Peyton Manning and the Denver Broncos host the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

After losing two of three games on their just-completed road trip, the Denver Broncos return home to face the Miami Dolphins on Sunday.

Denver has won all five home games this season, all against teams currently over .500, and the Broncos have the NFL's best home record over the past three seasons (19-2).

But coming home may not be a cure-all for Denver, as the Dolphins have done well against big-name quarterbacks this season.

Dolphins' strong defense

Miami leads the NFL with a 33.1 opponent Total QBR this season, and the Dolphins have been successful against top quarterbacks.

Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Philip Rivers each had his worst completion percentage of the season against the Dolphins. Miami beat two of those three quarterbacks, and Rodgers needed a touchdown pass with three seconds left to get the win.

Dolphins' Pass Defense 20+ Yds Downfield
This Season

One of the reasons opponents struggle against the Dolphins is an inability to hit the deep ball, as Miami has allowed the lowest completion percentage, yards per attempt and Total QBR against passes 20-plus yards downfield this season.

Peyton Manning has completed 48.8 percent of his passes thrown 20-plus yards downfield this season, fifth-best in the NFL.

Overall, the Dolphins' defense has allowed 4.69 yards per play this season, fewest in the NFL. And Miami isn't giving away yards, with only 13 penalties enforced against its defense this season, second-fewest in the NFL.

Manning not on point

Manning’s three worst Total QBR games of the season have come in the Broncos' past three games, largely because of turnovers.

Peyton Manning This Season

Manning has thrown multiple interceptions in each of those three games, his first such streak with the Broncos and first since 2010. Manning hasn’t thrown multiple interceptions in four straight games since his fourth season in 2001.

Although Manning has thrown eight touchdown passes in his past three games, five of those came against the winless Raiders.

Missing Weapons?

Both Emmanuel Sanders (concussion) and Julius Thomas (ankle) missed practice on Wednesday after leaving last week's game with injuries.

Peyton Manning by Target This Season

Thomas (12 receiving touchdowns) and Sanders (seven) lead the team in receiving touchdowns this season, and both have caught more than 70 percent of their targets. No other receiver on the team has done that.

Manning has completed 23 of 26 passes (89 percent) when targeting Sanders and Thomas in the red zone this season for 13 touchdowns. He’s completed only 22 of 35 (63 percent) with five touchdowns to all other Broncos.