11.   In Denver, Bubby Brister, who started after John Elway strained rib muscles during pregame warmups, threw two touchdown passes as Denver remained unbeaten in nine games.

12.   In previous seasons, he has been sidelined with a dislocated shoulder, a concussion, a hip pointer and a torn rib muscle.

13.   Later in the year he was bothered by pulled rib muscles.

14.   Last season he missed eight games with a torn rib muscle.

15.   Reggie Sanders went on the disabled list earlier in the day with a sprained ankle, while Brian Jordan was scratched because of a sore rib muscle.

16.   World number two Nick Price of Zimbabwe is out of the Nashua Wild Coast Challenge after pulling rib muscles ... trying to suppress a sneeze.