Chargers at Broncos

3:40 p.m. Central, CBS LINE - Broncos by 9

LAST MEETING Chargers beat Broncos 27-20 on Dec. 12 LAST WEEK Chargers beat Bengals 27-10; Broncos had bye RANKINGS Chargers: offense (5), defense (23); Broncos: offense (1), defense (19)

NOTES First time the longtime division rivals are meeting in the postseason. … Chargers held the ball for nearly 18 minutes longer than Broncos in 27-20 victory on Dec. 12, the only home loss of the season for Denver. … San Diego led the league in 10-play drives (39). … QB Philip Rivers is 10-6 against Denver, throwing for 3,830 yards with 27 touchdowns and 12 interceptions. … RB Ryan Mathews rushed for a career-high 1,255 yards in 2013. … WR Keenan Allen set rookie team records in receptions (71) and yards (1,046). … Denver captured its 13th AFC West title this season, moving past Oakland (12) for most among division members. San Diego has 10. … Coach John Fox is the fifth coach in NFL history to secure division titles in his first three seasons with a team. … Denver finished the regular season with an NFL-record 606 points. … QB Peyton Manning set league records for yards passing (5,477), TDs (55) and first downs through the air (289). … Manning is 167-73 in the regular season and 9-11 in the postseason.

Sports, Pages 26 on 01/12/2014

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