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NFL Team Report - Denver Broncos
--Denver cornerback Chris Harris Jr. needs just one interception to reach 20 for his career with Denver. The undrafted free-agent signee out of Kansas in 2011 would become the 12th player in franchise history to have at least 20 interceptions. He got his 19th against Pittsburgh on Nov. 25 while playing most of the game opposite Antonio Brown. "It was tough, we knew it was going to be a tough battle," he said. --Nose tackle Shelby Harris will have a tough time topping last week in Cincinnati. Harris snagged the first interception of his career in the end zone to seal the win over Pittsburgh, and it came two days after his wife gave birth to a girl. "I am truly blessed," Harris said. --Outside linebacker Von Miller has at least a half-sack in six straight games and can match his career-long streak against Cincinnati. He needs one sack to tie Steve McMichael for 41st on the NFL's all-time sack list. BY THE NUMBERS: Denver has gone from a dominant defense that led the team to a Super Bowl championship to a bend-but-don't-break unit this season, and opponents have really tested that the past two weeks. The Los Angeles Chargers had 479 yards of total offense on Nov. 18 but the Broncos pulled out a 23-22 win. Last week the Pittsburgh Steelers rang up 527 yards, with quarterback Ben Roethlisberger passing for 452 yards. Denver faced two of the league's premier quarterbacks in those games but will face third-year backup Jeff Driskel, who starts in place of Andy Dalton. Driskel will go against the NFL's No. 25 defense in terms of yards allowed (389.3 per game), but Denver only allows 22.9 points a game, which ranks 13th overall. A.J. Green should return after missing three games with a toe injury to give Driskel a high-level weapon.
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