NFL Game Preview: Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 1

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Denver Broncos at Jacksonville Jaguars - Week 1

Game Preview Fantasy \| Game Notes \| Results & Schedule \| Injury Report \| Stat Comparisons \| Weather \| Team vs. Team History

MIN NO	9 14
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DET CHI	14 19
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MIA BUF	15 10
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DEN JAC	17 24
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CLE TB	14 17
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CIN NE	24 38
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CAR NYG	18 31
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OAK TEN	13 38
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ATL PIT	9 15
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IND HOU	24 34
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GB PHI	27 20
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ARI STL	17 13
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SF SEA	6 31
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DAL WAS	7 13
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BAL NYJ	10 9
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SD KC	14 21
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Week:	1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 4 \| 5 \| 6 \| 7 \| 8 \| 9 \| 10 \| 11 \| 12 \| 13 \| 14 \| 15 \| 16 \| 17
Playoffs:	Wild-Card \| Divisional Playoffs \| Conference Championships \| Super Bowl

Fantasy Player Rankings and Projections by Mike Krueger

Denver Broncos
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 18	Kyle Orton	Pass: 240, 2 TD Rush: 10, 0
RB 26	Knowshon Moreno	Rush: 60, 1 TD Rec: 3-20, 0
RB 52	Correll Buckhalter	Rush: 30, 0 TD Rec: 1-10, 0
WR 10	Jabar Gaffney	Rec: 7-90, 1 TD
WR 27	Eddie Royal	Rec: 4-60, 1 TD
WR 62	Brandon Lloyd	Rec: 3-40, 0 TD
TE 35	Daniel Graham	Rec: 1-10, 0 TD
K 25	Matt Prater	FG: 1/1 XP: 2/2

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Jacksonville Jaguars
Rank	Player	Projections
QB 21	David Garrard	Pass: 210, 1 TD Rush: 20, 0
RB 2	Maurice Jones-Drew	Rush: 100, 1 TD Rec: 3-30, 0
RB 60	Rashad Jennings	Rush: 20, 0 TD Rec: 0-0, 0
WR 18	Mike Sims-Walker	Rec: 6-80, 1 TD
WR 54	Mike Thomas	Rec: 4-50, 0 TD
TE 18	Marcedes Lewis	Rec: 3-30, 0 TD
K 7	Josh Scobee	FG: 2/2 XP: 3/3

Game Notes

Broncos Club has 32-17-1 (.653) record on Kickoff Weekend, best mark in AFC (won 16 of past 21 openers)... Broncos are 3-0 in Sept. under head coach JOSH MC DANIELS... QB Kyle Orton had career-best in completion pct. (62.1), passing yards (3,802), TDs (21) & passer rating (86.8) in '09. In 1 career start vs. Jax. (w/Bears on 12/7/08), Orton had 2 TDs vs. 1 INT & 85.3 passer rating... RB Knowshon Moreno led all '09 rookies in rushing yards (947), yards from scrimmage (1,160) & TDs (9; 7 rush, 2 rec.)... RB Correll Buckhalter averaged 5.4 yards per carry (120 att., 642 yards) last season... WR Jabar Gaffney posted career-high 732 receiving yards on 45 catches in '09 ... S Brian Dawkins was selected to 7th Pro Bowl last season... Since '99, CB Champ Bailey leads all NFL CBs with 46 INTs... DT Jamal Williams will make Broncos debut after spending 1st 12 NFL seasons w/Chargers (1998-2009)... LB D.J. Williams led team w/122 tackles in '09...

Jaguars Club will play 3 of 1st 4 games in '10 at EverBank Field... In 2 career starts vs. Broncos, QB David Garrard is 2-0 & has completed 39 of 54 passes (72.2 pct.) for 430 yards with 2 TDs vs. 0 INTs & 107.8 passer rating. Garrard registered 12 TDs vs. 5 INTs & 90.9 passer rating at home in '09... RB Maurice Jones-Drew had career-high 1,391 rush yards last season & totaled 16 TDs (15 rush, 1 rec.). In last meeting vs. Den. (10/12/08), Jones-Drew posted 125 rush yards on 22 att. (5.7 avg.) w/2 rush TDs. Jaguars are 8-4 (.667) when Jones-Drew has 100+ rush yards in game... WR Mike Sims-Walker led team with career-best 869 receiving yards in '09, most by Jaguars WR since '05. Sims-Walker posted 6 of his team-high 7 rec. TDs last season at home... TE Marcedes Lewis had career-best 518 receiving yards last season & added 2 TD catches... CB Rashean Mathis ranks 1st in franchise history w/28 career INTs As rookie in '09, CB Derek Cox led club w/4 INTs... DE Aaron Kampman will make Jaguars debut. Since '06, Kampman is tied for 5th in NFL w/40.5 sacks... LB Daryl Smith led team with 150 tackles last season... Rookie DT Tyson Alualu (1st round, No. 10) will make NFL debut.

