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DENVER (6-1) at NEW ENGLAND (6-2)Sunday, 4:25 p. Kris Versteeg Jersey .m. ET, CBSOPENING LINE — Broncos by 3RECORD VS. SPREAD — Denver 4-3, New England 4-4SERIES RECORD — Broncos lead 28-20LAST MEETING — Broncos beat Patriots 26-16, AFC championship game, Jan. 19, 2014LAST WEEK — Broncos beat Chargers 35-21; Patriots beat Bears 51-23AP PRO32 RANKING — Broncos No. 1, Patriots No. 3BRONCOS OFFENSE — OVERALL (6), RUSH (21), PASS (3).BRONCOS Defence — OVERALL (4), RUSH (1), PASS (17).PATRIOTS OFFENSE — OVERALL (10), RUSH (17), PASS (10).PATRIOTS Defence — OVERALL (12), RUSH (25), PASS (2).STREAKS, STATS AND NOTES — First game in NFL history matching quarterbacks with more than 150 regular-season wins. Patriots QB Tom Brady is 10-5 against Broncos QB Peyton Manning, 8-3 in regular season. ... Teams meet for fourth straight regular season, with Patriots winning previous three games. Broncos beat Patriots in AFC championship game last January, 26-16. ... New England staged its biggest comeback last Nov. 24 with 34-31 OT victory after trailing Denver 24-0 at halftime. ... Denver leads NFL with 32 points per game, Patriots third with 29.8 ... Manning tied for longest streak in NFL history with 13 games of two or more TD passes. Can tie Johnny Unitas for third-longest streak with one TD pass at 47 games. ... RB Ronnie Hillman rushed for at least 100 yards in two of last three games. ... WR Demaryius Thomas has 34 receptions for 626 yards, five TDs in last four games. ...LB Von Miller is second in NFL with nine sacks, DE DeMarcus Ware tied for fifth with seven. ... Broncos have fourth-ranked defence in NFL, best against run. ... WR Emmanuel Sanders caught nine passes for 120 yards and career-best three TDs in last game. ... Julius Thomas tied for NFL lead with nine TDs, needs one to become first TE in Denver history with 10 in consecutive seasons. ... Brady going for 155th win in 200th regular-season start, will pass Mannings 136 wins in first 200 starts as most in NFL. ... At home, Brady is 87-13 as starter. ... Patriots seek 34th consecutive regular-season win at home against AFC opponent. ... Brady coming off one of best games of career with 30 completions in 35 attempts for 354 yards, five TDs, no INTs and 148.4 rating. In last four games, all wins, he has 14 TD passes and no INTs. ... WR Brandon LaFell had 11 catches vs. Chicago and has TD in four of past five games. TE Rob Gronkowski had nine catches for 149 yards, three TDs against Bears. ... Patriots scored on first six possessions and led Chicago 45-7. ... Patriots top tackler LB Jerod Mayo out for season and leading sacker DE Chandler Jones sidelined with hip injury. Patriots traded with Tampa Bay for LB Jonathan Casillas and signed DL Alan Branch during week.___AP NFL websites: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Miikka Kiprusoff Jersey . Jonathan Toews and Patrick Kane wanted to stay in Chicago and the Blackhawks wanted to keep the high-scoring forwards in the only NHL uniform they have ever known. Freddie Hamilton Jersey . This week, topics cover the World Series champion Red Sox, John Farrell and what to look forward to this off-season.TORONTO a€“ Randy Carlyle preferred to keep his thoughts on 21-year-old winger Josh Leivo to a minimum in this particular instance. I temper all of my enthusiasm, Carlyle said, because this place gets a little crazy if the coach says this or the coach says that. The Maple Leafs head coach would say that Leivo, who had three points in an exhibition win over Buffalo on Friday, has been noticeable through the first 10 days of training camp, adding that hes one young guy thats made an impression. Dave Nonis, Torontos GM, declared on the opening day of camp that there was no reason that a player should have his spot on the team determined by a one-way contract or the size of his salary. Will the organization follow through on that pronouncement if the likes of Leivo, Stuart Percy, Brandon Kozun, Sam Carrick and perhaps Petter Granberg, continue to perform and maybe even outperform their more senior counterparts? Right from the first day theres been an understanding that there [are] jobs here for the taking, Carlyle said Friday, because we have taken on the mantra [that] what we were doing wasnt going to be good enough. And if youre not prepared to step out of your comfort zone and change some of those things that we were prepared to change you. Were not afraid to put people into situations if we believe that theyve earned it. Thats a fair way to deal with people. Leivo