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Broncos Head Coach John Fox is just the fourth head coach since the 1970 NFL merger to inherit a team with four or fewer wins the previous season and win at least one playoff game in his first year. He joins Sean Payton (N.O., 2006) and Bobby Ross (S.D., 1992) with that distinction. Fox was on Ross’ coaching staff as the secondary coach during that season.

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Denver’s five-win improvement (including postseason) from its 2010 record tied for the second-best mark in the NFL this year.

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The Broncos won six games in 2011 when trailing (4) or tied (2) entering the fourth quarter. That figure tied an NFL record.

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Head Coach John Fox became the first coach in team history to win a division title in his first season with the club.

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The Broncos became just the sixth team since the current NFL playoff format was introduced in 1990 to earn a postseason berth after starting the season 1-4.

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Running back Willis McGahee tied for the league lead with his seventh 100-yard game of the season in Week 17. He finished with 145 yards on 28 carries against Kansas City to push his season total to 1,199 yards.

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Defensive end Elvis Dumervil posted his eight consecutive game with at least a half sack on Sunday at Buffalo. That sack streak is the league’s longest active streak and the longest of Dumervil’s career.

161.1
Denver continues to pace the NFL in rushing yards per game, averaging 161.1 per contest this season. The Broncos have averaged 190.7 rushing yards per game since the bye week, a figure that is nearly 20 yards more than the second place team during that span (Hou., 171.0).

414
Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas led the AFC and tied with Calvin Johnson for the league lead with 414 receiving yards in the month of December. He ranked second in the AFC with 18 first downs and tied for second with three receiving touchdowns in the month.

1,000
Running back Willis McGahee surpassed the 1,000-yard rushing mark on Sunday against the Bills to become the second player in NFL history (Ricky Watters – S.F./Phi./Sea.) to record 1,000-yard seasons with three different teams (Buffalo – 2004-05 and Baltimore – 2007). He is the 12th player in Broncos history to eclipse 1,000 rushing yards in a season and the first since Tatum Bell in 2006.

-Stuart Zaas

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Defensive end Elvis Dumervil’s sack of Tom Brady extended his sack streak to seven consecutive games. He has 8.5 sacks on the season.

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Defensive tackle Marcus Thomas became the ninth player to lead or share the lead in single-game tackles for Denver this season. He and cornerback Chris Harris each registered nine tackles against the Patriots.

93
Quarterback Tim Tebow led all rushers with 93 yards on 12 carries (7.8 avg.). His 93 rushing yards are the fourth-most by a Broncos quarterback in a single game. He also finished with two rushing touchdowns to mark the seventh time in franchise history that a quarterback has run for two scores in a game. Tebow’s 610 rushing yards on the season leads all NFL quarterbacks.

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Denver and Chicago combined for zero first-half points, marking just the eighth time in team history that has occurred. The Broncos improved to 6-2 all-time in games tied 0-0 at halftime.

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For the third straight week, Matt Prater has ended the game with a field goal to deliver a Broncos victory on the final play. Prater beat San Diego with a 37-yard kick in overtime in Week 12, Minnesota with a 23-yarder as time expired in the fourth quarter in Week 13 and Chicago with a 51-yard field goal in overtime. With his kick on Sunday, he helped Denver set a franchise record with its third overtime victory of the season. He has four game-winning kicks on the season, which is tied for second most for a single season.

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Safety Brian Dawkins notched his 26th career sack and 36th career forced fumble when he strip-sacked Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder on Sunday. That play moved him into third place all-time in forced fumbles (since the statistic was tracked, starting in 1994). He also ranks third all-time among defensive backs in career sacks.

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Kicker Matt Prater kicked his third game-winning field goal in overtime or as time expired on the road this season. He is the first player to accomplish that feat since Carolina’s John Kasay, who did so in 2003 — the Panthers’ Super Bowl season under Head Coach John Fox.

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Sunday’s 35-32 comeback win at Minnesota marked the fifth consecutive road win for the Broncos. That ties for the second-longest road winning streak in team history. The club also won five straight on the road in 1984 and ’98.

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Quarterback Tim Tebow and running back Willis McGahee rank second and third, respectively in yards per carry in the second half and overtime this season. Tebow has 51 attempts for 298 (5.84 avg.) and McGahee has carried 84 times for 488 yards (5.81 avg.) in the second half and overtime this season.

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McGahee notched his sixth 100-yard rushing game of the season, finishing with 111 yards on 20 carries (5.6 avg.) against the Vikings. He is tied with Buffalo’s Fred Jackson for the most 100-yard games in the NFL this season.

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Linebacker Mario Haggan became the eighth player to lead the team in tackles in a game this season. Haggan finished with 12 tackles (7 solo), including a game-high three tackles for a loss, along with an interception returned 16 yards for a touchdown. The interception was the first of his nine-year career.

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Wide receiver Demaryius Thomas registered a career-best 144 yards and two touchdowns on four receptions (36 yards per catch). The 36.0 average marked the fourth-highest figure in franchise history (min. 4 catches) and the highest since Steve Watson (36.4 avg.) in 1981.

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Punter Britton Colquitt registered the second highest single-game net punting average (48.8 yards) in the NFL this season (min. 6 punts). Colquitt also owns the top single-game mark this season with his 51.0 net against Cincinnati in Week 2.

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Colquitt has punted for a total of 3,547 yards and Prater has kicked off for 3,547 yards thus far in 2011.

-Stuart Zaas

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Cornerback André Goodman’s 26-yard interception return for a touchdown in the third quarter against the Jets was the first interception return for a touchdown in his 10-year career and his second defensive touchdown overall (30-yd. fumble return for a TD at K.C., 12/6/09).

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Defensive end Elvis Dumervil and linebacker Von Miller combined to split a sack for the third consecutive game. The duo became the first pair of teammates to share sacks together in three straight games on any team since 2000.

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Miller led the team with 10 tackles, including 1.5 sacks, three tackles for a loss and one pass breakup against the Jets. His 9.5 sacks lead all NFL rookies and all players in the AFC. Miller became one of just three rookies in NFL history (since 1982) to record at least 9.5 sacks through his team’s first 10 games, joining Derrick Thomas and Julius Peppers with that distinction.