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Broncos at Dolphins Game Capsule

We are now 24 hours out from the Denver Broncos at Miami Dolphins Week 7 contest.  With that, here is the game capsule for this week:

 

DENVER BRONCOS (1-4) AT MIAMI DOLPHINS (0-5)SERIES
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.
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.
BROADCAST CBS (1:00 PM ET): Kevin Harlan, Solomon Wilcots. SIRIUS: 91 (Den.), 136 (Mia.). XM: 228 (Mia.).

 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

BRONCOSClub 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...

DOLPHINSHave 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.