October 18th, 2011 
Matt Loede 
Posted in | BRONCOS | DOLPHINS | |
| SERIES LEADER | 11-3-1 | |
| STREAKS | 8 of past 9 | |
| COACHES VS. OPP. | Fox: 0-2 | Sparano: 1-0 |
| LAST WEEK | Bye (Wk. 5: L 29-24 vs. Chargers) | L 24-6 at Jets |
| LAST GAME | 11/2/08: Dolphins 26 at Broncos 17. Miami K Dan Carpenter converts 4 field goals (45, 47, 23, 41) & CB Will Allen adds 32-yard INT-TD in Dolphins victory. |
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| LAST GAME AT SITE | 9/11/05: Dolphins 34, Broncos 10. Miami WR Marty Booker catches 60-yard TD from QB Gus Frerotte & DE Jason Taylor seals win for Dolphins with 85-yard FR-TD. |
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| BROADCAST | CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 91 (Den.), 136 (Mia.). XM: 228 (Mia.). |
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STATS
| PASSING | Tebow: 4-10-79-1-0-101.7 | Moore: 33-60-371-0-3-52.8 |
| RUSHING | McGahee: 85-384-4.5-1 | Thomas (R): 56-249-4.4-0 |
| RECEIVING | Decker: 22-266-12.1-4 (T3C) | Marshall: 28-422-15.1-1 |
| OFFENSE | 303.6 | 343.8 |
| TAKE/GIVE | -5 | -7 |
| DEFENSE | 385.8 | 390.8 |
| SACKS | V. Miller (R): 5 (T1C) | Wake: 3 |
| INTs | 3 tied: 1 | Odrick, Wilson: 1 |
| PUNTING | Colquitt: 50.7 (2L) | B. Fields: 49.0 |
| KICKING | Prater: 25 (10/10 PAT; 5/6 FG) | Carpenter: 39 (6/6 PAT; 11/14 FG) |
NOTES
BRONCOS: Club has
16-6 (.727) record after bye…QB TIM TEBOW will make 1st start of season
& 4th start of career. Posted 101.7 rating last game. Tebow registered 1st
rush TD of season last game & has 7 career. RB WILLIS MC GAHEE aims
for 3rd consecutive game with 100+ rush yards (103, 125) & is averaging 7.4
yards per carry in past 2. In 9 career regular-season games vs. Mia., averages
85.7 rush yards per game (772 total), incl. 3 contests with 100+ rush yards. RB
KNOWSHON MORENO had 28-yard TD rec. last game, 6th TD rec. of career…WR
ERIC DECKER has 4 TD rec. in past 4…In past 3, TE DANIEL FELLS is
averaging 16.9 yards per catch (7 rec., 118 yards)…Rookie LB VON MILLER
(No. 2 overall) aims for 5th consecutive game with sack & ranks 1st in AFC
& 2nd in NFL among rookies with 5 sacks (ALDON SMITH, 5.5)…DE ROBERT
AYERS registered sack & FF last game…CB CHAMP BAILEY had INT
in last game vs. Dolphins. CB CASSIUS VAUGHN had 55-yard INT-return TD
last game…DOLPHINS: Have 7-0 record at home vs. Broncos…For
career, QB MATT MOORE has 5-3 record as starter at home & has 8 TDs
vs. 4 INTs & 90.1 rating…In only meeting vs. Broncos (w/ Saints on
9/21/08), RB REGGIE BUSH totaled 148 scrimmage yards (73 rush, 75 rec.).
Bush averaged season-best 7.1 yards per carry last game (10 att., 71 yards).
Rookie RB DANIEL THOMAS (2nd round, No. 62) leads NFL rookie RBs with
249 rush yards…WR BRANDON MARSHALL spent 4 seasons with Den (2006-09).
Registered 2nd 100-yard rec. game of season last game & 16th of career.
Marshall averages 86 rec. yards per game at home as Dolphin (774 rec. yards in
9 games)…TE ANTHONY FASANO is averaging 16.3 yards per catch this season
(8 rec., 130 yards)…LBs KARLOS DANSBY & KOA MISI each posted
1st sack of season last week…LB CAMERON WAKE has 2 sacks in 2 home games
this season…S YEREMIAH BELL leads team with 45 tackles.
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