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Final Score Prediction

Broncos 41, Colts 27

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger
Denver Broncos
Rank  Player Projections
QB 1 Peyton Manning Pass: 340, 3 TD Rush: -2, 0
RB 11 Knowshon Moreno Rush: 70, 1 TD Rec: 4-30, 0
RB 37 Ronnie Hillman Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
RB 53 Montee Ball Rush: 10, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 4 Demaryius Thomas Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 12 Wes Welker Rec: 8-80, 1 TD
WR 17 Eric Decker Rec: 6-80, 0 TD
TE 6 Julius Thomas Rec: 4-50, 1 TD
K 1 Matt Prater FG: 2/2 XP: 5/5
DEF 24 Defense / ST  
 
Indianapolis Colts
Rank  Player Projections
QB 5 Andrew Luck Pass: 290, 2 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 19 Trent Richardson Rush: 40, 0 TD Rec: 2-20, 0
RB 42 Donald Brown Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 5 Reggie Wayne Rec: 8-100, 1 TD
WR 23 T.Y. Hilton Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 67 Darrius Heyward-Bey Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 16 Coby Fleener Rec: 4-40, 0 TD
K 4 Adam Vinatieri FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3
DEF 30 Defense / ST  

Game Notes

Broncos Have won 17 consecutive regular-season games, tied for 4th-longest streak in NFL history... Den has scored 265 points in '13, most by team through 1st 6 games of season in NFL history... QB Peyton Manning has 22 TD passes in '13, most ever through 1st 6 games of season. Selected No. 1 overall in '98 NFL Draft, Manning spent 14 seasons (1998-2011) with Colts. Won 4 AP NFL MVP awards with Colts & ranks 1st in career pass yards (54,828) & career TD passes (399) in club annals... RB Knowshon Moreno had career-best 3 rush TDs last week. Aims for 4th consecutive game with at least 1 rush TD. Needs rush TD to surpass career-best of 7 in '09... Since '12, WR Demaryius Thomas has 1,962 rec. yards, 2nd-most in AFC. WR Wes Welker aims for 9th game in row with TD (dating back to '12). Welker (8,958) needs 42 yards to reach 9,000 career rec. yards. Welker (8) & TE Julius Thomas (7) rank No. 1 & 2 respectively in NFL in TD rec. in '13... LB Danny Trevathan aims for 3rd in row with INT... LB Von Miller had franchise single-season best 18.5 sacks in '12.

Colts For career at home, QB Andrew Luck is 9-2 with 17 TDs vs. 6 INTs & 86.8 rating. Luck is tied with JAKE PLUMMER for most game-winning drives in 4th quarter or OT in 1st 2 seasons of career since 1970 (9). Since 2012, has 7 rush TDs, most by AFC QB... Since '12, RB Trent Richardson has 13 rush TDs, 3rd-most in AFC... Last week, WR Reggie Wayne (1,001) became 9th player in NFL history to reach 1,000 career rec. Reached 1,000 catches in 195th reg. season game, 3rd-fastest in NFL history. Since 2001, has NFL-best 13,516 rec. yards. WR T.Y. Hilton aims for 3rd straight home game with 100+ rec. yards (124, 140). WR Darrius Heyward-Bey had 56-yard TD catch in last game vs. Den. (w/ Oak. on 12/6/12)... LB Robert Mathis has at least 1 sack in 5 of 6 games in '13. Mathis has 101 career sacks, 6th-most among active players.


Results and Schedule
Denver Broncos
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-05 BAL H W 49-27 +22
2 2013-09-15 NYG A W 41-23 +18
3 2013-09-23 OAK H W 37-21 +16
4 2013-09-29 PHI H W 52-20 +32
5 2013-10-06 DAL A W 51-48 +3
6 2013-10-13 JAC H W 35-19 +16
7 2013-10-20 IND A    
8 2013-10-27 WAS H    
9   Bye      
10 2013-11-10 SD A    
11 2013-11-17 KC H    
12 2013-11-24 NE A    
13 2013-12-01 KC A    
14 2013-12-08 TEN H    
15 2013-12-12 SD H    
16 2013-12-22 HOU A    
17 2013-12-29 OAK A    
   