potted a goal and offered a couple assists in tandem with Tyler Bozak and Joffrey Lupul against the Sabres, this after a standout rookie season that saw him score 23 goals in 59 AHL games. A return trip to the Marlies was the likeliest scenario at the outset of camp, but thats shifted with his preseason performance so far. He did a lot of good things, Carlyle said, noting his strength in the corners and along the walls. And if he can continue to do that then hes going to make our decisions that much more difficult. But would they keep him ahead of someone on a one-way contract, someone with more experience, someone with more career goals or points? Does the preseason performance of a youngster outweigh the track record of a vet? The challenging balance, it seems, is measuring that veterans performance in a brief camp versus his accomplishments over a number of years. How much, for instance, does David Booth, a veteran of 443 games but one who struggled through a disappointing Vancouver stint, have to prove in exhibition games this fall? I think you always give people the benefit of the doubt, said Carlyle, not referring specifically to Booth, who had nine goals in 66 games with the Canucks. I dont think that you cast people aside. Theres peaks and valleys that take place through the start of training camp. But, he added, [w]e expect our young players to continue to grow into competitive roles here and make sure that our veteran players are not putting themselves in a position where somebody is working to take their opportunity or pushing them aside. I donnt think it matters [what you did] in the past at all, Matt Frattin said, the 26-year-old coming off a bumpy campaign split between Los Angeles and Columbus. Jaromir Jagr Jersey. [Maybe] for a little bit if you played for eight, nine years, like a Robidas or Polak, but as a young guy youre just trying to fight for your job every day. It seems unlikely, however, that the Leafs would risk losing an asset (like Frattin) for nothing if he underperformed at camp. Though 22 forwards remain after the latest round of cuts on Saturday, only one job (maybe two) figures to be there for the taking a€“ barring an unexpected demotion. Leivo probably leads that field which includes the familiar Troy Bodie, the teenage William Nylander, NHL tweener Carter Ashton, and not to mention longer shots like Carrick, Kozun and Petri Kontiola. Im just coming out each game and trying to show what Ive got and hopefully I can crack this squad, Leivo said. Another gig could emerge if the facial injury to David Clarkson keeps him out for any extended period of time. Clarkson was due to visit a specialist for his swollen right cheekbone on Saturday afternoon following a fight with Cody McCormick in Buffalo. Colton Orr, controversial as it may be under the Leafs changing landscape, stands a good chance of remaining as the teams 14th forward, his place in Carlyles good books unchanged. Defence is where Torontos job competition has suddenly become a little more interesting. A steady veteran type, Henrik Tallinder appeared the logical leader for what is ultimately the seventh gig on the back-end. But he suffered a dislocated left shoulder on Friday, dampening his chances considerably. That leaves Percy, Granberg and 26-year-old Korbinian Holzer as the final contenders. The youngest of the group and a first round pick in 2011, Percy has nudged his way further into the mix with a heady all-around game, though his size, foot-speed and overall readiness remain in question. Partnering mostly with Roman Polak in the most recent exhibition match, Percy played nearly 23 minutes and added an assist on Leivos power-play goal. Different player, Carlyle said of Percy, remarking on the change from last fall to here in 2014. I still think the speed of the game and his foot speed is going to be something hes going to have to continue to improve on, but you cant take away his puck-moving ability and his hockey sense. Its worth noting that of the trio, only Holzer, in the final year of a two-year deal, requires waivers and thus could be lost to an opposing club if not kept on the roster. We think that our young players have done a great job of competing for positions, Carlyle said. Scratched up after a pair of dustups with the Sabres a€“ including a showdown with 6-foot-8 Tyler Myers a€“ Carrick, like Leivo, made himself noticed over the weekend. Im just trying to make an impression, he said, a good impression that is. Whatever I can do to make myself noticed. 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