KICKOFF — 11 a.m. at the Edward Jones Dome in St. Louis
BROADCAST — Television: CBS (KCNC Channel 4) with Greg
Gumbel (play-by-play) and Dan Dierdorf (color). Radio: KOA (850
AM) with Dave Logan (play-by-play) and David Diaz-Infante (color).
LINE — Broncos by 4.
SERIES — Tied 5-5.
BRONCOS UPDATE — Denver is coming off a 3-1 exhibition
season in which it outscored the opposition 94-67. … Jay Cutler led
the team with 561 yards passing, David Kircus with 214 yards receiving,
and Cedric Cobbs with 195 yards rushing. … Mike Shanahan is 10-3 in
season openers, including an 8-3 mark with the Broncos. … Champ
Bailey has intercepted a pass in both of his openers with Denver. …
Rod Smith needs three catches to become the 15th player in NFL history
with 800.
RAMS UPDATE — St. Louis is coming off a 1-3 exhibition
season under first-year head coach Scott Linehan. … Nuggets and
Avalanche owner E. Stanley Kroenke also owns the Rams. … Marc
Bulger’s backup is Gus Frerotte, who directed Miami to a victory over
the Broncos in the 2005 opener. … St. Louis has 26 new players on the
season-opening roster, including rookie tight end Joe Klopfenstein. The
former Colorado standout will start.
INJURIES — Denver: Questionable: DE Courtney Brown
(knee); Probable: DE Patrick Chukwurah (ankle), WR Brandon Marshall
(knee), T Adam Meadows (shoulder), T Erik Pears (finger), FB Cecil Sapp
(hamstring), DT Gerard Warren (toe). St. Louis: No injuries
reported.
UP NEXT — The Broncos host the Kansas City Chiefs next
Sunday at Invesco Field (2:15 p.m., Channel 4).
