Bengals-Broncos Preview: By the Numbers

1 – Interception needed for Bengals linebacker Karlos Dansby to become the fifth linebacker in NFL history with at least 40 sacks and 20 interceptions, joining Ray Lewis, Seth Joyner, Wilber Marshall and Brian Urlacher.

2 – Quarterbacks drafted by the Broncos who have won their first three starts (Craig Penrose, Brock Osweiler), a feat Trevor Siemian can match Sunday.

4 – Consecutive seasons in which Denver wide receiver Demaryius Thomas has totaled at least 90 catches and 1,3000 yards, tying the NFL record shared by Torry Holt and Marvin Harrison.

6 – Times Denver head coach Gary Kubiak has beaten Marvin Lewis in six career meetings, going 4-0 in the regular season and 2-0 in the playoffs.

9 – Sacks recorded by Denver linebacker Von Miller in his last four games, including last year's Super Bowl and AFC Championship game.

30 – Times the Bengals have played a defending Super Bowl champion, going 11-19 in those instances.

31 – Largest margin of victory in the Bengals-Broncos series, a 45-14 Denver win at Mile High Stadium in 1991.

60.4 – Percentage of home openers the Bengals have won (29-19).

87 – Yards covered on the Kyle Orton to Brandon Stokley touchdown pass with 11 seconds remaining to beat the Bengals in 2009, the last time the Broncos were the opponent for the home opener.

91.7 – Broncos winning percentage (11-1) in the month September since 2013, the best in the NFL.

366 – Yards Andy Dalton has passed for in each of the Bengals' first two games this year, making him the first player in franchise history to throw for at least that many in back-to-back games.

375 – Consecutive games in which the Broncos have scored, the longest active streak and second longest in NFL history to San Francisco's 420 from 1977-2004.

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