Eagles-Broncos Capsule

PHILADELPHIA (1-2) at DENVER (3-0)

4:25 EDT, FOX

OPENING LINE — Broncos by 11

RECORD VS. SPREAD — Philadelphia 1-2, Denver 3-0

SERIES RECORD — Eagles lead 7-4

LAST MEETING — Eagles beat Broncos 30-27, Dec. 27, 2009

LAST WEEK — Eagles lost to Chiefs 26-16; Broncos beat Raiders 37-21

AP PRO32 RANKING — Broncos No. 1, Eagles No. 21

EAGLES OFFENSE — OVERALL (2), RUSH (1), PASS (13)

EAGLES DEFENSE — OVERALL (30), RUSH (T22), PASS (29)

BRONCOS OFFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (14), PASS (1)

BRONCOS DEFENSE — OVERALL (13), RUSH (2), PASS (22)

STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — RB LeSean McCoy leads NFL with 395 yards rushing and 514 yards from scrimmage. ... In only start vs. Denver in '04, QB Michael Vick was 18 of 24 for 252 yards, 2 TDs, 0 INTs and ran for 115 yards on 12 attempts (9.6 average). ... Eight Eagles have sack so far. ... Eagles average 462 yards of offense, second in NFL to Broncos (487). ... Eagles led NFC with 1,835 yards, franchise high for first three games. ... Eagles tops in NFL in yards per play (6.99), yards rushing per game (209), yards rushing per play (6.8) and first-down yards per play (7.45). ... Peyton Manning has won two AFC Offensive Player of the Week awards this season, extending NFL record to 25. He's coming off career-best 85.6 completion percentage vs. Raiders (32 of 37), and four of his misfires went off receivers' hands. ... Manning first QB since Vick in '10 to throw for 12 TDs with zero INTs. ... Head coach John Fox just 1-4 vs. Philadelphia. ... RB Knowshon Moreno tied for AFC led with 4.7-yard rushing average. ... Matt Prater is NFL's leading kicker with 16 PATs and 5 for 5 FGs. ... Broncos have won 14 straight regular-season games, tied for most in franchise history. ... WR Demaryius Thomas leads AFC with 146 yards after catch. ... WR Wes Welker and TE Julius Thomas have TDs in all three games. ... CB Dominique Rodgers-Cromartie spent 2011-12 in Philly.

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