The Jacksonville Jaguars, who have an NFL-best 11-1 record, host the Denver Broncos, the team which had the league’s best record in 1998 (14-2) and won the past two Super Bowls, on NFL Monday Night Football tonight.

The Jaguars have won nine games in a row and have clinched their fourth consecutive playoff berth out of their five franchise seasons.  But they are not ready to relax.

"We can't feel comfortable having a one-and-a-half-game lead in the division," says Jaguars tackle LEON SEARCY. "Our focus should be to win out. We could care less what (second-place) Tennessee is doing. We have to win out and make sure the road to the Super Bowl comes through Jacksonville.

"We're not thinking about losing," Searcy added. "We don’t want to get into a situation where we let a bunch of [tie-breaking] rules and regulations dictate who gets home-field advantage."

Jaguars head coach TOM COUGHLIN agrees with his player. "What Tennessee does is no factor in our motivation or our concentration," he says. "We still have to be as productive as we can."

The Broncos, meanwhile, are 4-8, but are looking to continue developing their young players – particularly quarterback BRIAN GRIESE, who is in his first year as the team’s starter.

"You have to go out and prove yourself each week, and Brian understands that," Broncos head coach Mike Shanahan says. "You have to prove yourself every practice, that's the nature of every position, not just the quarterback position. That's why I think it's great experience for him over the next four games to go out there and not only prove to himself, but prove to everybody that he can make some plays."

Following are some interesting notes on tonight's matchup:

• The Jaguars are 7-2 all-time in prime-time games (3-0 in ’99), including a 6-1 mark at ALLTEL Stadium.

• The Broncos are 7-3 under head coach MIKE SHANAHAN on NFL Monday Night Football.

• The game features two of the AFC’s top three teams in sacks – the Jaguars rank first with 47, while the Broncos are third with 36 (Tennessee has 46).

• In his last game at ALLTEL Stadium, Denver rookie RB OLANDIS GARY rushed for 73 yards for the University of Georgia (vs. Florida, 10/31/98). He ranks second among AFC rookies with 686 rushing yards (in eight games).

• In the teams’ last meeting (10/25/98), Denver K JASON ELAM tied TOM DEMPSEY’s 28-year-old NFL record with a 63-yard field goal.

• The Jaguars have won 26 of their past 30 home games.

• In the Jaguars’ last three games, QB MARK BRUNELL has passed for 997 yards and WR JIMMY SMITH has 29 catches for 476 yards and three touchdowns.

• In the last 12 games in which he has at least five carries, Jaguars RB JAMES STEWART has 1,002 rushing yards and 12 touchdown runs.

• Jacksonville is the only club in the NFL with three eight-sack players (TONY BRACKENS, 10.0; KEVIN HARDY, 9.5; and GARY WALKER, 8.0).