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Dolphins-Broncos Capsule

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MIAMI (6-4) vs. DENVER (7-3)

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

OPENING LINE - Broncos by 8

RECORD VS. SPREAD - Miami 6-3-1, Denver 5-5

SERIES RECORD - Dolphins lead 11-5-1

LAST MEETING - Broncos beat Dolphins 18-15, OT, Oct. 23, 2011

LAST WEEK - Dolphins beat Bills 22-9; Broncos lost to Rams 22-7

AP PRO32 RANKING - Dolphins No. 15, Broncos No. 5

DOLPHINS OFFENSE - OVERALL (16), RUSH (6), PASS (22).

DOLPHINS DEFENSE - OVERALL (2), RUSH (8), PASS (2).

BRONCOS OFFENSE - OVERALL (3), RUSH (27), PASS (2).

BRONCOS DEFENSE - OVERALL (5), RUSH (2), PASS (18).

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Last time these teams met, Tim Tebow's late heroics rallied Broncos to win in overtime. ... Dolphins have won four of five and Broncos have lost two of three. ... QB Ryan Tannehill has completed 70 percent of throws for 1,730 yards, 13 TDs and five INTs for 102 rating in last seven games. ... KR Jarvis Landry leads NFL rookies with 31.2-yard average per catch. ... Dolphins' 30 sacks are second in AFC. ... Broncos are coming off game in which Peyton Manning threw 54 passes and handed off just nine times. ... Manning seeks to extend TD pass streak to 50 games. ... RB C.J. Anderson averaging 139 scrimmage yards in last two games. ... WR Demaryius Thomas can tie Calvin Johnson with eighth straight 100-yard game. During streak, he has 964 yards and five TDs. ... WR Wes Welker one TD catch shy of becoming third undrafted player since 1967 to reach 50 for career. ... LB Von Miller has 10 sacks and DE-LB DeMarcus Ware nine. ... LB Brandon Marshall leads team with 88 tackles, including 15 last week.

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