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Updated Dec 11, 2009 2:20 AM ET
     
 
--The Broncos have had trouble with no-huddle offenses often this season, and that's not good news going into a game against the Colts. Part of the reason Denver has had issues against hurry-up offenses is it disrupts their substitutions, but Broncos coach Josh McDaniels figures substituting often against Peyton Manning is a bad idea.

"We're not going to try to run a bunch of guys in and out the game," McDaniels said. "Nobody does against this team and we're not going to try to do it either."

The Broncos often substitute along the defensive line and bring in a different package of linebackers for nickel situations. They might have to limit that against the Colts, but McDaniels said they don't have any choice.

"We will not try to do something that's impossible to do, and that's impossible to do," McDaniels said. "If you don't have the right time -- if the ball hasn't been thrown downfield 40 yards, if there's not a timeout on the field -- you don't try to do that and disrupt the entire flow of your game by allowing (Manning) to create situations where you have to call timeouts or get 5-yard penalties that keep drives going. We're going to play with the guys that are out there and when we feel like we can substitute without issue, then we'll substitute if we need to."

--Few players remain from when Larry Coyer was Denver's defensive coordinator. Coyer ran the Broncos defense from 2003-06, and now is in charge of the Colts defense. The Colts rank second in the NFL in scoring defense and Coyer is being praised for his work.

"I would say it's mostly the same philosophy, but you can tell that he's added a few different things that they haven't really done a lot of in the past," McDaniels said.

--The Broncos will have to go the rest of the season with Tyler Polumbus at right tackle, with Ryan Harris going on injured reserve. Polumbus started four times when Harris was out with a toe injury in November, and the Broncos say they have confidence in him.

"I've seen a guy that has gained confidence," McDaniels said. "We think we have a guy that is getting better each week."

BY THE NUMBERS: 417.5 -- Yards Peyton Manning averaged against the Broncos in two playoff wins against Denver this decade.

QUOTE TO NOTE: "We have a veteran group in the secondary. We're going to do our best to make sure we don't make the game easier for him than it already is." -- Broncos safety Brian Dawkins on Manning.
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