Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas set the Broncos single-game record with 226 yards receiving last Sunday. He leads the AFC with 27 touchdown catches since 2012. He needs one touchdown catch to pass former teammate and current Jets wide receiver Eric Decker (33) for ninth on the team’s career list.
Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas set the Broncos single-game record with 226 yards receiving last Sunday. He leads the AFC with 27 touchdown catches since 2012. He needs one touchdown catch to pass former teammate and current Jets wide receiver Eric Decker (33) for ninth on the team’s career list.David Zalubowski/Associated Press file photo

Opening Line: Broncos by 7.

Record vs. Spread: Denver, 1-3; New York, 1-4.

Series Record: Broncos lead 18-15-1.

Last Meeting: Broncos beat the Jets 17-13, Nov. 17, 2011.

Last Week: Broncos beat the Cardinals 41-20; Jets lost to the Chargers 31-0.

AP Pro32 Ranking: Broncos, No. 2; Jets, No. 29.

Broncos Offense: overall (6), rush (29), pass (3).

Broncos Defense: overall (14), rush (7), pass (23).

Jets Offense: overall (27), rush (6), pass (32).

Jets Defense: overall (6), rush (6), pass (14).

Streaks, Stats & Notes

The two teams will meet for the first time since the Broncos, led by Tim Tebow, rallied in the closing moments to beat Rex Ryan’s Jets in Denver in 2011.

The Broncos are playing at MetLife Stadium for the first time since losing the Super Bowl to the Seattle Seahawks last February.

Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning needs five touchdown passes to tie Brett Favre’s record of 508. Manning passed for a career-high 479 yards last weekend with four touchdowns, tying Dan Marino for most 400-yard games in NFL history with 13. He needs 203 yards to pass Jake Plummer (11,631) for the fourth-most yards passing in Broncos history and 335 to pass Brian Griese (11,763) for third.

Broncos wide receiver Demaryius Thomas set the Broncos single-game record with 226 yards receiving last Sunday. He leads the AFC with 27 touchdown catches since 2012. He needs one touchdown catch to pass former teammate and current Jets wide receiver Eric Decker (33) for ninth on the team’s career list.

Broncos wide receiver Emmanuel Sanders has three consecutive games with 100 yards receiving and could become the first Broncos player with four in a row.

Broncos wide receiver Wes Welker (854) surpassed Broncos’ Ring of Famer Rod Smith (849) for the most catches by an undrafted player in NFL history.

Broncos tight end Julius Thomas leads the NFL with seven touchdown catches, the most by a tight end in the first four games to begin a season.

The Jets were the first team in the NFL this season to be shut out.

Jets quarterback Geno Smith will get the start after being benched at halftime in favor of Michael Vick at San Diego. He has eight turnovers – six interceptions, two fumbles lost – in five games. Smith’s seven touchdowns rushing lead NFL quarterbacks since the start of last season.

Jets running back Chris Ivory is one of three players with a rushing average of at least 5.4 yards and two or more rushing touchdowns, with a minimum of 30 attempts.

Decker spent four seasons with the Broncos from 2010 to 2013 before signing with the Jets in the offseason. He had 222 catches for 3,070 yards and 33 touchdowns with the Broncos, and his 35 touchdown catches lead AFC wide receivers since 2010.

Jets tight end Jace Amaro leads NFL rookie tight ends with 14 catches and 144 yards receiving.

Jets defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson has at least one sack in each of the last three games.

Associated Press