@ Gillette Stadium, Foxborough, MA
W2W4: Broncos vs. Patriots
By Jeff Legwold | ESPN.com | November, 1, 2014
http://espn.go.com/blog/nflnation/post/ ... s-patriots
ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Peyton Manning and Tom Brady. Two six-win teams that faced each other this past January in the AFC Championship Game. In short, this is as good as it gets in the NFL regular season.
The 6-1 Broncos have the highest-scoring offense in the league to go with the league’s top rushing defense and Manning is tied for the league lead in touchdown passes with 22 in just seven games. Brady is coming off a five-touchdown game in the Patriots’ (6-2) romp over the Chicago Bears, Brady has won his last 41 regular-season home starts against AFC teams and the Broncos haven’t won in New England since 2006.
Broncos vs. Patriots preview
By Jeff Legwold and Mike Reiss | ESPNBoston.com | October, 31, 2014
http://espn.go.com/blog/boston/new-engl ... ts-preview
Sunday’s game will mark the 16th time that quarterbacks Tom Brady and Peyton Manning square off against each other, with Brady holding a 10-5 edge. According to Elias Sports Bureau research, this marks the first matchup in NFL history among opposing starting quarterbacks who had at least 150 career regular-season wins entering the game.
Elias also reports the 890 combined career passing touchdowns for Manning (513) and Brady (377) are the most combined career passing touchdowns for opposing starting quarterbacks in NFL history. The previous record was 818, held by Manning and Brady last season.