Tim Tebow will get a warm welcome in South Florida on Sunday. (Bart Young/Getty Images)

By Jim Lyles

The 1-4 Denver Broncos travel to Miami to face the 0-5 Miami Dolphins in a game surrounded with nostalgia and excitement.

The Broncos are coming off their bye week, and the organization has made two significant roster moves since falling to San Diego Chargers 29-24. The first move was inserting Tim Tebow into the starting quarterback role. The second was shipping wide receiver Brandon Lloyd to the Saint Louis Rams for a conditional sixth-round draft pick. Lloyd was the team’s leader in receiving with 283 yards and second on the team in receptions with 19. Lloyd reunites with former Broncos head coach Josh McDaniels, the Rams offensive coordinator.

While the Broncos rested, the Dolphins struggled mightily in a 24-6 loss to the New York Jets in a Monday night contest. Miami quarterback Matt Moore playing for the injured Chad Henne, was 16-for-34 for 204 yards with no touchdowns and two interceptions. One of Moore’s interceptions was returned 100 yards by Jets Pro Bowl cornerback Darrelle Revis for a touchdown. Moore has been ineffective in two starts and has a quarterback rating of 52.8 for the season to show for it.
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Elvis Dumervil makes the tackle on the Chargers' Ryan Mathews. (Doug Pensinger/Getty Images)

John Fox had ‘Smash and Dash’ in Carolina. In Denver, he has ‘Zoom and Doom.’

Von Miller and Elvis Dumervil are a couple of the best pass rushers in the league, or at least they have the potential to be. Dumervil already proved that he was back in 2009. Miller is gaining national attention for his first step off the line and to the quarterback.

For the first time, the Broncos will have their ultimate pass rushing duo at 100% this week.

“It will be a good chance to get both guys at full strength, and see where we’re at,” defensive coordinator Dennis Allen said.

After leading the league in sacks two years ago, Dumervil was forced to miss last season with a torn pectoral muscle. He has just 4 tackles in just three games this year due to a shoulder injury. The bye week certainly helped Dumervil recover and get a little lifting in which reportedly increased his confidence for the second part of the season.

“More so than anything else is you notice a different attitude,” Allen said of Dumervil. “He was hurt and I think you could tell that, and he just wasn’t real confident in the way that shoulder was feeling. I think he’s really excited about really playing, and playing pain free.”
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Who?

Matt Moore is starting for the Dolphins because Chad Henne got hurt and is done for the season. The consummate backup, Moore played for John Fox in Carolina from 2007-2010.

During his time there, Moore played in 16 games, starting 8 of them due to injuries to either David Carr, Josh McCown, or Jake Delhomme. He has 16 career touchdowns and 20 interceptions.

“I have a lot of respect for him, John Fox said Wednesday. “He’s very tough minded. He took a lot of hits Monday Night. He’ll bring his best for sure.”
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