Broncos-Rams Capsule

DENVER (7-2) at ST. LOUIS (3-6)

Sunday, 1 p.m. ET, Fox

OPENING LINE - Broncos by 8

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Broncos 5-4, Rams 4-5

SERIES RECORD - Rams lead 7-5

LAST MEETING - Rams beat Broncos 36-33, Nov. 28, 2010

LAST WEEK - Broncos beat Raiders 41-17; Rams lost to Cardinals 31-14

AP PRO32 RANKING - Broncos No. 3, Rams No. 23

BRONCOS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (26), PASS (2).

BRONCOS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (1), PASS (19).

RAMS OFFENSE - OVERALL (30), RUSH (22) PASS (24).

RAMS DEFENSE - OVERALL (17), RUSH (25), PASS (13).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Broncos have won five of six; Rams have lost two of three and are 1-3 at home. ... Rams have won three of last four in series. ... Denver coach John Fox is 4-1 vs. Rams; St. Louis coach Jeff Fisher is 1-3 vs. Broncos. ... Broncos QB Peyton Manning leads NFL with 29 TD passes and is first in AFC with 112 passer rating. Manning is coming off ninth five-TD game, passing Drew Brees for career lead. Manning has at least two TD passes in 15 consecutive games, longest streak in NFL history. ... WR Demaryius Thomas has six consecutive 100-yard games, ranks third in NFL in receptions (65) and second in yards (1,002). ... LB Von Miller and DE DeMarcus Ware rank in top five in NFL history in sacks per game among players with at least 40 games. ... Julius Thomas leads NFL with 12 TDs and is first TE in NFL history with consecutive 12-TD seasons. ... St. Louis pass rush surging with 16 sacks in last four games ... Fisher has benched struggling QB Austin Davis and going back to veteran Shaun Hill. ... TE Lance Kendricks has TD catch in three straight home games. ... DE Robert Quinn has 26 sacks in last 26 games.

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