Patriots at Broncos

2:05 p.m. Central, CBS LINE - Broncos by 5½LAST MEETING Patriots beat Broncos 34-31, OT, Nov. 24 LAST WEEK Patriots beat Colts 43-22; Broncos beat Chargers 24-17 RANKINGS Patriots: offense (7), defense (26); Broncos: offense (1), defense (19) NOTES Patriots QB Tom Brady’s 18 postseason victories are most in NFL history. Brady has most completions (566), attempts (912), yards passing (6,147) in NFL playoff history. … RB LeGarrette Blount first player to rush for 150 yards and four touchdowns in playoff game. … WR Julian Edelman had career playoff-high 84 yards receiving last week. Caught 9 passes for 110 yards, 2 TDs vs. Broncos in November. … Defense had four interceptions vs. Colts, two by CB Alfonzo Dennard. … Broncos Coach John Fox 1-6 vs. Patriots. … QB Peyton Manning has 15-3 record at home with Broncos, throwing 54 TDs and 11 INTs. … RB Knowshon Moreno had career-best 224 yards in last game at New England. … With 75 postseason receptions, WR Wes Welker needs two to move past Thurman Thomas (76) for sixth place in catches. … Welker had four catches for 31 yards in previous meeting against former team. … Julius Thomas’ 12 TD catches most by TE in team history. … CB Champ Bailey had 100-yard INT return against Brady and Patriots on Jan. 14, 2006.

Sports, Pages 23 on 01/19/2014

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