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Chargers-Broncos Capsule

NFL, Denver Broncos, San Diego Chargers, Oakland Raiders, Cincinnati Bengals, New England Patriots

SAN DIEGO (4-11) at DENVER (11-4)

Sunday, 4:25 p.m. ET, CBS

OPENING LINE -- Broncos by 9 1/2

RECORD VS. SPREAD -Chargers 7-8, Broncos 8-6-1

SERIES RECORD -- Broncos lead 62-49-1

LAST MEETING -- Broncos beat Chargers 17-3, Dec. 6, 2015

LAST WEEK -Chargers lost to Raiders 23-20, OT; Broncos beat Bengals 20-17, OT

AP PRO32 RANKING -Chargers No. 27, Broncos No. 4

CHARGERS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (6), RUSH (32), PASS (4).

CHARGERS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (18), RUSH (23), PASS (10).

BRONCOS OFFENSE -- OVERALL (19), RUSH (18), PASS (16).

BRONCOS DEFENSE -- OVERALL (1), RUSH (2), PASS (1).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES -- Chargers have extra rest after playing on Christmas Eve. ... WR Malcom Floyd playing in final game after announcing retirement. He has 321 career catches for 5,550 yards, 34 TDs. ... QB Philip Rivers needs 239 yards passing to break the team's single-season mark held by Hall of Famer Dan Fouts, who threw for 4,802 yards in 1981. ... Rivers already has franchise records for single season in completions (416) and attempts (626). ... Rivers is 35-12 in regular-season games played in December and January since 2006. ... Rivers and TE Antonio Gates have connected for 76 TDs, most in NFL history for QB-TE tandem. Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski are second (64). ... LB Manti Te'o is three tackles shy of 100 for season. ... CB Jason Verrett leads team with three interceptions. ... G Orlando Franklin was drafted by Denver in 2011 and was with Broncos for four seasons. ... Denver looking to clinch 15th AFC West title. Broncos can join Oakland (1972-76) as only teams to win five straight AFC West crowns with a win or Kansas City loss. ... Denver is first team in NFL history to have three comeback wins of 14 or more points against playoff teams in same season. ... Broncos are 24-6 in divisional play over last five seasons. ... WRs Demaryius Thomas (1,187) and Emmanuel Sanders (1,036) became 10th tandem in Denver history to eclipse 1,000 yards receiving. ... Denver leads NFL in total defense (280.9 yards per game). ... Gary Kubiak can tie Red Miller (1977) for most victories by Broncos head coach in first year with team. ... Broncos have four players selected to Pro Bowl: CBs Chris Harris Jr., and Aqib Talib, along with LBs Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware. ... Fantasy Tip: TE Vernon Davis didn't have one pass thrown his way Monday night against Cincinnati. Instead, TE Owen Daniels had five catches for 70 yards and Virgil Green one for eight. QB Brock Osweiler seems comfortable with Daniels.

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