The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (12-6) at DENVER (15-4)
Sunday, 8:30 p.m. ET, NBC
OPENING LINE — Broncos by 6½
RECORD VS. SPREAD (2013) — Indianapolis 9-7-2, Denver 12-7
SERIES RECORD — Tied at 11
LAST MEETING — Colts beat Broncos 39-33, Oct. 20, 2013, at Indy
AP PRO32 RANKING — Colts No. 8, Broncos No. 2
COLTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (15), RUSH (20), PASS (17)
COLTS DEFENSE — OVERALL (9), RUSH (26), PASS (13)
BRONCOS OFFENSE — OVERALL (1), RUSH (15), PASS (1)
BRONCOS DEFENSE — OVERALL (22), RUSH (7), PASS (27)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — Colts finished preseason 0-4. … Won six straight over Denver, including Peyton Manning’s homecoming game last October. … Andrew Luck threw for 228 yards and three TDs in Manning’s return to Lucas Oil. … Colts head coach Chuck Pagano was born in Boulder, Colorado. … Manning was a 12-time Pro Bowler with Colts and had 11 4,000-yard seasons. … Indy has had at least one undrafted rookie make its roster for 16 straight years. Longest active streak. … Colts are 31-12 in prime-time games. … S Mike Adams needs 12 tackles against former team to reach 500 for career. … Luck is 34 pass attempts away from passing Jim Harbaugh (1,230) for sixth-most in team history. … With a reception, WR Reggie Wayne will have a catch in 191 regular season games, moving him past Marvin Harrison for most in Colts history. … WR T.Y. Hilton led team with 82 receptions for 1,083 yards last season. … Luck has had 11 winning drives in fourth quarter/OT, most through a QB’s first two seasons since 1970. … Broncos played in franchise’s seventh Super Bowl in 2013, losing 43-8 to Seattle. … Broncos are 34-19-1 in season openers, second only to Dallas (36-17-1). … Manning is 36 yards passing away from 65,000 for career. … WR Wes Welker serving first of four games for violating league’s drug-abuse policy. … Welker is eight receptions shy of tying former Bronco Rod Smith for most by an undrafted player. … Broncos have second-toughest schedule in league with opponents going 146-110 last season. … Owner Pat Bowlen stepping away from daily duties because of Alzheimer’s disease. Under Bowlen’s leadership, Broncos have had 18 winning seasons and 16 playoff appearances, most in league since he was introduced as majority owner in 1984. … Manning set records in 2013 for most TD passes (55), yards passing (5,477) and passing first downs (289). … Committed more than $100 million to add DE DeMarcus Ware, DB Aqib Talib and SS T.J. Ward in free agency. … LB Von Miller, S Rahim Moore, CB Chris Harris Jr. and DL Derek Wolfe all back from injuries. … Julius Thomas’ 12 TDs in 2013 were most by a Broncos TE.
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