Denver Broncos (4-9) at Indianapolis Colts (3-10)
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Week 15 Denver Broncos (4-9) at Indianapolis Colts (3-10) Thursday, December 14, 2017 | 8:25 PM ET | Lucas Oil Stadium | Referee: Terry McAulay REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Broncos lead all-time series, 13-10 LAST GAME: 9/18/16: Colts 20 at Broncos 34 STREAKS: Broncos have won 2 of past 3 LAST GAME AT SITE: 11/8/15: Colts 27, Broncos 24 DENVER BRONCOS p INDIANAPOLIS COLTS LAST WEEK W 23-0 vs. New York Jets LAST WEEK L 13-7 (OT) at Buffalo COACH VS. OPP. Vance Joseph: 0-0 COACH VS. OPP. Chuck Pagano: 2-2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.6/24.2 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 16.3/26.4 OFFENSE 312.1 OFFENSE 290.7 PASSING Trevor Siemian: 201-340-2218-12-13-74.4 PASSING Jacoby Brissett: 228-381-2611-11-7-82.5 RUSHING C.J. Anderson: 181-700-3.9-2 RUSHING Frank Gore: 210-762-3.6-3 RECEIVING Demaryius Thomas: 68-771-11.3-4 RECEIVING Jack Doyle (TE): 64-564-8.8-3 DEFENSE 280.5 (1L) DEFENSE 375.3 SACKS Von Miller: 10 SACKS Jabaal Sheard: 4.5 INTs Many tied: 2 INTs Rashaan Melvin: 3 TAKE/GIVE -14 (13/27) TAKE/GIVE +3 (18/15) PUNTING (NET) Riley Dixon: 46.0 (39.7) PUNTING (NET) Rigoberto Sanchez (R): 45.1 (42.5) KICKING Brandon McManus: 85 (22/22 PAT; 21/28 FG) KICKING Adam Vinatieri: 84 (18/20 PAT; 22/25 FG) BRONCOS NOTES COLTS NOTES • QB TREVOR SIEMIAN has 90+ rating in 2 of past 3. • QB JACOBY BRISSETT had TD pass last week. Has Passed for 266 yards in last meeting. Aims for 3rd in row on 3 rush TDs in past 5 at home. Rushed for TD & won only Thursday with TD pass. career start on Thursday (9/22/16 with NE). • RB C.J. ANDERSON has 183 scrimmage yards (91.5 per • RB FRANK GORE had season-high 130 rush yards in game) in past 2. Had 93 scrimmage yards (74 rush, 19 rec.) Week 14. Has 42 100+ rush yard games in career, 2nd most with rush TD in last meeting. In past 2 on Thursday, has 210 among active players (ADRIAN PETERSON, 51). Has scrimmage yards (105 per game) with 2 TDs (1 rush, 1 rec.). 100+ scrimmage yards in 3 of past 5 vs. Den. Aims for 3rd RB JAMAAL CHARLES has 475 scrimmage yards (158.3 meeting in row with TD. Needs 59 scrimmage yards to become per game) with 2 rush TDs in past 3 vs. Ind. 2nd player in NFL history with 12+ consecutive seasons with • WR DEMARYIUS THOMAS had 90 rec. yards in last 1,000+ scrimmage yards (HOFer EMMITT SMITH, 13). meeting. Had 8 catches for 93 yards & TD last week. Has • WR T.Y. HILTON has 365 rec. yards (121.7 per game) 4 TDs in past 6. Since 2012, ranks 2nd in NFL with 560 & TD in past 3 on Thursday. Since 2013, ranks 4th in NFL catches & 3rd with 7,641 rec. yards. WR EMMANUEL with 5,811 rec. yards. Has 11 25+ yard catches in 2017, 5th SANDERS had TD catch in last game at Ind. Has 6 TDs in most in AFC. TE JACK DOYLE had TD in Week 14. Had past 5 on Thursday. rec. TD in last home meeting. Ranks 2nd among NFL TEs • LB VON MILLER had sack last week. Had 3 sacks & FF in with 64 catches. Since 2016, is 1 of 6 NFL TEs with 120+ last meeting. Has 5 sacks in past 6 on road. Aims for 5th in catches (123). WR DONTE MONCRIEF had TD in last row on Thursday with sack. LB BRANDON MARSHALL game on Thursday. had 3 TFL, sack & FF in Week 14. Has 9+ tackles in 2 of past • LB JON BOSTIC leads team with 92 tackles. Has 7+ tackles 3 vs. Ind. S DARIAN STEWART had INT last week. CB in 4 of past 5 at home. DT JOHNATHAN HANKINS had AQIB TALIB had 46-yard INT-TD in last meeting. Has 9 PD career-high 8 tackles last week. LB JABAAL SHEARD & 2 INT-TDs in 5 career games vs. Ind. LB SHANE RAY had sack in last game vs. Den. (12/18/16 with NE). CB had 15-yard FR-TD in last meeting. CB BRADLEY ROBY RASHAAN MELVIN has 8 PD & 3 INTs in past 6 at home. ties for 4th in NFL with 16 PD. DE SHELBY HARRIS aims S MATTHIAS FARLEY had INT in Week 14. Is 1 of 4 NFL for 3rd in row with sack. DT DOMATA PEKO had sack in safeties with 75+ tackles (76) & 2+ INTs (2). CB DARIUS last game vs. Ind. (10/19/14 with Cin.). BUTLER aims for 3rd meeting in row with INT. ON THE AIRWAVES TV: NBC/NFLN/Amazon Prime (8:25 PM ET): Mike Tirico, Cris Collinsworth, Heather Cox (Field reporter) NATIONAL RADIO: Westwood One: Kenny Albert, Tony Boselli | SIRIUS: 88 (WW1), 81 (Den), 83 (Ind) | XM: 88 (WW1), 81 (Den), 83 (Ind) Week 15 Chicago Bears (4-9) at Detroit Lions (7-6) Saturday, December 16, 2017 | 4:30 PM ET | Ford Field | Referee: Jeff Triplette REGULAR-SEASON SERIES HISTORY LEADER: Bears lead all-time series, 97-73-5 LAST GAME: 11/19/17: Bears 24 at Lions 27 STREAKS: Lions have won past 2 LAST GAME AT SITE: 12/11/16: Lions 20, Bears 17 CHICAGO BEARS p DETROIT LIONS LAST WEEK W 33-7 at Cincinnati LAST WEEK W 24-21 at Tampa Bay COACH VS. OPP. John Fox: 5-5 COACH VS. OPP. Jim Caldwell: 6-1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 17.2/21.1 PTS. FOR/AGAINST 26.0/25.3 OFFENSE 291.6 OFFENSE 344.5 PASSING Mitchell Trubisky (R): 131-225-1508-6-4-80.0 PASSING Matthew Stafford: 307-468-3683 (3L)-23-9-97.9 RUSHING Jordan Howard: 235-1032-4.4-7 RUSHING Ameer Abdullah: 150-505-3.4-3 RECEIVING Kendall Wright: 43-477-11.1-1 RECEIVING Golden Tate: 79-852-10.8-4 DEFENSE 325.5 DEFENSE 363.3 SACKS Akiem Hicks: 7 SACKS Anthony Zettel: 6.5 INTs Eddie Jackson (R): 2 INTs Darius Slay: 5 (T3L) TAKE/GIVE -1 (18/19) TAKE/GIVE +4 (24/20) PUNTING (NET) Patrick O’Donnell: 46.8 (39.6) PUNTING (NET) Sam Martin: 43.4 (38.6) KICKING Mike Nugent: 9 (3/4 PAT; 2/2 FG) KICKING Matt Prater: 108 (33/34 PAT; 25/29 FG) BEARS NOTES LIONS NOTES • QB MITCHELL TRUBISKY (rookie) had 271 pass yards • QB MATTHEW STAFFORD ranks 3rd in NFL with 3,683 & TD for 112.4 rating & had 1st career rush TD last week. Is pass yards. Completed 36 of 44 (81.8 pct.) for 381 yards 1st Bears rookie with pass TD & rush TD in same game since last week. Has 1,707 pass yards (284.5 per game) & 12 TDs 1982 (JIM MC MAHON). Aims for 3rd in row with 100+ vs. 3 INTs for 97.3 rating in past 6 at home. Had 299 pass rating & TD pass. yards & 2 TDs for 120.2 rating in last game vs. Chi. • RB JORDAN HOWARD rushed for 147 yards & 2 TDs • RB THEO RIDDICK had 93 scrimmage yards (64 rec., 29 in Week 14, his 3rd career multi-TD game. Has 1,032 rush rush) & 2 rush TDs in Week 14, his 1st career game with 2 yards & is 1st player in team history with 1,000+ rush yards in rush TDs. Since 2015, leads NFL RBs with 178 receptions. each of 1st 2 seasons. Has 308 scrimmage yards (102.7 per RB AMEER ABDULLAH had rec. TD in last meeting. game) & rush TD in his past 3 on road vs. division. Rookie • WR GOLDEN TATE had 8 catches for 85 yards & TD last RB TARIK COHEN had career-high 80 rush yards last week. Since 2014, is 1 of 5 in NFL with 350+ catches (359) week. Had rush TD in last meeting. & 4,000+ rec. yards (4,073). WR MARVIN JONES, JR. • WR KENDALL WRIGHT led team with 10 receptions has 100+ rec. yards in 2 of past 3 at home. Had 85 rec. for 107 yards in Week 14, his 1st 100-yard game with Chi. yards & TD catch in last game vs. Chi. Aims for 4th in row vs. Rookie TE ADAM SHAHEEN had TD last week. Has TD division with rec. TD. TE ERIC EBRON set career-highs in in 2 of his past 4. Had TD in last meeting. receptions (10) & rec. yards (94) in Week 14. • DE AKIEM HICKS has 2 sacks & FR in his past 3 vs. NFC • DE EZEKIEL ANSAH tied career-high with 7 tackles & North. Has 2 sacks & FR in past 3 vs. Det. LB LAMARR had sack last week. Has sack in 2 of his past 3 at home. HOUSTON aims for 3rd in row with sack. Had 2 sacks in his Rookie LB JARRAD DAVIS had 9 tackles, sack & his 1st last game vs. Det. (1/3/16). Rookie S EDDIE JACKSON career FF in Week 14. Leads NFL rookies with 73 tackles. CB had INT, FF & FR in Week 14, his 1st career FF. LB DANNY DARIUS SLAY ties for 3rd in NFL with 5 INTs. Has 3 INTs TREVATHAN has 33 tackles (11 per game) in past 3. Aims in his past 5 at home. Ranks 2nd with 60 PD since 2014. S for 4th in row with 10+ tackles.