Indianapolis Colts
Week Date Opp H/A Score Dif
1 2013-09-08 OAK H W 21-17 +4
2 2013-09-15 MIA H L 20-24 -4
3 2013-09-22 SF A W 27-7 +20
4 2013-09-29 JAC A W 37-3 +34
5 2013-10-06 SEA H W 34-28 +6
6 2013-10-14 SD A L 9-19 -10
7 2013-10-20 DEN H    
8   Bye      
9 2013-11-03 HOU A    
10 2013-11-10 STL H    
11 2013-11-14 TEN A    
12 2013-11-24 ARI A    
13 2013-12-01 TEN H    
14 2013-12-08 CIN A    
15 2013-12-15 HOU H    
16 2013-12-22 KC A    
17 2013-12-29 JAC H    

Injury Report
Denver Broncos
Questionable  DE Robert Ayers (shoulder)
 WLB Wesley Woodyard (neck)
Probable  SLB Von Miller (other-excused)
IR  MLB Stewart Bradley (wrist, 8/31/2013)
 SS Quinton Carter (knee, 8/27/2013)
 DE Quanterus Smith (knee, 8/31/2013)
   
Indianapolis Colts
Out  OLB Bjoern Werner (foot)
Questionable  ILB Jerrell Freeman (concussion)
 SS LaRon Landry (ankle)
IR  TE Dwayne Allen (hip, 9/18/2013)
 RB Vick Ballard (knee, 9/13/2013)
 RB Ahmad Bradshaw (neck, 10/9/2013)
 OLB Lawrence Sidbury Jr. (shoulder, 8/25/2013)

Offense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Offense 
IND
 Offense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points for 44.5 25.5 23.0 DEN
Rushing yards 116.3 130.8 108.3 IND
Rushing yards per attempt 3.86 4.67 4.09 IND
Completion % 74.1% 62.3% 61.7% DEN
Passing yards 356.0 210.3 246.4 DEN
Passing yards per completion 12.02 10.95 11.03 DEN
Passing yards per attempt 8.91 6.82 6.81 DEN
Interceptions 0.3 0.5 1.0 DEN
Fumbles lost 1.5 0.0 0.7 IND
Sacks allowed 0.5 2.0 2.7 DEN
3rd down conversions 57.5% 45.8% 38.1% DEN
4th down conversions 100.0% 0.0% 44.4% DEN
Time of possession 30:35 30:44 48:26 IND
  Defense Stats Comparison
  DEN
 Defense 
IND
 Defense 
NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Points against 22.8 16.8 23.0 IND
Rushing yards 57.5 133.5 108.3 DEN
Rushing yards per attempt 3.15 4.60 4.09 DEN
Completion % 60.6% 58.6% 61.7% IND
Passing yards 318.0 199.5 246.4 IND
Passing yards per completion 13.33 11.32 11.03 IND
Passing yards per attempt 8.07 6.63 6.81 IND
INT return 1.3 1.0 1.0 DEN
Fumble recoveries 0.0 0.5 0.7 IND
Sacks 3.0 2.8 2.7 DEN
3rd down conversions 38.3% 35.5% 38.1% IND
4th down conversions 0.0% 42.9% 44.4% DEN
Time of possession 29:25 29:16 48:26 IND

Special Teams Stats Comparison
   DEN   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Yards per punt return 13.4 7.0 8.7 DEN
Yards per kick return 30.0 25.3 23.8 DEN
Yards allowed per punt return 8.2 10.8 8.7 DEN
Yards allowed per kick return 24.2 21.9 23.8 IND
  Misc Stats Comparison
   DEN   IND  NFL
 Avg. 
 Adv. 
Penalties 5.5 3.5 6.4 IND
Penalty yards 46.8 26.8 55.5 IND

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 1 to 6 of the 2013 season after deducting the best and worst value from the data set. The exception is yards per rush attempt, completion %, yards per pass completion, yards per pass attempt, 3rd and 4th down conversions, special teams and the NFL averages, which are each calculated based on totals through Weeks 1 to 6 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History
Denver Broncos vs. Indianapolis Colts
 Season   Week   Date   Vis   Home   Score   Winner 
2001 17 2002-01-06 DEN IND 10-29 IND
2002 12 2002-11-24 IND DEN 23-20 IND
2003 16 2003-12-21 DEN IND 31-17 DEN
2004 17 2005-01-02 IND DEN 14-33 DEN
2004 WC 2005-01-09 DEN IND 24-49 IND
2006 8 2006-10-29 IND DEN 34-31 IND
2007 4 2007-09-30 DEN IND 20-38 IND
2009 14 2009-12-13 DEN IND 16-28 IND
2010 3 2010-09-26 IND DEN 27-13 IND

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2010 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database. WC = Wild-Card