Results and Schedule

Denver Broncos
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	JAC	A	L 17-24	-7
2	2010-09-19	SEA	H
3	2010-09-26	IND	H
4	2010-10-03	TEN	A
5	2010-10-10	BAL	A
6	2010-10-17	NYJ	H
7	2010-10-24	OAK	H
8	2010-10-31	SF	A
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	KC	H
11	2010-11-22	SD	A
12	2010-11-28	STL	H
13	2010-12-05	KC	A
14	2010-12-12	ARI	A
15	2010-12-19	OAK	A
16	2010-12-26	HOU	H
17	2011-01-02	SD	H

Jacksonville Jaguars
Week	Date	Opp	H/A	Score	Dif
1	2010-09-12	DEN	H	W 24-17	+7
2	2010-09-19	SD	A
3	2010-09-26	PHI	H
4	2010-10-03	IND	H
5	2010-10-10	BUF	A
6	2010-10-18	TEN	H
7	2010-10-24	KC	A
8	2010-10-31	DAL	A
9		Bye
10	2010-11-14	HOU	H
11	2010-11-21	CLE	H
12	2010-11-28	NYG	A
13	2010-12-05	TEN	A
14	2010-12-12	OAK	H
15	2010-12-19	IND	A
16	2010-12-26	WAS	H
17	2011-01-02	HOU	A

Injury Report

Denver Broncos
Out	OT Ryan Harris (Ankle) FS Darcel McBath (Forearm)
Questionable	RB Laurence Maroney (Thigh) WR Demaryius Thomas (Foot)
Probable	TE Daniel Graham (Chest) RB Knowshon Moreno (Hamstring)
IR	OLB Elvis Dumervil (Pectoral) WR Brandon Stokley (Hamstring) RB LenDale White (Achilles)

Jacksonville Jaguars
Out	WR Jarett Dillard (Foot) CB Scotty McGee (Shoulder)
Questionable	RB Deji Karim (Thumb)
IR	OLB Freddy Keiaho (Concussion) DT D'Anthony Smith (Achilles)

Offense Stats Comparison

	DEN Offense	JAC Offense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points for	24.0	14.3	21.1	DEN
Rushing yards	99.3	108.0	117.5	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	3.89	4.09	4.19	JAC
Completion %	62.2%	59.3%	60.6%	DEN
Passing yards	231.3	199.0	217.8	DEN
Passing yards per completion	10.86	10.25	10.84	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	6.76	6.08	6.57	DEN
Interceptions	1.0	0.5	1.1	JAC
Fumbles lost	0.0	0.3	0.7	DEN
Sacks allowed	2.8	3.0	2.0	DEN
3rd down conversions	34.1%	43.0%	38.4%	JAC
4th down conversions	62.5%	53.8%	52.0%	DEN
Time of possession	48:27	43:36	30:10	DEN

Defense Stats Comparison

	DEN Defense	JAC Defense	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Points against	22.8	24.0	21.1	DEN
Rushing yards	133.0	118.0	117.5	JAC
Rushing yards per attempt	5.43	3.88	4.19	JAC
Completion %	50.0%	70.7%	60.6%	DEN
Passing yards	191.3	235.0	217.8	DEN
Passing yards per completion	10.80	10.85	10.84	DEN
Passing yards per attempt	5.40	7.67	6.57	DEN
INT return	1.5	0.8	1.1	DEN
Fumble recoveries	1.0	0.3	0.7	DEN
Sacks	1.5	0.5	2.0	DEN
3rd down conversions	35.8%	48.8%	38.4%	DEN
4th down conversions	50.0%	87.5%	52.0%	DEN
Time of possession	41:34	46:24	30:10	DEN

Special Teams Stats Comparison

	DEN	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Yards per punt return	9.2	9.8	8.9	JAC
Yards per kick return	21.0	20.6	21.8	DEN
Yards allowed per punt return	9.4	5.8	8.9	JAC
Yards allowed per kick return	19.9	22.9	21.8	DEN

Misc Stats Comparison

	DEN	JAC	NFL Avg.	Adv.
Penalties	6.8	3.3	5.6	JAC
Penalty yards	63.0	24.3	46.5	JAC

Note: Team statistics are shown as the average per game through Weeks 12 to 17 of the 2009 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 12 to 17 with no adjustment.

Weather

Team vs. Team History

Denver Broncos vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Season	Week	Date	Vis	Home	Score	Winner
2004	2	2004-09-19	DEN	JAC	6-7	JAC
2005	4	2005-10-02	DEN	JAC	20-7	DEN
2007	3	2007-09-23	JAC	DEN	23-14	JAC
2008	6	2008-10-12	JAC	DEN	24-17	JAC

Note: Only playoff games from the 2004 to 2009 seasons are included in the team vs. team history. Playoff games from seasons prior to 2004 are not currently included in the database.

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