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DENVER -- How so much can change in such little time.The Broncos and Chargers arent exactly the same teams that met in San Diego on Oct. 13 when Denvers 15-game divisional road winning streak skidded to a halt in a 21-13 loss that snapped the Chargers out of a 10-game AFC West funk.Following with a win at Atlanta, the Chargers (3-4) have gone from stagger to swagger, saving coach Mike McCoys hide and earning the chance to make the seasons second half much more meaningful.Weve won two in a row but this is what we expected, what we should have done in some of those earlier games, Chargers quarterback Philip Rivers said. We should be sitting here with a different record, but were not. This one right here can really get us right back in the thick of it.The Broncos (5-2) also are a very different team than the one that stumbled into San Diego under interim coach Joe DeCamillis, got off to a slow start and never recovered.Gary Kubiak is back on the sideline after missing that game under doctors orders following a complex migraine. And quarterback Trevor Siemian isnt nearly as compromised from his sprained left shoulder that did as much to keep him from throwing downfield as the Chargers cover-2 schemes.But the Broncos will be without running back C.J. Anderson , who underwent right knee surgery Thursday, 72 hours after his best game of the season, a 107-yard effort that helped the Broncos beat Houston 27-9 Monday night.Instead, theyll hand off to rookie Devontae Booker and third-year pro Kapri Bibbs, who has four carries in eight career games -- not exactly the 1-2 punch they were so excited about when they rumbled over the Texans.Whenever players get hurt its unfortunate, but thats part of the league, Broncos linebacker Von Miller said. I feel like everybody has to battle some type of injury throughout their career and overcome it, and C.J., hell do that. Hell be right back for us. And what injury does is it gives opportunity for guys to go out and start their legacy.The Broncos felt really good about their 190 yards rushing against the Texans, but now they dont have that 1-2 punch. Or do they?Book is ready to play; Im ready to play, Bibbs said. And I dont think theres going to be any drop-off. I think were going to go in there and were going to handle our business.Thats something the Broncos as a whole didnt do in San Diego earlier this month.Other subplots when the teams meet Sunday:BOSA BOOM: Rookie Joey Bosa has played in only three games but has four sacks, including takedowns on consecutive drives last week in Atlanta. Bosa is the first NFL player since Elvis Dumervil in 2006 to have two multi-sack games in his first three games. He is the only player in Chargers history to accomplish that feat. Bosa missed all of training camp in a contract spat and then injured a hamstring, costing him the first four games.MEN IN THE MIDDLE: In a nod to Denvers star-studded secondary, the Chargers isolated tight ends Antonio Gates and Hunter Henry on Denvers inside LBs Brandon Marshall and Todd Davis last time, similar to what the Falcons had done with running backs Devonta Freeman and Tevin Coleman. The Broncos realized they had to mix some zone looks in their man-heavy coverage. 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Speaking to the Chicago Tribune at baseballs Winter Meetings in Lake Buena Vista, Florida, Boras called the former home of the Expos a "tremendous environment" for baseball.Nick Knight hopes Stuart Broad returns to the England side for the fourth one-day international in Johannesburg.An inexperienced England attack struggled in slipping to a seven-wicket defeat to South Africa in Centurion on Tuesday, with Quinton de Kock (135) and Hashim Amla (127) scoring high-class centuries as the hosts successfully chased 318.The loss means England have been pegged back in the series, leading 2-1 with two games to play. Watch a pick of the action from the third ODI between South Africa and England Its hard to be critical of the bowling, said Knight. But theyre all inexperienced lads - there was no Broad in there - and these guys are all still learning their trade.Amla and De Kock were quite brilliant - the way they constructed their partnership - and it was such a masterclass that you felt that they would chase pretty much anything down. Quinton de Kock (L) and Hashim Amla (R) were the stars for South Africa in their third ODI win It was about whether England could take early wickets, and they couldnt. The bowlers tried absolutely everything, as did Eoin Morgan.He tried to rotate his bowlers, but never quite found a combination where he could stymie the runs, push the required-rate up and put pressure on.Again thats partly down to the skill of the batsmen, but lets face it, without a Steven Finn, Liam Plunkett or a Broad, Morgan is slightly hamstrung - he doesnt have that extra pace to try and change the game. Eoin Morgan, AB de Villiers and Quinton de Kock share their thoughts after England suffered a seven wicket defeat to South Africa in the third ODI There was a time when some of those young kids, in the heat of the battle out there, need an experienced hand on their shoulder to say this is what were going to try and do, and how were going to do it.ddddddddddddIts no secret - I said it before the series started - I would have gone with Broad. I would have rested him for the last Test, and played him in the ODIs, not all five games, but the first three. Ironically, I think he would have bowled really well on that surface, as there was a slight difference between the way the two sides bowled - South Africa had a much taller attack, with the likes of Morne Morkel, Kagiso Rabada, and Kyle Abbott hitting the pitch just back of a length.They got a little bit more from the surface. Conditions were in their favour, as the pitch got better, and the England bowlers were a little bit fuller, and didnt have quite the same pace. Watch England skittle South Africa for just 83 runs in their third Test win in Johannesburg, with Stuart Broad taking six wickets Dont forget, it was a game South Africa had to win to stay in the series, so it was a tremendous performance from two high quality players with a huge amount of pressure on both of them.It has set up the rest of the series beautifully going into Johannesburg. Broad bowled brilliantly there in the Test match taking 6-17, and I hope they bring him back, because they could knock the series on the head with a win there.Will South Africa square up the series in Johannesburg on Friday? Find out from 11am on Sky Sports 2. You can also follow all the action with our live blog.Also See:De Kock cuts Englands leadScorecardAs it happenedCricket videos ' ' '