Offensive tackle Ty Sambrailo won't be eased into his first NFL game. One minute, he'll line up against Baltimore's all-time sacks leader, Terrell Suggs. The next, he'll face Elvis Dumervil, a former Bronco who led the Ravens with 17 sacks last season. Center Matt Paradis also will be taking his first regular-season snap, across from the Ravens' 6-foot-1, 335-pound rock in the middle, nose tackle Brandon Williams. Sambrailo and Paradis don't have to win all their battles. They just can't get embarrassed.
2. Zipping the long ball
Peyton Manning did little to quiet critics about his arm strength when he badly underthrew Demaryius Thomas twice in the end zone in the preseason against the 49ers two weeks ago.