DENVER (2-4) at ARIZONA (1-5)
Thursday, 8:20 p.m., ET, Fox/NFL Network
OPENING LINE - Broncos by 2½
RECORD VS. SPREAD - Denver 1-4-1, Arizona 4-2
SERIES RECORD - Broncos lead 8-1-1
LAST MEETING - Broncos beat Cardinals 41-20, Oct. 5, 2014
LAST WEEK - Broncos lost to Rams 23-20; Cardinals lost to Vikings 27-17
AP PRO32 RANKING - Broncos No. 26, Cardinals No. 31
BRONCOS OFFENSE - OVERALL (12), RUSH (10), PASS (16)
BRONCOS DEFENSE - OVERALL (27), RUSH (32), PASS (11)
CARDINALS OFFENSE - OVERALL (32), RUSH (32), PASS (31)
CARDINALS DEFENSE - OVERALL (24), RUSH (31), PASS (12)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES - Match-up features teams with the two worst run defenses in NFL through six games. … Denver’s Von Miller and Arizona’s Chandler Jones have combined 158½ career sacks (Miller 89, Jones 69½). … Broncos have allowed 593 yards rushing past two games (270 vs. Rams, 323 vs. Jets) , most since AFL-NFL merger in 1970. … Broncos allowed 200-yard rushers in each of last two games, first in NFL history. … Denver is 3-1-1 in regular-season games at Arizona. … Broncos CB Chris Harris Jr., makes 100th career regular-season start. … Denver has lost four straight, leaving coach Vance Joseph with 7-15 record. … Broncos lost LG Ronald Leary, probably best offensive lineman, for season with torn Achilles tendon last Sunday. … Arizona has been outscored 42-0 in third quarters. … WR Larry Fitzgerald has yet to catch TD pass this season. Fitzgerald has caught pass in 217 consecutive games, second-longest streak in NFL history. … Arizona is league-worst 14 of 64 on third-down conversions and was 0 for 10 Sunday vs. Vikings. … Opponents have run 435 plays to Arizona’s 302. … Cardinals’ offense has nine TDs in six games, five by David Johnson. Johnson is averaging only 3.2 yards per carry. … Cardinals averaging league-worst 64 yards per game on ground. … Arizona’s Andy Lee is averaging 48 yards per punt, fifth best in NFL. He has four games with 50-plus yard average, tied for most in league. … Cardinals’ Christian Kirk has 25 receptions, most among NFL rookies WRs. … Arizona’s Zeke Turner, undrafted rookie, leads league with eight special teams tackles. … Cardinals S Tre Boston has three interceptions in last four games. … Fantasy tip: Maybe Denver defense’s problems finally break Johnson through to big game.
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