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ENGLEWOOD, Colo. -- Tom Brady vs. Trevor Siemian.It doesnt have the same ring to it as Brady vs. Manning .Yet, Siemian is providing the Broncos with better numbers than Peyton Manning or Brock Osweiler did last year when Denver swept the New England Patriots on their way to winning Super Bowl 50.And this despite a porous O-line, battered backfield and struggling pass catchers.In his last five starts, Siemian has averaged 303.8 yards passing with eight touchdowns and four interceptions behind a line thats surrendered 17 sacks and a ground game thats managed a sputtering 2.7 yards per carry.If not for some big drops over the last three weeks, the usual aura of AFC supremacy would surround Sundays showdown in Denver along with the typical home-field implications for the playoffs.Instead, while the Patriots (11-2) are closing in on a record-breaking eighth consecutive AFC East title, the Broncos (8-5) are scrapping just to get into the postseason party. Standing in their way are the Patriots, Chiefs and Raiders, who own a combined 31-8 record.I dont care who we play, weve got to win these next three games, safety T.J. Ward said.It would help if Denvers sniffling offense can find a way to help out its sizzling defense.Obviously, not getting a win last week, that stings a little bit. But I think were confident going into these last couple of games, Siemian said. I dont think anybody says in our locker room that we cant win any of these games, starting with New England. Weve got a confident group. Weve got the right guys to do it with, for sure.The Broncos are coming off a 13-10 loss at Tennessee where they held Marcus Mariota to 88 yards on six completions, including just one after halftime when the Titans managed only 42 yards on the ground.Siemian threw for 334 yards but Bennie Fowler couldnt hold on to what would have been the game-winning touchdown pass, a fastball that struck him in the face mask in the closing minutes.The Patriots see in Siemian a QB getting better each week -- and this after he outdueled three No. 1 picks in his first month as Mannings successor. So, theyre not exactly celebrating Mannings retirement.For a younger quarterback that hasnt played much, he does a good job of just keeping his eyes downfield, moving around in the pocket and just getting to the best play no matter really what happens with the rush or anything, Patriots defensive back Devin McCourty said.Despite unrelenting pressure and big hits that have resulted in injuries to both shoulders and his left foot, Siemian has completed 61.2 percent of his passes while throwing for 16 touchdowns and seven interceptions.Siemians athleticism, arm strength and mobility drew praise from Patriots coach Bill Belichick this week.Siemians quarterback rating of 89.8 is higher than Manning (67.9) and Osweiler (86.4) had last year, when Manning completed 59.6 percent of his throws with nine TDs and 17 interceptions and Osweiler completed 61.8 percent of his passes with 10 TDs and six interceptions.Osweiler prevailed in the regular season against the Patriots last year and Manning won the 17th and final meeting with Brady.Two months after the Broncos overcame a 14-point fourth-quarter deficit for a 30-24 overtime win behind Osweiler, Manning threw for just 176 yards in the AFC championship that Denver won 20-18 thanks to a defense that hit Brady a career-high 23 times, sacked him four times and intercepted him twice.The Broncos are the only team Brady has a losing record against (6-9), and hes just 2-7 in Denver.I think theyve had really good teams, Brady said Wednesday. More so than where you play, its how you play. We just need to play better than the way weve been playing out there. Its a great place to play. Theyve got great fans.Brady added that Von Miller and DeMarcus Ware are a lot more dangerous ... than the people in the crowd. So, were going to have to do a good job handling all those guys up front.Nothing will ever match the Brady-Manning matchup, but Siemian is counting on this one being the first of many with Brady, who aims to play several more seasons.When the season started, many saw Siemian as a stop-gap, keeping the seat warm for Paxton Lynch. Now, theres buzz about him being the long-term solution at QB in Denver, although thats not a notion Siemian was keen to entertain Wednesday.Im not looking too far ahead, Siemian said. 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They enter Saturdays meeting as the Southeastern Conferences top running quarterbacks, especially with Texas A&Ms Trevor Knight going down with a shoulder injury.Fitzgerald is the Bulldogs primary running threat while Hurts has also made a number of his plays with his feet, especially when the passing game isnt clicking for the Crimson Tide.Hurts topped 100 rushing yards in both of the Tides closest games, against Mississippi and No. 19 LSU. The LSU game was the first when the freshman produced more yards rushing (114) than passing (107), and Hurts 21-yard run accounted for the only touchdown in a 10-0 Alabama win.Both quarterbacks are still works in progress as passers.Were focused on trying to get our quarterback to be a little more complete in what he needs to do to be an all-around good quarterback, Alabama coach Nick Saban said. Were certainly trying to make progress with a young player and hes responding in a positive way, so were going to continue to work on that.Ditto with Fitzgerald, whos coming off two big games. The sophomore and Dak Prescotts successor has accounted for 927 total yards and 11 touchdowns in Mississippi States wins over Samford and No. 10 Texas A&M.The thing that helps him is hes got great athletic ability which allows him to improvise and make things happen on the field while hes developing to be a passer, Bulldogs coach Dan Mullen said.Fitzgerald is eighth in the SEC in passingg, one spot ahead of Hurts.ddddddddddddMeanwhile, both quarterbacks are finding ways to make plays. Fitzgerald is the SECs fifth-leading rusher with 839 yards and eight touchdowns. Hurts 635 yards ranks 12th but he has also run for 10 TDs.Hurts has the luxury of a deep stable of running help that includes three tailbacks who have produced 100-yard games. But when in doubt, he has been the most likely quarterback to take off running of Sabans Alabama tenure.His athleticism is a huge part of our offense and has really contributed this year, Tide center Bradley Bozeman said. Were really lucky to have him on our squad.Fitzgerald and the Bulldogs will face the nations top run defense. Hurts may have more passing opportunities than he did against LSUs strong secondary since hes facing the leagues worst pass defense.In the meantime, Saban has grown accustomed to the increased prevalence of rushing quarterbacks, though in past seasons it has mostly been from the perspective of trying to defend them.We went through the Wildcat phase where we ran some of these plays with a running back, but you knew that that guy couldnt pass, Saban said. Now, were running some of the same kind of plays as part of the spread that are actually with a quarterback.When you have a talented guy thats big and strong and athletic and can throw it pretty well, too, it makes it a very challenging thing to do to be able to play both of those things.---More AP college football: www.collegefootball.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-Top25 ' ' '