Broncos vs. Jaguars: Five Key Matchups
Take a look at some of the most important matchups in Sunday's game.
Broncos QB Peyton Manning is averaging 4 touchdown passes and 376 yards a game. Sunday the secondary trying to slow him down will have rookies in three of the four starting spots.
The Broncos' leading rusher, Knowshon Moreno will be looking to continue establishing the Denver running game and to do so he'll have to work around the Jaguars leading tackler Paul Posluszny.
Jaguars RB Maurice Jones-Drew is coming off his best performance of the season but he's now tasked with continuing that momentum against a team that allows just 69.5 rushing yards per game.
The battle in the trenches will be an intriguing one Sunday as the Broncos have allowed just five sacks this season and the Jaguars boast an experience defensive line. The average tenure of their four starters is six seasons.
Broncos DT Terrance Knighton spent the first part of his career as a Jaguar and now will have his first shot against them. So far this season he's picked up seven tackles and a quarterback hit.
