DENVER (10-3) at SAN DIEGO (8-5)
Sunday, 4:05 p.m. ET, CBS
OPENING LINE -- Broncos by 4
RECORD VS. SPREAD -- Denver 6-7, San Diego 6-7
SERIES RECORD -- Broncos lead 60-49-1
LAST MEETING -- Broncos beat Chargers 35-21, Oct. 23, 2014
LAST WEEK -- Broncos beat Bills 24-17; Chargers lost to Patriots 23-14
AP PRO32 RANKING -- Broncos No. 4, Chargers No. 13
BRONCOS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (4), RUSH (17), PASS (4).
BRONCOS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (4), RUSH (2), PASS (13).
CHARGERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (20), RUSH (28), PASS (12).
CHARGERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (9), RUSH (14), PASS (8).
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Broncos can clinch fourth straight AFC West title with win or tie. ... Broncos have won three straight in series, including in last season's playoffs, and seven of eight overall. ... Peyton Manning is tied for NFL lead with Andrew Luck with 36 touchdown passes. Needs 90 yards for 14th 4,000-yard season. ... Manning's TD streak ended at 51 games, three shy of Drew Brees' NFL record. He was picked off twice for fourth time in past six games. ... Broncos have shifted to run-heavy offense in recent weeks. ... Chargers need win to hold onto second wild-card spot. ... Philip Rivers is 33-7 in regular-season games played in December and January. ... Chargers' Antonio Gates needs TD catch to join New England's Rob Gronkowski as only tight ends with four seasons of 10 or more scoring catches. ... Chargers signed 35-year-old, Australian-born punter Mat McBriar to replace injured Mike Scifres.
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