential in the 2nd half this year to represent the 7th-highest such figure since the 1970 NFL merger and the best since Jacksonville (+134) in 1999.
• The club’s nine-game winning streak is tied for the 3rd-longest such streak in team history and the longest since winning 13 games in a row during its 1998 Super Bowl season.
• The Broncos are AFC West Champions for a record-tying 12th time with 10 of those coming during Owner & CEO Pat Bowlen’s tenure with the team (1984-Pres.).

WHAT TO WATCH FOR

CB Champ Bailey (34 INTs as a Bronco)

• Needs one Interception to pass Tyrone Braxton (34) for sole possession of 4th place on the team’s all-time interceptions list.

CB Omar Bolden (9 Special-Teams Tackles in 2012)

• Needs one Special-Teams Tackle to become just the 13th Broncos rookie since 1994 to record at least 10 Special-Teams stops.

WR Eric Decker (923 receiving yards in 2012)

• Needs 77 receiving yards for his first career 1,000-yard season, which would make him and WR Demaryius Thomas the first pair of 1,000-yard receivers in a season since 2004).

TE Joel Dreessen (36 receptions in 2012)

• Needs one reception to set a career high (36 in 2010).

DE Elvis Dumervil (6 FF in 2012)

• Needs one Forced Fumble to pass Dennis Smith (6, 1989) and Von Miller (6, 2012) for the most by a Bronco in a single season since the statistic was tracked beginning in 1984.