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KEY MATCHUP

BRONCOS WR BRANDON MARSHALL vs. REDSKINS CB DeANGELO HALL

When he last saw the Broncos, DeAngelo Hall was making his regular-season debut for Oakland. It didn’t go well. Marshall didn’t play, but rookie Eddie Royal caught nine passes for 146 yards and a touchdown.

Marshall will be on the field Sunday, likely matched up against Hall. The receiver, who sparred with coach Josh McDaniels during training camp, has been targeted a team-high 66 times and has 44 catches for 468 yards and four of the Broncos’ nine touchdown catches.

Hall has three of the Redskins’ four interceptions this year. Redskins secondary coach Jerry Gray compares Marshall to Terrell Owens.

“Big guy who’s fast, strong and he can do a lot of stuff against his body and come up with a tough catch,” Gray said. “In the Dallas game, he jumped over [cornerback Terence] Newman’s head to make a catch.”

The Redskins allow a league-low 159.9 passing yards a game.

THREE KEYS

1. Show a first-half pulse

The Redskins’ first-half debacle last week in Atlanta featured personal fouls by LaRon Landry and Lorenzo Alexander, two offside penalties by Albert Haynesworth, a sideline brouhaha and a 24-3 deficit they couldn’t overcome. The Redskins have been outscored 103-36 in the first half.

2. Keep Campbell upright

Jason Campbell has been sacked 11 times in the past two games and had to leave the Atlanta loss twice because of injury. Another new offensive line combination — in are left tackle Levi Jones and right guard Chad Rinehart, out are right tackle Mike Williams and right guard Will Montgomery — has to keep track of Broncos linebacker Elvis Dumervil.

3. A big return

The Redskins rank 16th on kickoff returns and 30th on punt returns. Their biggest play was a 42-yard kickoff return by Rock Cartwright. Denver’s coverage teams are 27th (kickoffs) and 29th (punts); a big play by Cartwright or DeAngelo Hall on a punt return could provide a short field.

THE EDGE

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