DENVER (6-5) At MINNESOTA (2-9)
Sunday, 1 p.m., Fox
OPENING LINE—Vikings by 1
RECORD VS. SPREAD—Broncos 6-5; Vikings 4-6-1
SERIES RECORD—Vikings lead 7-5
LAST MEETING—Broncos beat Vikings 22-19, Dec. 30, 2007
LAST WEEK—Broncos beat Chargers 16-13; Vikings lost to Falcons 24-14
BRONCOS OFFENSE—OVERALL (25), RUSH (1), PASS (31)
BRONCOS DEFENSE—OVERALL (18), RUSH (19), PASS (17)
VIKINGS OFFENSE—OVERALL (23), RUSH (5), PASS (30)
VIKINGS DEFENSE—OVERALL (19), RUSH (9), PASS (29)
STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES—Though Broncos are visitors, game will be broadcast on Fox, rare break from NFL’s contract with CBS for AFC games—including interconference matchups when AFC team is road team. League allowed switch as part of late-season flexible scheduling plan to help boost Fox’s coverage of early games Sunday. Fox had only two other matchups in 1 p.m. slot, both involving teams in South. … Broncos making second trip to Minnesota in last 15 years. They lost at Metrodome in 2003, but none of their current players were on roster then. Vikings still have three players left from that year, TE Jim Kleinsasser, DT Kevin Williams and LB E.J. Henderson. … Broncos have won four straight road games. Last loss away from Denver was Oct. 2 at unbeaten Green Bay. Last time they won five road games in a row was 1998, their second of two straight championship seasons. … Broncos trail Raiders by one game in AFC West race. Denver has three home games and two winning teams—Chicago and New England—left on schedule. Oakland has two home games and two winning teams—Green Bay and Detroit—remaining. … Broncos QB Tim Tebow has accounted for six touchdowns without a turnover in 122 total touches during Denver’s four-game winning streak. … Broncos WR Eric Decker returns to home state, and stadium where he played three of his four college seasons for Minnesota. He’s tied for fourth in NFL with eight touchdowns receiving. … Broncos star rookie LB Von Miller recovering from right thumb surgery this week, but expected to play. … Vikings star RB Adrian Peterson remains questionable with sprained left ankle. He missed last game. … After recording at least one sack in each of first nine games and reaching NFL lead with 13 1/2, Vikings DE Jared Allen has gone two straight games without one. … Last time Vikings had two wins at 12-game mark was 1962, their second season of existence.
